re: Demps - Asking AD to Move Mountains

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Does it? I don't understand that logic. You would think bringing in young veterans would help AD carry more of the load, than Nerlens Noel and Devin Booker fresh out of college. We are talking about Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson, Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Quincy Pondexter, Omer Asik, and Norris Cole. Another thing is Jrue is not near his "PEAK." Most of the individuals on our team still have a bright future ahead, you are acting like they are over 40 when most aren't 30, some not even 25.

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I don't think a young veterans strategy on its face is an awful strategy. It isnt my ideal but if you hit right it could work theoretically.

Demps just didn't hit right. To me a veteran is something much more qualitative then quantitative. Its not just a guy who has been in the league X years. I think a few guys we acquired possess a lot of those veteran qualities but most don't.

The other side to that is what Demps did, he sacrificed other aspects of the organization to accomplish it. Like others have said, drafting and developing players. You are playing with fire if you aren't keeping a steady flow of young talent on rookie contracts coming up through the depth chart and either groomed for bigger things or sold off to keep the machine going or even gain a bigger return on investment.