BasketballInsiders: Rudy Gobert is Ahead of Schedule

[Hantlers]

Are you intentionally stupid or does it just come naturally?

 

[b_line]

Such jamezzzzzzz. Much Doge.

 

[Siro]

Years old memes... Teenagers everywhere are unimpressed.

 

[Siro]

Jamezz, we clearly do not have the players on our team right now to ever contend for a title. Maybe we could be a 7th or 8th seed at our peak with this roster, but even that's not a for sure thing. We need better players.

Our greatest chance at acquiring those players is through the draft. Our greatest chance at acquiring the best player available in the draft is to get the earliest pick possible. Nobody wants to be in the lottery forever, we want to have a winning team. Unfortunately, we aren't the Lakers, or the Heat, or the Knicks where we have the capability to reel in big time free agents. Do I want to be in the lottery? Of course not, I want to have a good team, but I still realize that the lottery system is our greatest chance at acquiring a player that will make us become a great team.

Understand?

We have 3 players who will almost certainly reach all-star levels (Hayward, Favors, and Gobert). If Exum pans out, we'll have 4. How many all stars do we need to become contenders? 15?

 

[Stoked]

Years old memes... Teenagers everywhere are unimpressed.

Especially when he spells the name of the website wrong...

 

[b_line]

We have 3 players who will almost certainly reach all-star levels (Hayward, Favors, and Gobert). If Exum pans out, we'll have 4. How many all stars do we need to become contenders? 15?

At the very least 17.

 

[Stoked]

If the shoe fits man...

 

[Hantlers]

We have 3 players who will almost certainly reach all-star levels (Hayward, Favors, and Gobert). If Exum pans out, we'll have 4. How many all stars do we need to become contenders? 15?

Eh, I wouldn't say it's a near certainty that they'll each all-star levels. We still don't have a dynamic scorer (although Hayward is close). I just don't see the star talent on this roster. Sure we have some pretty good players, but outside of Detroit, pretty much every team that has won has had a star that they could go to in crunch time…unless Exum develops a lot (and I think he'll be good, but not that good), then we don't have that player.

 

[spycam1]

Eh, I wouldn't say it's a near certainty that they'll each all-star levels. We still don't have a dynamic scorer (although Hayward is close). I just don't see the star talent on this roster. Sure we have some pretty good players, but outside of Detroit, pretty much every team that has won has had a star that they could go to in crunch time…unless Exum develops a lot (and I think he'll be good, but not that good), then we don't have that player.

Yeah, a lot is riding on Exum.

 

[Jamezz]

Especially when he spells the name of the website wrong...

Whatever, I won't bother fixing it. In any case I don't find it appropriate for a mod to suggest that a poster is trolling when he's not certain about it or has no proof whatsoever.

 

[b_line]

Would it be better if the mod just assumed you have a learning disability?

 

[Jamezz]

Would it be better if the mod just assumed you have a learning disability?

**** you.