Do the Sixers have an incentive to lose that I missed? They owe their pick to OKC and they cannot out-tank it with certainty.They wont. They have no incentive to lose. I can guarantee you they make the play in. Relax a bit.
Do the Sixers have an incentive to lose that I missed? They owe their pick to OKC and they cannot out-tank it with certainty.They wont. They have no incentive to lose. I can guarantee you they make the play in. Relax a bit.
Top 6 protected so if they get to a point in the season where the injuries arent healing, they may pack it completely in. They currently have the 7th worst record, so they are close to being there.Do the Sixers have an incentive to lose that I missed? They owe their pick to OKC and they cannot out-tank it with certainty.
They’re two games out of the play-in and Chicago should be tanking (I think they’re trying to make tank deals at the deadline).Top 6 protected so if they get to a point in the season where the injuries arent healing, they may pack it completely in. They currently have the 7th worst record, so they are close to being there.
Yeah, the East is a ********. Philly has a ton of incentive to tank and Chicago are one of the worst run org's in the NBA, so dont expect them to make smart moves.They’re two games out of the play-in and Chicago should be tanking (I think they’re trying to make tank deals at the deadline).
They have 0 incentive to tank at this stage in the season.Yeah, the East is a ********. Philly has a ton of incentive to tank
So getting a top 6 pick in a great top 6 draft isnt a good reason? What thye going to do? Play for the play in and cross their fingers their big 3 is suddenly healthy?They have 0 incentive to tank at this stage in the season.
They cannot assure that they keep their pick. They will struggle to get lower in the standings. A 25% chance at top-4 is a fine outcome if you’re trying to win, it is an awful outcome if they’re trying to lose. They are closer to making the play-in (and playoffs) moving down the standings at all or keeping their pick.So getting a top 6 pick in a great top 6 draft isnt a good reason? What thye going to do? Play for the play in and cross their fingers their big 3 is suddenly healthy?
I'm watching my first full game of Carter Bryant. Defensively he's probably ready for the NBA, but I think he needs some more time before he can really make an impact on offense, he just needs to develop a little bit more.
I think he's similar to Powell in that he has great size and moves well for his size, but just doesn't look comfortable enough on offense and needs to develop some more skills. They are both dfradtable as decent gambles of developing, but are probably both a year early.
I still maintain this draft is super weak after the top 6 or so, so anything is possible. He might be a top 10 pick if he keeps playing strong and has a good combine. His per 40 minute stats are nearly identical to Patrick Williams when he went #4.I really like him and I think he really should be a lottery prospect in this draft. He’s not perfect by any means, but he’s got great size, he’s shooting 39% from 3 on good volume, he’s close to 5 stocks per40, and he even has a decent AST/TOV. Would love him with the Wolves pick.
I still maintain this draft is super weak after the top 6 or so, so anything is possible. He might be a top 10 pick if he keeps playing strong and has a good combine. His per 40 minute stats are nearly identical to Patrick Williams when he went #4.
Who is JJ? Jalen Johnson?Odds like that didn’t stop Atlanta or Houston last year.
And again, they have Atlanta’s pick, who will sink like a stone in the wake of JJ’s injury.
Bro, the odds are the odds. Spurs aren't "better" than other teams at ping pong balling.Hawks can easily get below the Sixers. Spurs will tank if they don’t make win now moves.
They are gonna get to ~10% combined for #1 and ~40% combined for top-4. They’re going to hit on something. It happened for them *twice* last year (hitting top-4, then the other leaps pushing the Raptors to 8 which made their pick convey to the Spurs).
If you could be guaranteed that Collier becomes a 35% 3pt shooter on mid volume (like 3-4 per game), would that change your tune about wanting Harper over Bailey?
Bailey, theoretically, is a great fit for the roster if Collier is your lead ball-handler.
Personally I don't think I can get to a point where I would pick Ace over Harper.If you could be guaranteed that Collier becomes a 35% 3pt shooter on mid volume (like 3-4 per game), would that change your tune about wanting Harper over Bailey?
Bailey, theoretically, is a great fit for the roster if Collier is your lead ball-handler.
The Spurs’ luck defies all rational explanation so I would rather avoid - or mitigate to the fullest extent possible - their having ping pong balls.Bro, the odds are the odds. Spurs aren't "better" than other teams at ping pong balling.
Have they been lucky in the past? Sure. But past luck has nothing to do with future luck.
If you could be guaranteed that Collier becomes a 35% 3pt shooter on mid volume (like 3-4 per game), would that change your tune about wanting Harper over Bailey?
Bailey, theoretically, is a great fit for the roster if Collier is your lead ball-handler.
Im kinda all in on Collier, and with his build and explosion and playmaking I don’t think he needs to even be that good at 3’s. I’d be fine with 30-33%If you could be guaranteed that Collier becomes a 35% 3pt shooter on mid volume (like 3-4 per game), would that change your tune about wanting Harper over Bailey?
Bailey, theoretically, is a great fit for the roster if Collier is your lead ball-handler.
If he's 30-33, he needs to be a really good scorer. I think he can be a decent scorer, but not enough to offset really bad shooting.Im kinda all in on Collier, and with his build and explosion and playmaking I don’t think he needs to even be that good at 3’s. I’d be fine with 30-33%