Just realized what might be holding this franchise back..im

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(05-18-2018, 09:43 AM)fredtoast Wrote: It is correct that when a team depends almost entirely on the draft then they have to hit on every draft.  The '15 draft was a complete bust.  that one draft ended up derailing our plans for the last two seasons.

However it is incorrect to say that all of our recent drafts have been busts.  I'd say they have been as good as most other teams in the league.  So there is no need to get rid of Tobin.

When you consider how weak we are in free agency you have to admit that either Tobin was elite at selecting players or our coaches were elite at developing them in order for us to make the playoffs 5 years in a row.  We accomplished that while having our hands tied behind our back during free agency.

The 5 year run of playoffs was set up by 5 years of great drafting (Hall, Whit, Dunlap, Atkins, Peko, Smith, Maulauga, Gresham, Johnson, Simpson). Then Green, Dalton and Boling in 2011 to start the run.

Then 2012 cemented the run by getting Dre, Zeitler, Sanu and Jones.

Although 2015 hasn't panned out yet, but there is hope for Fisher and Billings still.

The recent downturn isn't related to drafting poorly. The issue is related to not retaining the talent that's drafted and developed.

But I'm just stating the obvious here.