Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2020 20:28:52 GMT -5
Sky need their players to be healthy. And a little good luck along the way - certainly more than they got this season. Several people were unhealthy/injured at or before the start of the season, and none of them ever recovered. Despite all that, it was really Stevens' midseason season-ender that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
In terms of revamping the roster, if the Sky have to do anything, imo they need to (continue to) add athleticism to their post players. That'll help with the defense (so will healthy pre-existing Sky members). Stevens is a good start, but I'm now giving her the 'injury-prone' label; even before this year, she missed most of last year with a foot injury. I wouldn't be relying on her in a full season, and this one wasn't even a full one. I agree that they should move on from an expensive Dolson - and she'll still have takers in a League where teams are always looking for post players. Parker is good but just not athletic like that. Hebard was a great pick for where they picked in the Draft. I don't think the Sky ultimately do anything, but I think they should try and get creative somehow, like they did at the trade deadline (even if that move didn't pay off as things stand now). The window of contention is closing, and even if everyone were healthy, I just don't think they'd have the post players to compete with Seattle's, LA's, or Vegas' in a 5-game series. Not to mention, Vanderquigs are getting up there in age, and at some point - maybe not this offseason, but next - they'll need to cobble together some sort of contingency plan for one/both of them.
In terms of revamping the roster, if the Sky have to do anything, imo they need to (continue to) add athleticism to their post players. That'll help with the defense (so will healthy pre-existing Sky members). Stevens is a good start, but I'm now giving her the 'injury-prone' label; even before this year, she missed most of last year with a foot injury. I wouldn't be relying on her in a full season, and this one wasn't even a full one. I agree that they should move on from an expensive Dolson - and she'll still have takers in a League where teams are always looking for post players. Parker is good but just not athletic like that. Hebard was a great pick for where they picked in the Draft. I don't think the Sky ultimately do anything, but I think they should try and get creative somehow, like they did at the trade deadline (even if that move didn't pay off as things stand now). The window of contention is closing, and even if everyone were healthy, I just don't think they'd have the post players to compete with Seattle's, LA's, or Vegas' in a 5-game series. Not to mention, Vanderquigs are getting up there in age, and at some point - maybe not this offseason, but next - they'll need to cobble together some sort of contingency plan for one/both of them.
