NBA 2013-14 Season - Page 131

On December 23 2013 14:11 RowdierBob wrote:
You watch a game like this and wonder why the wolves are doing relatively poorly. Then the last minute happens and it makes sense.

On December 23 2013 15:35 XaI)CyRiC wrote:
I've got to say that I've been really impressed with Blake this season. He has a much more polished and well-rounded game, and his defense has improved significantly.

On December 23 2013 18:00 RowdierBob wrote:


Didn't K Love just drop 43 on him?

Grantland obtained a copy of the proposal, which would eliminate the draft lottery entirely and replace it with a system in which each of the 30 teams would pick in a specific first-round draft slot once — and exactly once — every 30 years. Each team would simply cycle through the 30 draft slots, year by year, in a predetermined order designed so that teams pick in different areas of the draft each year. Teams would know with 100 percent certainty in which draft slots they would pick every year, up to 30 years out from the start of every 30-year cycle. The practice of protecting picks would disappear; there would never be a Harrison Barnes–Golden State situation again, and it wouldn’t require a law degree to track ownership of every traded pick leaguewide.

On December 24 2013 07:23 RowdierBob wrote:
So has anyone read about the NBA's supposed plan to eliminate tanking: "The WHEEL!"

I swear they purposely give these assignments to the work experience kid just so they can whip up some controversey (and mugs like me fall for it):



So at first glance:

* What top prospect isn't going to return for their Sophmore year if they can play for Chicago instead of say Milwaukee?
* It blows complete goat if you're stuck with a shitty year for talent (related to the above). It's great if you've got a #1 in the upcoming draft but what if it was your turn in last year's draft? Lame.
* How confident is the NBA that the league won't expand or contract in the next 30 years?! That's just going to muck things up deluxe.

I'm all for doing something about tanking (although it's somewhat overblown) and reincentivising winning for non-contending teams but this would be a terrible idea.

On December 24 2013 07:54 Phelix wrote:

Can someone explain to me what was the Harrison Barnes-Golden State situation? I tried doing a quick search, but no articles appeared explaining the situation. Did he stay in school an extra year, or did he not try hard enough so that teams would avoid picking him early, and landing him in Golden State?

How would this plan would be implemented? It requires that all transactions with First-Round Picks be stopped before the wheel begins. Good luck with that since almost every trade usually includes First Rounders, especially Sign and Trades. How are teams going to improve themselves if there is a moratorium on trading picks?

On December 24 2013 08:28 RowdierBob wrote:


A couple of years back they traded their pick to Utah (but it was top 7 protected). About half way through the year the Dubs were about .500 (and projected around the 14th or so pick) and traded Monta to the Bucks for Bogut (who was injured at the time and was not due back until the next year).

Curry also went down with an ankle injury the same time. They shut Curry down for the year and David Lee had a "mysterious" knee injury around the same time that put him out for the year. They proceeded to run a D-League team for the rest of the season and went something like 5-30 to finish the year and keep their top 7 protected pick. It was a pretty epic (and very obvious) tank job.

On December 24 2013 07:23 RowdierBob wrote:
So has anyone read about the NBA's supposed plan to eliminate tanking: "The WHEEL!"

I swear they purposely give these assignments to the work experience kid just so they can whip up some controversey (and mugs like me fall for it):



So at first glance:

* What top prospect isn't going to return for their Sophmore year if they can play for Chicago instead of say Milwaukee?
* It blows complete goat if you're stuck with a shitty year for talent (related to the above). It's great if you've got a #1 in the upcoming draft but what if it was your turn in last year's draft? Lame.
* How confident is the NBA that the league won't expand or contract in the next 30 years?! That's just going to muck things up deluxe.

I'm all for doing something about tanking (although it's somewhat overblown) and reincentivising winning for non-contending teams but this would be a terrible idea.