Lengthy post. Thanks to those who read this. This is basically where I’m putting my stream of consciousness. Anyone who I’d try to say this to out loud would tell me I’m a lunatic (they’d be right).
As the dust settles, there are some things about the situation that don’t line up, leaving me confused. I’m sure in time we’ll hear rumblings of how things went down.
On one hand, all signs point to the guards we just signed being guys who can, want and expect to play immediately. That suggests maybe we didn’t expect anyone to come back. On the other hand, of all the rumors in the mill, none indicated none of the seniors were returning. The timing is puzzling from every angle, too.
I’m very disappointed that one of LB or Quadry didn’t stick. Between Rumpel and the 3 new guards, I understand the idea they felt overlooked, and that the staff didn’t intend to centerpiece them for the immediate future. And in today’s landscape, they can rebel against that by simply leaving. Still, it’s disappointing that the staff couldn’t convince one of them to grind their way into quality bench minutes.
Until recently, I was not expecting any of the 5 back. And I’m nowhere near the panic and implosion that’s already well under way on the banned wagon. I’m a little uneasy, though. The way things have so quickly rollercoastered over the last week has lit a gnawing feeling that we, and the majority of our peers, are on the precipice of having our ceiling lowered. If we’re about to enter a new phase where there is no rebuilding, only reloading, I’m iffy at best on our ability to keep the trajectory we’ve been on since 2016. Hope I’m wrong.
I’ve spent too much time thinking and posting about this shit lately. I need to take a page out of our friend X’s playbook, fuck off for a while, and enjoy the things in life that are ultimately more important than this.
