You think thats a fond memory to Philly fans though? They blew it up shortly after. I just think the rebuild is inevitable for every team, and the smaller markets take longer to reconstruct. If the Wolves don't trade Love, they'll compete for the 7th or 8th seed. If they make the playoffs they'll have an noncompetitive first round series with the Spurs or Thunder. Once they're out, Love will go wherever he wants to sign, Martin will be even harder to trade, and all you'll have is the 21st pick because the teams in the east have worse records.
It would all be worth it at this point.
Wolves fans will take that at this point. Why? Realistically NOBODY expects this team even as a well run organization to compete for a title again. Realistically this team would be blowing it up to maybe get to this place again. Making the playoffs is like a mid-major getting to the NCAA Tournament. It sucks that expectations are lowered, but the cycle at the very least gotta be broken. At the very least, it gives guys like Dieng, Rubio, Pek, Bazz, even Lavine a shot at the playoffs and see what they can do when put in that position. That goes a long way because at least they know what they need to go to keep going there. By guaranteeing they won't see that, they won't stay and then you'll be banking on a bunch of nobodies to do it after them. Break that cycle at least. This team has a losing culture, a stench that you gotta get rid of. Making the playoffs can do that. Showing that even for a year, you didn't suck, will do that. Especially in the West, no one can say you lucked out, you backed in, etc. If the alternative is to wait til other team fall off, you'll be waiting forever.
In Flip's mind, he's only around til he can find a coach a couple of years down the line. How is sucking balls for 2 years gonna get you better candidates? How is losing Love, Rubio, and subsequently Pek gonna convince even your young guys to wanna stay? How is a dead empty building with an apathetic fanbase in the middle of winter gonna entice anyone to buy into what they're trying to do? Most of all, how do you overcome what could possibly be when it's all said and done the longest playoff drought in NBA history for a league where more teams get in than those that don't? The last team that did it was Golden State and it took an ownership sale for shyt to steer in the right direction. Can't bank on luck when you don't have any.
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