How would you manage the roster .....

[Csfan1984]

How would you manage the roster to compete and build through the draft?

 I ask the question because different people have different views on if you need to open up playing time for development or if you make the young players earn it in practice. Also there is the issue of wanting to win usually requires more vets especially 7-10 year guys that know how make an impact coming off the bench. That means you can't have so many young guys.

My answer is you only keep five guys that are under 4 years. Working with too many pups seems to be a recipe for under development. Id also want at least two impact veterans off the bench to steady the 2nd unit and provide leadership.

A final question is, how do you see the C's in your own formula? Are they doing it as you would?

I think there are too many young players too compete and develop the right way.

[alldaboston]

Oh man, this thread is gonna be rather toxic in a few days.

I would stay the current course. When Isaiah and Al and them older guys start dropping off a bit, then we hand the keys to the young generation (smart, brown, josh Jackson?), who have hopefully developed a bit by then. Along the way, some of the younger guys hopefully develop enough to replace guys like Bradley and Amir and the supporting cast. That way we are winning now, while still developing the foundation for the future.

[Beat LA]

How would you manage the roster to compete and build through the draft?

I ask the question because different people have different views on if you need to open up playing time for development or if you make the young players earn it in practice.

I'd rather play the kids so that at least we can get somewhat of an idea of who they are as players, as opposed to just wasting money and a year of their careers by not playing them at all during their rookie campaigns, especially because it's not like we've got any hall of famers on this team, right now, and we're not a contender, imo.  For the atlantic division title?  Maybe, but I'd still give the Raptors the edge, there.

Also there is the issue of wanting to win usually requires more vets especially 7-10 year guys that know how make an impact coming off the bench. That means you can't have so many young guys.

My answer is you only keep five guys that are under 4 years. Working with too many pups seems to be a recipe for under development. Id also want at least two impact veterans off the bench to steady the 2nd unit and provide leadership.

I think that depends on how good your young (un)drafted players are, though, doesn't it?  If you have a veteran core and you're trying to build for the future and/or shore up the bench in the present, then yeah, sure, maybe, but if you're not contending, you should try to get as much young talent as possible and develop it, imo.  Otherwise, you'll never take that next step if your core isn't good enough to do so, obviously, which is why Ainge traded Antoine and blew up that previous group when he took over (right?), even though he could have done so in a much better fashion (as in lying to Antoine's mom, iirc, lol.  Even for Ainge, that's really low, imo.) and gotten more for Toine at that point, imo, but whatever . Instead, we got stuck with the Great Barrier Raef, lol , which was only made worse by his ridiculous contract.  Ugh.   

A final question is, how do you see the C's in your own formula? Are they doing it as you would?

Absolutely not, lol , but it's not my call, anyway, haha, and we are where we are .

I think there are too many young players too compete and develop the right way.

I think it's more like there are too many veterans standing in the way of a lot of youngsters, lol , which is even worse, imo.  Sigh.

[Csfan1984]

Oh man, this thread is gonna be rather toxic in a few days.

I would stay the current course. When Isaiah and Al and them older guys start dropping off a bit, then we hand the keys to the young generation (smart, brown, josh Jackson?), who have hopefully developed a bit by then. Along the way, some of the younger guys hopefully develop enough to replace guys like Bradley and Amir and the supporting cast. That way we are winning now, while still developing the foundation for the future.

It doesn't have to be toxic. It's just sharing views. No one is wrong when the question is share your view. Anyone can pick what ever strategy they want.

[Beat LA]

Oh man, this thread is gonna be rather toxic in a few days.

I would stay the current course. When Isaiah and Al and them older guys start dropping off a bit, then we hand the keys to the young generation (smart, brown, josh Jackson?), who have hopefully developed a bit by then. Along the way, some of the younger guys hopefully develop enough to replace guys like Bradley and Amir and the supporting cast. That way we are winning now, while still developing the foundation for the future.

It doesn't have to be toxic. It's just sharing views. No one is wrong when the question is share your view. Anyone can pick what ever strategy they want.

That kind of logic has no place on the internets, man (sarcasm), lol .