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Yes... no Love/Svi/Nurk and lots of Cody/Taylor. I just don't know if that is the new MO (Nurk likely comes back for sure) or if it was a one night special. ASG is such a dumbass sidequest for the org.

I'll give it a listen... but if he believes that the FO believe we need to hit on this pick or we effed then my concerns with the FO grow stronger.

I think thats the plan. If they don't cut deep enough I can see a pivot of the narrative. I think we can see the other night that they are starting to tip their hand outwardly. Its just somewhat out of the org's control if they have lines they won't cross. So if it keeps trending the wrong way...

He's always going to soften criticism and exaggerate praise at least a little. He's not some puppet for the org. The org absolutely wants certain messages out there though and personnel will ask media to make sure certain things are mentioned etc.

No but he's a team employee that wants to make sure the team looks good/intelligent or that he paints them in the best light. I don't know what they do or don't say but Locke has the ability to fire up or cool off the fanbase. People pay attention to what he says. It may turn more of a focus...

There are some key b2b games with Dallas that you could sit Lauri. If he plays those games its full on malpractice. Lauri is second in the league in on/off differential. Play him 3-4 less minutes in "important" games and sit him when the load makes sense... at very least. His minutes in wins...

We are 3-4 weeks away from the switch to "we actually don't need the pick and play in success is more important. Look at Cody/Taylor and what that pick yields... do we need more of that? There was no real way for us to be bad enough anyway."

Its the bold part that kinda gets me each time. Individually I can see how you don't see one team being bad or whatever... but there are almost always a couple teams that join the fray. The only thing you can control to an extent is how bad you are. Their job is to be ready for some of these...

I definitely buy that. I think DA is also an "opportunist" where Presti is a detailed planner. I also wonder where Ryan sits in all this. Like I wonder if part of the way Austin gets the gig is telling Ryan what he wants to hear and he wants to move on from the tank? I can definitely see how...

I think Presti and OKC trigger something weird. Like what he did isn't genius but he is regarded as one. I think he is just really disciplined and smart. I don't think we have the discipline to fully commit and stay on one path at times. We want to be skinny while eating cake ya know. We also...

Caleb Wilson is #1 in the "this guy is fun" draft I think. I would not be disappointed to land at #4.

Like... either way we should engage with Presti to see what it would take. I think if I was him I may just roll the dice and hope I get a late lotto pick.

So I had an idea during the trade pod we did a bit ago that I think to do a deal we would like we need OKC afraid that they will get nothing because we will just get grimy. Its getting harder to make that threat the more we keep winning. I also wondered if we could threaten to make a deal with...

They don't win a title without Chet. Said it a few times. That's where they'd be lol. The guy who says I am moving goalposts brings up an argument from like a year and a half ago. Apologies... I didn't know we'd sit Lauri like 30 games last year and shut down Walker/Collins/Sexton in an effort...

Nope didn't move ****. I'm sorry you made a dumb statement.

They had two years in the tank. They just did it right. They sent Al Horford home instead of letting him continue to play. They sat SGA a **** ton of games. They basically did what we did last year... except they did it for two years. They had choices. They made choices and the followed through...

Not to mention that one season does not make a career and the guy is likely the DPOY this year while also providing incredibly unique offensive things for a big. But yeah... they totally wish they hadn't tanked.

My shoot the lights out comment was way more genuine than your "he was pretty terrible" for them comment. He didn't make his threes... he was still one of their most positive players in the playoffs. The idea that they just didn't need him is so incredibly stupid.

Lol sure. Guy was really positive in two seven game series but they didn't need him cuz he didn't shoot lights out.

Sure. My argument was that they are firmly in the mix of teams that suck along with us. Was told we didn't need to worry about them lol. I have priced in the fact that AD will not be there either through trade or injury management. I'm just saying star Nembhard didn't carry them to victory last...