What's the point in drawing you a map if you insist on holding it upside down?
They CHOSE not to deal any of the kids to improve this teams chances, which shows their intent of developing from within. Then they CHOSE not to play them in favor of rent-a-vets who were not good enough to help them win anything - and they should have known that.
They had two simultaneous squads in the playoffs yet the players who needed the experience most, as well as a confidence boost, lost time to journeymen Athanasiou, Stetcher, Frk and Tynan. AND both squads lost early in the run.
They didn't make an effort to win, you are dead wrong about that. They tried to play it right down the middle, keep the kids up but not play them so they can watch the moldy oldies lose. Less experience gained than they should have received, no success for the team, self limited progress.
Why? That is the question worth asking because these playoffs were a perfect two week long microcosm of the whole year. Less growth than possible, less success than possible. Two ends half assed against each other.
The skill players are having trouble executing simple plays. There is no confidence in a young group that should be rearing to go with youthful enthusiasm, but instead looks nervous at almost all times. They aren't making proactive mistakes of trying too hard, they are making reactive mistakes out of fear.
That isn't poor drafting, its piss poor management who does not deserve the benefit of any doubt because there is a laundry list of poor decisions since they took over.
