i'd officially revise my previous statement. we are not the same as last year. we are now actually worse.
at least our last year's roster weakness was centered around shooting, a factor that players have some control over. like at least there's a 10% chance for crowder or rubio to go off and have a great shooting night despite their overall disappointing numbers.
this season our roster weakness is centered around perimeter defense, size and athleticism. not sure we can ask the likes of conley, joe or niang to all of a sudden become great defenders/rebounders and punish those teams that repeatedly go small on us.
unless FO make moves before the deadline, this winning formula of going small /stretching the game out to the perimeter against us is here to stay.