For those who want to tank

frothbrain · Post #81 » by **frothbrain** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 1:06 pm

good luck out-tanking the hawks, bulls, kings, magic, cavaliers, and mavericks.

HEZI · Post #82 » by **HEZI** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:08 pm

frothbrain wrote:good luck out-tanking the hawks, bulls, kings, magic, cavaliers, and mavericks.

Ok so I just went on Tankathon, currently Knicks are 10th and on my 2nd hit I got 1st pick with the Knicks

http://www.tankathon.com/

Damn I can't screenshot right now but here I'll copy the text

Pick Team Record Win% GB Streak L10 Top 4 #1 Ovr
1
9

New York
1-1 .500 1.0 Lost 1 1-1 13.9% 3.0%
2
2

Oklahoma City
0-2 .000 -- Lost 2 0-2 48.1% 12.5%
3
Cleveland
0-2 .000 -- Lost 2 0-2 52.1% 14.0%
4
3

Washington
0-1 .000 0.5 Lost 1 0-1 32.0% 7.5%
5
4

Atlanta
0-2 .000 -- Lost 2 0-2 52.1% 14.0%
6
4

Sacramento
BOS
0-2 .000 -- Lost 2 0-2 52.1% 14.0%
7
2

Chicago
0-1 .000 0.5 Lost 1 0-1 42.1% 10.5%
8
2

Dallas
ATL
0-1 .000 0.5 Lost 1 0-1 37.2% 9.0%
9
1

LA Lakers
0-1 .000 0.5 Lost 1 0-1 26.3% 6.0%
10
1

Houston
0-1 .000 0.5 Lost 1 0-1 20.3% 4.5%
11
Orlando
1-1 .500 1.0 Lost 1 1-1 9.4% 2.0%
12
Brooklyn
1-1 .500 1.0 Won 1 1-1 7.1% 1.5%
13
LA Clippers
1-1 .500 1.0 Won 1 1-1 4.8% 1.0%
14
Memphis
BOS
1-1 .500

On my 4th try I got the 4th pick. These new lottery odds are going to make things a little more interesting. We don't have to out-tank the other teams but we do need to be in the race to give ourselves a chance at least.

Jonathan starks · Post #83 » by **Jonathan starks** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:16 pm

dakomish23 wrote:
camillepd wrote:Well, when Timmy becomes an all star this year, look forward to the apologies, gentlemen.

What did you say last year?

Not making excuses for him, but Tim was snakebit last year

cgf · Post #84 » by **cgf** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:48 pm

Every time I see this thread, I break into my best AC/DC voice and sing "we salute you!"

cgf · Post #85 » by **cgf** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:53 pm

frothbrain wrote:good luck out-tanking the hawks, bulls, kings, magic, cavaliers, and mavericks.

I dunno man, the Mavs can be pretty decent and they should finish strong when Luka catches a second wind. And the Cavs could be in the mix for the 8th spot with Miami & Detroit if they don't trade Love.

Bulls I just don't know what to think about. I can see them winning almost 30 games, depending on when Lauri gets back.

thebuzzardman · Post #86 » by **thebuzzardman** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:04 pm

cgf wrote:Every time I see this thread, I break into my best AC/DC voice and sing "we salute you!"

Same here! Why I posted the video!

Post #87 » by **dakomish23** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:21 pm

Jonathan starks wrote:
dakomish23 wrote:
camillepd wrote:Well, when Timmy becomes an all star this year, look forward to the apologies, gentlemen.

What did you say last year?

Not making excuses for him, but Tim was snakebit last year

Reality gonna kick in for him. He’s a gunner who’s nowhere near unstoppable enough to justify his salary or his offensive workload.

Make him the 6th man and mitigate his shortcomings while maximizing his strengths.

Post #88 » by **dakomish23** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:23 pm

frothbrain wrote:good luck out-tanking the hawks, bulls, kings, magic, cavaliers, and mavericks.

All those current teams except for the Kings & Hawks are better than the Knicks without KP. At least 5 games better.

Jonathan starks · Post #89 » by **Jonathan starks** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:23 pm

dakomish23 wrote:
Jonathan starks wrote:
dakomish23 wrote:
What did you say last year?

Not making excuses for him, but Tim was snakebit last year

Reality gonna kick in for him. He’s a gunner who’s nowhere near unstoppable enough to justify his salary or his offensive workload.

Make him the 6th man and mitigate his shortcomings while maximizing his strengths.

6th man on this team? He’s our best player right now

Post #90 » by **DOT** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:27 pm

dakomish23 wrote:
frothbrain wrote:good luck out-tanking the hawks, bulls, kings, magic, cavaliers, and mavericks.

All those current teams except for the Kings & Hawks are better than the Knicks without KP. At least 5 games better.

But that's the key

It depends on when KP comes back and how good he is coming off of major surgery

If we go the whole year without KP, we're an easy bottom 5 team, with only the Kings and Hawks I'd say for sure worse

If KP comes back around February and manages to be half as good as he was last year, I could see us winning 3-5 more games than we should, bringing us from bottom 5 record to that 7-9 range

Post #91 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:31 pm

AllanHoustonFan wrote:
Tommy

this is what i came for

Post #92 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:33 pm

Jonathan starks wrote:
dakomish23 wrote:
Jonathan starks wrote:
Not making excuses for him, but Tim was snakebit last year

Reality gonna kick in for him. He’s a gunner who’s nowhere near unstoppable enough to justify his salary or his offensive workload.

Make him the 6th man and mitigate his shortcomings while maximizing his strengths.

6th man on this team? He’s our best player right now

i agree. ideally he's a 6th man.

but he's the guy on this team.

Sark · Post #93 » by **Sark** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:23 pm

frothbrain wrote:good luck out-tanking the hawks, bulls, kings, magic, cavaliers, and mavericks.

Bulls and Cavs aren't tanking. Kings and Mavs don't own their own pick. Doubt they're tanking. Really only the Hawks and Magic that are in the way.

whocares1 · Post #94 » by **whocares1** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:37 pm

How can the Magic routinely pick in the Top 10 and still be this bad is beyond me. Team should be shipped somewhere else or something

Wolfgang630 · Post #95 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:39 pm

The Magic management is trash. Lottery pick after lottery pick and can’t get it right

Sark · Post #96 » by **Sark** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:13 pm

Knicks hired Orlando's VP.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

HEZI · Post #97 » by **HEZI** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:44 pm

whocares1 wrote:How can the Magic routinely pick in the Top 10 and still be this bad is beyond me. Team should be shipped somewhere else or something

They have arguably the worst backcourt in the entire league. I thought Knicks had terrible guards until I looked at the Magic roster

Post #98 » by **dakomish23** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:39 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:The Magic management is trash. Lottery pick after lottery pick and can’t get it right

Are you trashing Bomba?

cgf · Post #99 » by **cgf** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:44 pm

Yeah, I like Bamba - Gordon - Isaac...but that team desperately needs a star guard.

Post #100 » by **dakomish23** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:51 pm

Jeff Van Gully wrote:
Jonathan starks wrote:
dakomish23 wrote:
Reality gonna kick in for him. He’s a gunner who’s nowhere near unstoppable enough to justify his salary or his offensive workload.

Make him the 6th man and mitigate his shortcomings while maximizing his strengths.

6th man on this team? He’s our best player right now

i agree. ideally he's a 6th man.

but he's the guy on this team.