2022-2023 Regular Season Game 77: Orlando Magic (32-44) at Washington Wizards (34-42) - 7pm

Post #161 » by **eyriq** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:22 am

thelead wrote:Cole is going to get paid

How much do you think he'll get? I'm thinking 18 to 24 will be the baseline option and he could go above that

Post #162 » by **Bensational** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:22 am

Wizards - 17 3pm
Magic - 8 3pm

Defying the odds. 8-)

basketballRob · Post #163 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:22 am

The Magic are sending the message to free agents that we're not tanking.

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VFX · Post #164 » by **VFX** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:23 am

basketballRob wrote:The Magic are sending the message to free agents that we're not tanking.

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And we will still overpay or not get anyone substantial.

thelead · Post #165 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:23 am

eyriq wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:No Kuzma, no Prozingis, no Beal

But yeah... we lost this tank race
But we'll end up winning the rebuild race

We don't know that. All we know is that we have better young talent today... that we got... through the draft.

3ddman23 · Post #166 » by **3ddman23** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:24 am

MagicMatic wrote:
eyriq wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:No Kuzma, no Prozingis, no Beal

But yeah... we lost this tank race
But we'll end up winning the rebuild race

We will see where Washington lands in the lotto

Won't really matter if Washington where to get wemby. He won't do nothing with ted leonsis as the owner. So it's all good.

Post #167 » by **eyriq** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:24 am

thelead wrote:
eyriq wrote:
MagicMatic wrote:No Kuzma, no Prozingis, no Beal

But yeah... we lost this tank race
But we'll end up winning the rebuild race

We don't know that. All we know is that we have better young talent today... that we got... through the draft.

Tanking's all about odds anyway isn't it?

Post #168 » by **Knightro** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:25 am

Bensational wrote:Wizards - 17 3pm
Magic - 8 3pm

Defying the odds.

Wiz 1-10 from 3PT in the 4th quarter :lol:

basketballRob · Post #169 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:26 am

eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:
eyriq wrote:But we'll end up winning the rebuild race

We don't know that. All we know is that we have better young talent today... that we got... through the draft.
Tanking's all about odds anyway isn't it?

The last time we were in this position with a young team and cap space, we signed Rashard.

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Post #170 » by **Bensational** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:27 am

Magic get the win - make some noise!

VFX · Post #171 » by **VFX** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:27 am

basketballRob wrote:
eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:We don't know that. All we know is that we have better young talent today... that we got... through the draft.
Tanking's all about odds anyway isn't it?
The last time we were in this position with a young team and cap space, we signed Rashard.

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And he was the highest paid player in the league.

thelead · Post #172 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:27 am

eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:Cole is going to get paid
How much do you think he'll get? I'm thinking 18 to 24 will be the baseline option and he could go above that

I highly doubt he's going to get Brunson/Poole/Simons money. If he continues to play at this level, 15-20 would be my guess. If he regresses a bit, 13-16. 4/65 would be my guess.

Post #173 » by **Knightro** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:27 am

I'm just not losing sleep over winning games. It is what it is.

The organization - for better or worse - has decided they're not gonna tank down the stretch this season.

We'll see how many spots it costs them in the race for lotto odds.

They're definitely not gonna finish 5th worst. We'll see if they hold on to 6th worst or if they drop even further.

Post #174 » by **eyriq** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:28 am

basketballRob wrote:
eyriq wrote:
thelead wrote:We don't know that. All we know is that we have better young talent today... that we got... through the draft.
Tanking's all about odds anyway isn't it?
The last time we were in this position with a young team and cap space, we signed Rashard.

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Who's our Rashard Lewis?

thelead · Post #175 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:31 am

Knightro wrote:I'm just not losing sleep over winning games. It is what it is.

The organization - for better or worse - has decided they're not gonna tank down the stretch this season.

We'll see how many spots it costs them in the race for lotto odds.

They're definitely not gonna finish 5th worst. We'll see if they hold on to 6th worst or if they drop even further.

I'm not losing sleep over it but I'm definitely not happy about it this late in the season... Little things like playing Goga over Mo all of a sudden is just stupid.

thelead · Post #176 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:32 am

Tight game in Indy tonight

3ddman23 · Post #177 » by **3ddman23** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:32 am

eyriq wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
eyriq wrote:Tanking's all about odds anyway isn't it?
The last time we were in this position with a young team and cap space, we signed Rashard.

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Who's our Rashard Lewis?

Van vleet? But this team is still way younger then that team in 07. Dwight and jameer where already in there 3rd year and hedo had been in the league for 6-7 years already.

Post #178 » by **Bensational** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:34 am

We’ve got players who are fighting for their jobs and don’t want to lose them to another high lottery pick.

We’re becoming a team like Indiana who won’t roll over down the stretch even though the wins don’t count for anything.

Post #179 » by **eyriq** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:34 am

3ddman23 wrote:
eyriq wrote:
basketballRob wrote:The last time we were in this position with a young team and cap space, we signed Rashard.

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Who's our Rashard Lewis?

Van vleet? But this team is still way younger then that team in 07. Dwight and jameer where already in there 3rd year and hedo had been in the league for 6-7 years already.

Yeah I could definitely see VanVleet being this guy for us. It is interesting. We are ahead of schedule. I think this rebuild is going a lot better than the Otis Smith rebuild, and that one turned out great. I actually think this is on pace to be as good as the John Gabriel build.

basketballRob · Post #180 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Apr 1, 2023 1:35 am

eyriq wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
eyriq wrote:Tanking's all about odds anyway isn't it?
The last time we were in this position with a young team and cap space, we signed Rashard.

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Who's our Rashard Lewis?

Maybe it's Trent or Dillon Brooks. Possibly, we trade for Simons.

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