What could’ve been if Jrue stayed on? More mediocrity and no Joel. I’m stunned people still mock the Process when Hinkie’s work changed how teams rebuild and even caused the league to alter the lottery odds. It’s a true testament to the job Hinkie did that the team exclusively made horrible decisions for years after he left and the team still has a championship window that’s still at least slightly open. The league’s incentive structure promoted the behavior, Hinkie just took advantage of it.
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>What could have been
He would have rotted on shitty teams for 3 years or asked to leave a year or two in. I doubt he would’ve gotten better playing alongside Jakarr Sampson and Henry Sims. I’m glad Jrue got to have some opportunities elsewhere, what they should’ve done was manage the assets better from his trade. That 2013 draft was pretty god damn awful, maybe they could’ve waited another year to trade him in hindsight.
AtBat3
Remember Jrue’s years with New Orleans? No? Nobody else does either. It would’ve been the same shit here.
BabaBrody
It wasn’t the wrong move to trade Jrue at the time, it was a just an all-time speed run of bad decisions in the years after. The science was sound!
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What could’ve been if Jrue stayed on? More mediocrity and no Joel. I’m stunned people still mock the Process when Hinkie’s work changed how teams rebuild and even caused the league to alter the lottery odds. It’s a true testament to the job Hinkie did that the team exclusively made horrible decisions for years after he left and the team still has a championship window that’s still at least slightly open. The league’s incentive structure promoted the behavior, Hinkie just took advantage of it.
>What could have been
He would have rotted on shitty teams for 3 years or asked to leave a year or two in. I doubt he would’ve gotten better playing alongside Jakarr Sampson and Henry Sims. I’m glad Jrue got to have some opportunities elsewhere, what they should’ve done was manage the assets better from his trade. That 2013 draft was pretty god damn awful, maybe they could’ve waited another year to trade him in hindsight.
Remember Jrue’s years with New Orleans? No? Nobody else does either. It would’ve been the same shit here.
It wasn’t the wrong move to trade Jrue at the time, it was a just an all-time speed run of bad decisions in the years after. The science was sound!