Riley wasn’t willing to give up the farm for Dame because it didn’t make us sure-fire contenders and would cripple our future. Remember, he has to balance winning now with winning in the future too.
So many wanted him to cave and just give Portland whatever just to make a move.
Now we are looking decent with room to improve at the deadline:
- Lowry’s fat expiring that’ll have the final year half paid by that point
- Duncan Robinson who’s contract may no longer be seen as a negative
- An improved Hero who will fetch more now
Riley isn’t perfect but he’s damn good.
We almost have The gap between us and boston wasn’t that bad We did lose that game, boston didn’t win it. We gave it to them after being up like 90-89…but that was on Boston’s home court. Plus, their season home opener. They needed everything their all-star 5 could provide plus us letting go of the rope plus derrick White having a near career night for them to win.
Our game v the bucks We made 3 less fg and 3 less fts (attempted 10 less fts) 3 shots and ref decisions separated us from a win.
you sound like celtics fans who want credit for almost coming back against us in the ecf. This team has shown me they can be competitive against the best, I need to see them pull it over the finish line, especially in crunch time.
Small margins are important when playing the best and i’m concerned our guard depth might be enough of a weakness to cost us against top teams.