u/InExactEnds

I think one of the most underrated developments of the year is Bronny slowly turning into an actual NBA player and that 3&D guard we had hoped for. His shooting splits last year were 31.3/28.1/78.6 and those shot up to 40.9/38.6/85.7…still an incredibly small role but tangible progress. He also had impactful mins in Game 3 and I legit think LeBron plays w/ an infinite amount of energy & focus when he’s out there w/ Bronny…he’s young, athletic, and he tries…LaRavia shouldn’t be playing over Bronny and u gotta get Smart/Bron’s mins down slightly. Mid 30s (35-36) is preferable, esp w/ Reaves back. I don’t see why Bronny can’t get 13-15 mins right now.

I think watching what’s happened to DEN over the last couple years is a good reason why I think we put way too much on a coach, and not enough on roster construction. Firing ur coach isn’t a magic band aid. DEN let Malone go and got worse. Their weaknesses stayed, the holes on their roster grew larger. And a changing of the coach didn’t do anything. And that team has Jokic.

Mosley is far from perfect. Not even close. But the roster matters much more than him. This is a team w/ no consistent 3pt shooting outside Bane (the 4 other starters are under 33% career 3pt shooters), a horrid bench, no true PG facilitator & health issues w/ Wagner, Suggs, and Isaac. It’s easy to put it all on Mosley when ur dealing him a very incomplete roster.

No matter what happens against DET, I would still like to see Mosley w/ a more complete team. One that actually has options off the bench outside Black. A team w/ more than just one guy that shoots 38%+ on 3s. A team where a guard can actually lead the offense. A team where the big pieces can stay mostly healthy.

The team clearly hasn’t quit on him or they wouldn’t be showing this much fight. His words aren’t ringing hallow. We’ve seen teams quit on their coach, ORL hasn’t quit on Mosley. Mosley hasn’t passed the head coaching test yet either, but I’d like to see him being given a more complete team.