Does any one know who the 3rd guy in this picture is? Seeing all those freezing cold Canadians in winter coats, wearing winter gloves cheering Leonard's last minute game winner I had one question : "What the hell happened to the global warming Al Gore claimed was imminent?"
On May 13 2019 06:25 KelianQatar wrote: I think Lowry is going to have a big game
Lowry did a lot of good things last night. His shooting was abysmal AGAIN. He is shooting 28% from 3.and 41% overall.
Both Lowry and Paul still have positive aspects to their game. However, both players shooting has declined sharply. In addition, this playoffs Chris Paul had the worst assist to turnover ratio of his career. Opponents played off of him daring him to shoot and focusing on covering passing lanes.
This is what happens to small players their age.
538 Has The Raptors As A Slight Favourite Over The Bucks
Does any one know who the 3rd guy in this picture is? Seeing all those freezing cold Canadians in winter coats, wearing winter gloves cheering Leonard's last minute game winner I had one question : "What the hell happened to the global warming Al Gore claimed was imminent?"
On May 13 2019 06:25 KelianQatar wrote: I think Lowry is going to have a big game
Lowry did a lot of good things last night. His shooting was abysmal AGAIN. He is shooting 28% from 3.and 41% overall.
Both Lowry and Paul still have positive aspects to their game. However, both players shooting has declined sharply. In addition, this playoffs Chris Paul had the worst assist to turnover ratio of his career. Opponents played off of him daring him to shoot and focusing on covering passing lanes.
This is what happens to small players their age.
538 Has The Raptors As A Slight Favourite Over The Bucks
that 3rd guy looks like Jordan Loyd, 2 way contract with the G league
tanking is just the better way to rebuild, it offers more things that you can control. tanking/losing/trading for bad contracts with draft pick sweetners for some teams is the only way to rebuild
Durant out of game one of the WCF. He is likely out of game two as well.
On May 14 2019 02:06 zev318 wrote: that 3rd guy looks like Jordan Loyd, 2 way contract with the G league
ah ok.
On May 14 2019 02:06 zev318 wrote: tanking is just the better way to rebuild, it offers more things that you can control. tanking/losing/trading for bad contracts with draft pick sweetners for some teams is the only way to rebuild
I think the NBA views things this way as well. The NBA recently lowered the worst teams chances of getting the top picks in the lottery.
On May 13 2019 12:37 Jerubaal wrote: So they did the best they could and...ended up with Kyle Lowry and Demar DeRozan? And would have gone into the playoffs with those same players if they hadn't been gifted with a bad situation.
And if Embids knee never healed, or him or Simmons leave after their rookie deals because they don't think it can happen there, or they want LA or whatever.
You are not talking about simming a few seasons. You have to live through that, it is overall bad for basketball. I want way more drastic lottery changes to stop people thinking it is a good idea. Cheering for your team to lose is shitty.
If we are being honest, the lottery has made the problem worse, not better. Most years there isn't a Zion or Patrick Ewing or Lebron where everyone tries to be last, most years are like 2017 where there are a bunch of potentially good but not slam dunk guys, and most of them are bad defenders (aka anyone under 6'3'' and most bigs who can shoot out of college).
And thus bad teams keep themselves bad indefinitely, because even if you are horrific in year Zion, you prolly aren't going to get him. So whats the point? You have to pick 5 Tatums and hope one accidentally becomes MVP Paul George.
Exactly why tanking is terrible strategy. It sounds good but the last Zion was Wiggins and he is not carrying you to a championship. Hell AD has shown he needs more help same with Towns. People underestimate the winning culture aspect. And the value of depth. How many of the current warriors core was 1's? How about their first championship?
On May 14 2019 07:32 JimmiC wrote: Exactly why tanking is terrible strategy. It sounds good but the last Zion was Wiggins and he is not carrying you to a championship. Hell AD has shown he needs more help same with Towns. People underestimate the winning culture aspect. And the value of depth. How many of the current warriors core was 1's? How about their first championship?
You ignored the point of tanking altogether. The core of the og warriors were 3 lottery picks, Draymond, a guy they traded a different lottery pick for, and 1 big FA signing.
You need to accumulate assets to get going, "being better" is not a strategy everyone can employ, and even the best front offices lose to shit ones like CLE based on luck and tanking (LeBron "went home" because they were the team with the most assets in the East).
On May 14 2019 07:32 JimmiC wrote: Exactly why tanking is terrible strategy. It sounds good but the last Zion was Wiggins and he is not carrying you to a championship. Hell AD has shown he needs more help same with Towns. People underestimate the winning culture aspect. And the value of depth. How many of the current warriors core was 1's? How about their first championship?
You ignored the point of tanking altogether. The core of the og warriors were 3 lottery picks, Draymond, a guy they traded a different lottery pick for, and 1 big FA signing.
You need to accumulate assets to get going, "being better" is not a strategy everyone can employ, and even the best front offices lose to shit ones like CLE based on luck and tanking (LeBron "went home" because they were the team with the most assets in the East).
Being bad a bit is fine. And going to happen to most, if not all francies but that is very different from flat out tanking. Being bad for a bit so every team gets a shot at a couple studs is how league is intended to work
On May 14 2019 07:32 JimmiC wrote: Exactly why tanking is terrible strategy. It sounds good but the last Zion was Wiggins and he is not carrying you to a championship. Hell AD has shown he needs more help same with Towns. People underestimate the winning culture aspect. And the value of depth. How many of the current warriors core was 1's? How about their first championship?
You ignored the point of tanking altogether. The core of the og warriors were 3 lottery picks, Draymond, a guy they traded a different lottery pick for, and 1 big FA signing.
You need to accumulate assets to get going, "being better" is not a strategy everyone can employ, and even the best front offices lose to shit ones like CLE based on luck and tanking (LeBron "went home" because they were the team with the most assets in the East).
Being bad a bit is fine. And going to happen to most, if not all francies but that is very different from flat out tanking. Being bad for a bit so every team gets a shot at a couple studs is how league is intended to work
Tanking is just being bad and intriguing at the same time. The alternative is 2016 nets/Knicks
no tanking is losing on purpose, nothing intriguing about it. Except for those that like to franchise more and sims seasons perhaps. Knicks is decades of bad management and ownership. Nets was "going all in" with guys who way to old and a wild over payment.
TBH, you are just make sure shit up. Bad teams are bad. At least tanking teams play young players and have hope. The Bobcats are bad, play boring people, and have no hope.
I have no idea what you are talking about. Like actually edit your post. Also, when you say bobcats do you mean Charlotte or New Orleans or Actual Bobcats back in the day.
If you are saying I'm making things up I am not. There is a clear difference between rebuilding and being actively bad for years to tank. The Suns are bad but they are not trying to be it is just how it is, and they need a second player to develop up with Booker, and to find out if Booker can lead a good team or just be great on a bad team.
let me translate this interview: Kyrie Irving didn't follow the game plan Brad Stevens drew up before games.
Everyone else having to adjust to a 6'2" point guard is BS. A point guard Irving's size should put his team mates in a position to succeed. He should adjust to them. That should be his #1 priority. Passing should be a weapon used as frequently as the dribble. An Irving, without a top-4-in-the-NBA team mate that is unwilling to pass will always get shut down by good team defense.
On May 14 2019 07:32 JimmiC wrote: Exactly why tanking is terrible strategy. It sounds good but the last Zion was Wiggins and he is not carrying you to a championship. Hell AD has shown he needs more help same with Towns. People underestimate the winning culture aspect. And the value of depth. How many of the current warriors core was 1's? How about their first championship?
Nobody tanks for 1 year. The plan is to draft high for multiple years while trading veterans for extra picks. The teams doing this are playing their young guys and hoping some of the later picks turn into useful players. You don't tank for one season for one guy. That's a recipe for being an annual 8th seed.
Maybe it is a definition thing. But tanking and being bad/rebuilding are different. One is sustained losing on purpose for high picks. One is like what Dal did of getting bad after their stars age reloading and trying to be good again.
The teams that are perpetually bad it is not because they have not had high picks.
As much as people love the process they have not won shit. And you are just as likely to win getting a Gianas late in the lotto or Jokic in the second, trade for a disgruntled star or wait for a team like the knicks or lakers give up on some one early. And you get fans who actually get to cheer for their team.