I think the biggest bit of confusion people have about the Philly situation is thinking their big man log jam is purely a negative thing. It's a problem, but it's a nice problem to have. I wouldn't mind having three star prospect point guards, for instance. We have one in Thomas. Smart hopefully makes a leap into that territory this year. Rozier is a big unknown but perhaps he gets there as well. If all three were good, I wouldn't lose sleep over it.
One difference is that Boston won more games last year than Philly did last year and the two previous years combined.
That really doesn't have anything to do with it.
Yes it does. You lord and savior quit because he said they were no longer going to follow his "process." That means they ARE trying to win now and AREN'T willing to wait another half decade to put a competitive team on the floor. Therefore the pressure and expectation on Philly to do something is far greater than it is on Boston, which is already where Philly hopes to be.
A team that is already playoff caliber has far less pressure and far more options than a team that is three years into a rebuilding process and still won only 10 games.
To get back to what started this thread, Rozier isn't going to start complaining in the media about playing time because good guys on winning teams don't do that. Even if he did, no one would care because Boston is, you know, winning. It's a completely different thing with Noel and the Sixers.
Mike