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Could the Pels be on a similar growth track as GSW?

Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:01 am
Posted by 504Voodoo
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2012
13547 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:01 am
It may be way too early to know but the similarities to Golden State are not that far off.

This team's core is still very young and hasn't even come close to reaching their primes. It wasn't long ago that Ryan Anderson was basically considered the veteran leader on the team.

Dell has not gotten enough credit for the midseason moves he made to sure up the bench and offer us some decent options for the 2nd unit.

When this team plays D, we can be very good and beat any team. Dell has slowly put together a roster that has defenders on both the perimeter and paint, 3 point shooters, playmakers, and the fortunate luck of having a dominant superstar fall in his lap. We are slowly looking at the makings of a complete team that has much more growing to do.

Let's not forget that GSW was a 6th seed the past two seasons before ascending into the #1 seed this season. One has to believe that over the next two seasons, AD will continue his growth and make an MVP like jump as Curry has done this year. That alone may very well be what will take this team to the top of the Western conference.
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 10:02 am
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30199 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:17 am to
AD will continue to grow, the issue is can monty's rotations win?

2013-2014 GSW: 12th ortg (107.5), 4th drtg (102.6)
2014-2015 GSW: 2nd ortg (111.6), 1st drtg (101.4)
Biggest changes were coaching and draymond green.

We're still missing that solid starter at the SF position. QPon is rather undersized, but he's a solid 20-25mpg guy. Cunningham is more of a PF than SF. Tyreke is not the solution there either.

If we want to grow, AD and health of Jrue/EG will play a factor, but getting pieces that fit properly would do us some good. Trading Ryno @ the 2016 deadline if he bounces back might be able to grab a solid SF. He's a great guy, but if he can't knock down shots, he's useless. Even if he can knock down 3's at his career average, his defense just won't cut it.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30679 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:04 pm to
On that track, we would get rid of Monty, the players coach, after next season and hire an Xs and Os guy

Not a bad comparison otherwise though
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 1:05 pm
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
39251 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:22 pm to
intersestingly, by roster construction, GSW & NOP are polar opposites. GSW drafted all four of their most used players by minutes played (curry, green, thompson, barnes)
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