Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 3, 2017 Ford's latest mock has us picking 7th and choosing Tatum: "How deep is this draft? Some NBA scouts have Tatum No. 1 on their board. He goes No. 7 here. Tatum is the prototypical NBA wing in both size and skill set. He's athletic and strong, he can score from all over the floor, and he plays defense. His lack of a strong 3-point shot (6-for-20 so far this season) is the biggest weakness of his game and pushes him a little farther down the board for some teams. The Magic don't really need a small forward, especially when Aaron Gordon continues to show so much promise. But at this point, Tatum is the best player on the board and a great pick here." http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/18396903/chad-ford-nba-mock-draft-20-picks-philadelphia-76ers-boston-celtics-more man, ford's a dick for projecting us to pick 7th considering we're currently 11 or 12 and would need a pretty big collapse to reach 7th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,419 Report post Posted January 3, 2017 man, ford's a dick for projecting us to pick 7th considering we're currently 11 or 12 and would need a pretty big collapse to reach 7th. He's going off the BPI (http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/BPI-Playoff-Odds/espn-nba-basketball-power-index-playoff-odds), and I'm guessing he wrote the article yesterday. Either way, we currently have a 2.5% chance of making the playoffs, which isn't good. I wish we'd tank but doubt we will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 3, 2017 He's going off the BPI (http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/BPI-Playoff-Odds/espn-nba-basketball-power-index-playoff-odds), and I'm guessing he wrote the article yesterday. Either way, we currently have a 2.5% chance of making the playoffs, which isn't good. I wish we'd tank but doubt we will. those playoff odds might not be very good. They're using a presumption that we're worse than we actually are because of our margin of victory which is poor because when we lose we lose bad and when we win we win moderately. So the basic idea is we're lucky to win the games we've won. In reality, we're probably just a high variance team which shouldn't have that big of an impact on projections. A similar model was used several years ago to determine that Oregon was going to destroy Auburn in the national championship because they blew out everyone while Auburn beat a bunch of teams by 1 score. basically, we're tied with Detroit in the standings and tied with them head to head but they have a 74% chance to make the playoffs and we have a 2% chance to make the playoffs. That doesn't make sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 3, 2017 those playoff odds might not be very good. They're using a presumption that we're worse than we actually are because of our margin of victory which is poor because when we lose we lose bad and when we win we win moderately. So the basic idea is we're lucky to win the games we've won. In reality, we're probably just a high variance team which shouldn't have that big of an impact on projections. A similar model was used several years ago to determine that Oregon was going to destroy Auburn in the national championship because they blew out everyone while Auburn beat a bunch of teams by 1 score. basically, we're tied with Detroit in the standings and tied with them head to head but they have a 74% chance to make the playoffs and we have a 2% chance to make the playoffs. That doesn't make sense. basically they're saying we have 40/1 odds to make the playoffs which is the equivalent of what vegas currently has as the odds for the knicks or Grizzlies making the finals or the current odds for the Houston Texans getting to the superbowl. That's waaaay too low. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted January 4, 2017 Josh Jackson....Damn...16, 5 and 5 at the half and a vicious dunk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,419 Report post Posted January 5, 2017 Tank commander, checking in! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Franchero MVP 391 Report post Posted January 5, 2017 Tank commander, checking in! Shoulda started earlier in the season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,419 Report post Posted January 8, 2017 Fox, Tatum, Jackson and Isaac say good morning! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,419 Report post Posted January 9, 2017 Ball with a 21/6/8 game last night. We need to tank for one of these cats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mack1085 57 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 Isaac against Tatum and Giles tonight. Definitely a matchup to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Magic 1,247 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 Isaac against Tatum and Giles tonight. Definitely a matchup to watch. What teams they so i can watch please Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mack1085 57 Report post Posted January 11, 2017 What teams they so i can watch please Sorry, I just saw this. Duke vs. FSU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
