A given NBA roster at a given NBA moment exists at the intersection of a wide range of continua. Is the construction of the roster tilted towards the prioritization of offense or defense? Is the team young or old? Is the team big or small? Does the roster hew to traditional modes or the contemporary moment? These questions are frustrating precisely because they are unanswerable. Or, if they aren’t unanswerable, they are ultimately meaningless. Success is wild and fleeting and cannot be guaranteed solely out of adherence to any particular set of philosophical guidelines. But that’s success. Hopelessness might be a bit more static. A bit more predictable.
21–22 NBA Previews: The Cleveland Cavaliers (#26)
21–22 NBA Previews: The Cleveland Cavaliers…
21–22 NBA Previews: The Cleveland Cavaliers (#26)
A given NBA roster at a given NBA moment exists at the intersection of a wide range of continua. Is the construction of the roster tilted towards the prioritization of offense or defense? Is the team young or old? Is the team big or small? Does the roster hew to traditional modes or the contemporary moment? These questions are frustrating precisely because they are unanswerable. Or, if they aren’t unanswerable, they are ultimately meaningless. Success is wild and fleeting and cannot be guaranteed solely out of adherence to any particular set of philosophical guidelines. But that’s success. Hopelessness might be a bit more static. A bit more predictable.