There’s no better time to scorch the earth than the immediate aftermath of an embarrassing playoffs exit.
Bud should be fired. Everyone but Giannis and Thanasis should be traded. Jae Crowder in particular should make sure his passport is valid.
Although these scorched earth perspectives may seem fair, I think they are overreactions that can be chalked up to the heat of the moment. I’ll try to explain why below.
Any playoffs exit has a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty quality. Both sides of this coin have been reviewed adroitly by others on the staff, but I want to emphasize the glass-half-full perspective.