Whether Bradley's longterm plan turns out to be sound or not - I really can't hate on his whole "Mr.Positive" routine.  It's painful at times to hear the positivity rhetoric when we're losing so often, but I feel like he's got an endgame plan beyond this stage of trying to keep chins held high through the slow growth and struggle. 

 

We'd all love an immediate winning record - but Caldwell has been very transparent when emphasizing his long-term draft-based rebuild intentions. Bradley knew he was in for a tough couple of seasons early on. 

 

We've all seen his "do your job" speech from his Seattle days and we know he can be that guy as well -- but I think he's just approaching this giant draft-based rebuild and youth infusion with an intentionally hyper-positive message for his team. It's intention is to urge young ascending players and a handful of vets to "buy in" even though ugly losses were knowingly imminent in the first few years of the process. 

It makes sense to me - despite the frustration. I imagine his demeanor will stiffen more and more when the roster is deeper and more mature and he can justify demanding more from his individual players and position groups. 

 

I hope to God I'm right....

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