if considering contracts, no one cuz he's still on his rookie deal. If not then Durant only because Lebron's much older. Also Davis's defensive attributes are rarer than Durant's scoring.

Haiq343

United States2548 Posts

March 23 2014 14:16 GMT

#4547

On March 23 2014 21:23 Scarecrow wrote:
Philly 1-20 from 3 vs Chicago...

I could not be more excited about the 6ers honestly. I've paid much much more attention to their performances (and things related like MIL's scores) this year than in probably 7 or 8. They've been so aggressively forgettable since the one lightning-in-a-bottle Iverson year, that even appreciating Iggy's game wasn't worth following (more than casually) a team that was clearly plateauing as the 7-8 seed and irrelevant to the broader league.

Cuban talked a bit the other day about how the current lottery enables teams to sell hope, something that several of the proposed fixes remove and why that change might not be in the league's best interest. I would totally find that argument to be junk were this 76ers season not shoving the truth of it in my face.

MassHysteria

United States3678 Posts

March 23 2014 16:17 GMT

#4548

Well he still hadn't done it on the court though. We saw his potential and how good his stats were in limited sample last season but he still has yet to really put it all together. With that said, he would be my second pick if I had to start a franchise right now (after Durant/James is too old).

And the second half of this season has put the 3-5 player rankings in flux IMO. We might not know until the end of these playoffs who is right after LBJ and KD.

And good stuff on the Spurs here: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/let-them-entertain-you-the-beautiful-late-season-spurs-surge/

You can see why they have some of the most efficient/open shots in the league (something not shown in current statistics when just looking at eFG and TS).

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

March 23 2014 18:17 GMT

#4549

wiggins sure looks like the next lebron

lamprey1

Canada919 Posts

March 23 2014 18:19 GMT

#4550

in the Jayhawks game,
the full court press is hella fun to watch.

Jerubaal

United States7684 Posts

March 23 2014 20:57 GMT

#4551

On March 23 2014 22:59 zulu_nation8 wrote:
if considering contracts, no one cuz he's still on his rookie deal. If not then Durant only because Lebron's much older. Also Davis's defensive attributes are rarer than Durant's scoring.

I disagree. 1. You can afford to have defensive specialists at the PF/Center position because of the general defensive impact they can have. 2. Interior defense can be handled by committee. See Spurs last playoffs vs Lakers and Grizzlies.

I think the real question is if you can only have one superstar, what position do you want them as? Recent history has suggested that you want that person to be a large guard or small forward.

FakePseudo

Belgium716 Posts

March 23 2014 22:04 GMT

#4552

Jeez this wizards/denver game is soooo painful to watch.

Haiq343

United States2548 Posts

March 23 2014 22:04 GMT

#4553

On March 24 2014 05:57 Jerubaal wrote:

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I think you are confusing the fact that Lebron and Jordan were amazballs good with the positions they played, as well as the perceptions of their teammates contributions to their successes.

Thinking about recent teams, either finals or several seasons of contention, that are strongly (and incorrectly) considered to have been the result of "one superstar", I would think the notables would be something like Dirk's Mavs, Lebron's Cavs, Dwight's Magic, Iverson's 76ers, KG's Twolves, and maybe a year or two for early Duncan and Shaq while Kobe was still mostly just an athlete. I'd be very interested to have you explain the idea that you'd want a single big guard or wing a bit more because I don't see it.

Doraemon

Australia14949 Posts

March 23 2014 22:24 GMT

#4554

ah twolves. you've done it again, it's like every game is a nail in the coffin for love.

RowdierBob

Australia13425 Posts

March 24 2014 00:15 GMT

#4555

This draft is turning into a disaster. Embiid gone with back issues, Wiggins and jabari having awful tourney games. Some tanking execs are nervous right now...

slyboogie

United States3423 Posts

March 24 2014 00:21 GMT

#4556

Except for Embiid's back, those games probably didn't tell scouts anything new, both those players had shortcomings through the season, especially Wiggins.