Are we heading the right direction or not? Do we have what it takes or don’t we? Do we have pieces to build upon, or do we chuck everything and start from scratch?
It depends on your camp.
If you loved what Sam Hinkie was doing, the glass is half full. That optimism is born from the fact that the team, albeit the worst in the NBA in 2015-2016, had streaks of pretty good basketball play when the team was nearly up to full strength. You see the age of the roster, and the inexperience, and know that the biggest need for this team is time: time to play together and time to build experience playing in the NBA.