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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how much we value continuity in sports versus how much it actually helps a team win. We always get so emotional about "the core" or the legends staying together, but sometimes it feels like we’re just clinging to nostalgia instead of looking at what the roster actually needs to evolve.
Don't get me wrong, I love seeing a certain era of a franchise stay intact. There's something special about a group that has gone through the wars together. But there's a fine line between building around a foundation and just refusing to let go of the past. I see it happen all the time—teams get stuck in a specific way of playing because they're too loyal to the guys who won it all years ago, even if the league has moved on without them.
Do you think sticking with the veterans who define an era is better for a team's culture, or is it better to force a total rebuild even if it means losing all that chemistry?
Don't get me wrong, I love seeing a certain era of a franchise stay intact. There's something special about a group that has gone through the wars together. But there's a fine line between building around a foundation and just refusing to let go of the past. I see it happen all the time—teams get stuck in a specific way of playing because they're too loyal to the guys who won it all years ago, even if the league has moved on without them.
Do you think sticking with the veterans who define an era is better for a team's culture, or is it better to force a total rebuild even if it means losing all that chemistry?