After witnessing these past two losses to the Pistons, we now can see clearly just how vital that Franz Wagner is to our overall success. We are two different teams with and without him on the court. The numbers don't lie, and they are staggering. We are so much better defensively with him out there, and the offense has better flow as well. Plus, Franz is great at finishing games. The team just seems more connected with him out there.
The thing that really stings about losing this series to Detroit, due to losing Franz, is that the East seems so wide open this time around. Especially now with the Celtics out of the playoffs. We could have had a great chance to at least make the Finals. Oh, what might have been.
Now we must focus on the offseason and address some of the glaring needs of this basketball team. First and foremost, we need to bring in a couple of more shooters. And it would be great if one of those shooters was a PG who can help space the floor and create off the dribble.
I really don't know what to make of this season. Do we consider it a success that we took the number one seed to 7 games? Do we consider it a failure given the way that we lost the series? And do all of the injuries play a factor in determining these grades?