fan for too long 2 531 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, ?4thewin said: 1. This isn't a deep draft. 2. It's highly unlikely we catch Atlanta at 5. If we replicate the second half of last year we're going to end up with 30 wins. We have a very easy schedule remaining. 9 games left against bottom 5 teams. 3. If we finish 6th we have a 81.8% chance of not picking Zion or Barrett. We would have a 50.3% chance of picking 7th or 8th. If we go all out for the playoffs and aren't good enough to make it we probably finish 9th. Our odds of getting Zion or Barrett only drop to 9.3%. 4. The guys available at 6 (most likely 7th or 8th) aren't really different than the guys available at 9 (most likely 9th) 5. This is a bad draft outside of the top 3. There are useful players. Someone is going to be good outside of the lottery but it's going to be impossible to project that guy. That's why there's reports that GMs hate this draft. Ultimately it's just a really bad idea to tank at this point in the season. We should know by now that it's a bad idea to tank mid season. We should know by now that running vuch and Evan as our go to guys will not get us in the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 Also, I can't remember who said we were a bad defensive rebounding team but we're actually one of the best teams in the league at preventing offensive rebounds. We're 6th best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 Terrence Ross is one of the five best pick and roll ball handlers in the NBA. https://theathletic.com/748238/2019/01/09/harpers-top-5-most-intriguing-pick-and-roll-creators-in-the-nba-right-now/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicdoc1 261 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 1 hour ago, ?4thewin said: Terrence Ross is one of the five best pick and roll ball handlers in the NBA. https://theathletic.com/748238/2019/01/09/harpers-top-5-most-intriguing-pick-and-roll-creators-in-the-nba-right-now/ No access. Can you tell us the top 5? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Magic 1,248 Report post Posted January 9, 2019 that is catch and shooter at its absolute best lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, magicdoc1 said: No access. Can you tell us the top 5? Gallo JJ Ryan arcidiacano Lowry Ross Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fan for too long 2 531 Report post Posted January 10, 2019 39 minutes ago, Jay Magic said: that is catch and shooter at its absolute best lol Now if we could get Evan to dribble the ball 4 times a game we’d have a stew!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Eyes On Me 1,210 Report post Posted January 10, 2019 Apparently we cut Justin Jackson off Lakeland today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
South_Aussie_Magic 90 Report post Posted January 10, 2019 18 hours ago, TheNameIsOrlando said: I don't see how this is a positive in the least bit. If we make the playoffs with a terrible record we are still terrible. It shows no improvement. Well technically it would be an improvement over last year's full on abomination Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Eyes On Me 1,210 Report post Posted January 10, 2019 3 hours ago, ?4thewin said: Also, I can't remember who said we were a bad defensive rebounding team but we're actually one of the best teams in the league at preventing offensive rebounds. We're 6th best. That was me during the TWolves game, we couldn’t buy a board. I know we weren’t as bad as we looked in that game, but I didn’t know we were that good. Interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Magic 1,248 Report post Posted January 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, All Eyes On Me said: Apparently we cut Justin Jackson off Lakeland today pointless drafting him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jay Magic said: pointless drafting him They changed their mind later. But if you want some good news they have this guy named BJ Johnson who's looking pretty awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites