Tankapolooza: Draft Lottery Odds/Watch thread

JF5 · Post #881 » by **JF5** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 5:15 am

"Thy blow is good as thy tank... But thy tank will save thy nose from the base" - Terrence Ross 13-3

drsd · Post #882 » by **drsd** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 7:24 am

a) I am embarrassed to be a Magic fan.
b) played the lottery game and the Magic drafted 5th five time straight. Hmmph.

Baka_La Flame · Post #883 » by **Baka_La Flame** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 10:00 am

drsd wrote:a) I am embarrassed to be a Magic fan.
b) played the lottery game and the Magic drafted 5th five time straight. Hmmph.

Fine by me. Tatum/Isaac/DSJ. We're so close to the finish line.. I can smell it. I would be just as happy if the pick was packaged in a trade for Butler/PG. preferably Butler because he's locked into his current deal for a few more years. If Wade walks this summer the Evan becomes enticing to the Bulls. Vuc would probable have to go to a third team where the assets go to the Bulls. Maybe we can get them Crowder from Bos.

Hill or Teague/Payton/Augustine
Ross/Meeks/Wilcox
Butler/Hezonja/FA
Gordon/FA/Motley
Biyombo/Giles/Zimmerman

drsd · Post #884 » by **drsd** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 12:10 pm

FOr the pro-tank crowd, Jeff Green was on fire.

Interesting : my top hit for "jeff green tank commander" is:

Blue_and_Whte · Post #885 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 2:05 pm

drsd wrote:a) I am embarrassed to be a Magic fan.
b) played the lottery game and the Magic drafted 5th five time straight. Hmmph.

Then you're unlucky and please stop playing.

I've hit first, on the first try, three times this season and posted it every time hoping that's our good luck charm. Of course I could be cursing us.....

Blue_and_Whte · Post #886 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 2:07 pm

Baka_La Flame wrote:
drsd wrote:a) I am embarrassed to be a Magic fan.
b) played the lottery game and the Magic drafted 5th five time straight. Hmmph.

Fine by me. Tatum/Isaac/DSJ. We're so close to the finish line.. I can smell it. I would be just as happy if the pick was packaged in a trade for Butler/PG. preferably Butler because he's locked into his current deal for a few more years. If Wade walks this summer the Evan becomes enticing to the Bulls. Vuc would probable have to go to a third team where the assets go to the Bulls. Maybe we can get them Crowder from Bos.

Hill or Teague/Payton/Augustine
Ross/Meeks/Wilcox
Butler/Hezonja/FA
Gordon/FA/Motley
Biyombo/Giles/Zimmerman

Gordon and Biyombo at the 4 and 5... So much for spacing.

NEM · Post #887 » by **NEM** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 3:02 pm

Updated. The Lakers will not be out-tanked by Phoenix and I've made my peace with the likelihood of us getting 2 2nd round picks. I don't see why we couldn't get a single unprotected first from the team receiving OUR BEST PLAYER and the THE BEST PLAYER IN THE DEAL. I'll never be able to wrap my mind around that one, but whatever.

Anyways, we might be able to sneak into the top 3. I maintain that the Magic are not tanking but simply are not good. We are playing the guys that were supposed to turn us into a playoff team. That's pathetic.

NEM · Post #888 » by **NEM** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 3:02 pm

Blue_and_Whte wrote:
Baka_La Flame wrote:
drsd wrote:a) I am embarrassed to be a Magic fan.
b) played the lottery game and the Magic drafted 5th five time straight. Hmmph.

Fine by me. Tatum/Isaac/DSJ. We're so close to the finish line.. I can smell it. I would be just as happy if the pick was packaged in a trade for Butler/PG. preferably Butler because he's locked into his current deal for a few more years. If Wade walks this summer the Evan becomes enticing to the Bulls. Vuc would probable have to go to a third team where the assets go to the Bulls. Maybe we can get them Crowder from Bos.

Hill or Teague/Payton/Augustine
Ross/Meeks/Wilcox
Butler/Hezonja/FA
Gordon/FA/Motley
Biyombo/Giles/Zimmerman

Gordon and Biyombo at the 4 and 5... So much for spacing.

Any starting 5 featuring those two will lead us to the lottery. Neither is a starter on a playoff team.

BadMofoPimp · Post #889 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 3:08 pm

There is about a zero chance this team has in getting these big name free agents like Butler and company. Just to think we are going to get more than one big name free agent is just plain silly in itself. It is nice to dream, but we need to be realistic in that the core we have here now just may be it for the next 3-4 years with minor adjustments with maybe one good trade or free agent signing (doubt the signing part).

Skin · Post #890 » by **Skin** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 5:59 pm

Another Clutch loss yesterday fellas! *HIGH 5s* :eyebrows:

rcklsscognition · Post #891 » by **rcklsscognition** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 6:06 pm

Slotted in right now most likely landing the 6th pick and just going to have to pray we get a jump into the top 3. Going to be fun on June 25th or whenever they drop the ping pong balls.

It will be difficult but hopefully we drop all 3 on the west game road trip, that'd give us some breathing room on the Kings and help vs. the Suns. We may knock off Charlotte, Philly is a toss up on the 20th, I'd imagine we toast the Raptors in Toronto, hope for a split with the Nets, and then schedule in one more random win for the rest of the season and that should do us.

Looks like 4-7 more wins to go. Possibly going to wind up 8 games worse than last season, how embarrassing. A 27 win season should net us 5th I think. Out of the last 10 years, only one year 27 wins would have been not 5th pick.

We actually only favored in 2 more games this entire season on 538.

Predictions are a 3 way tie for 3rd with us, Philly, and Phoenix at 29 wins right now. Lakers in 2nd with 25 and Brooklyn at 17.

yoyojw17 · Post #892 » by **yoyojw17** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 6:11 pm

With how bad the lakers are playing now, I've come to grips with the fact that we will be most likely receiving 2 2nd round picks. Now.... with the way that Phoenix is now playing... I'm going to be rooting for them in every game for the rest of the season.... "GO TYLER ULLIS GO!!!!! Mighty Mouse 2.0"

drsd · Post #893 » by **drsd** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 6:15 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:There is about a zero chance this team has in getting these big name free agents like Butler and company.

No state tax. An ownership group proven to go WAY over the cap. A modern facility with full training capacity. Orlando does have assets.

Skin · Post #894 » by **Skin** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 6:42 pm

drsd wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:There is about a zero chance this team has in getting these big name free agents like Butler and company.

No state tax. An ownership group proven to go WAY over the cap. A modern facility with full training capacity. Orlando does have assets.

None of that matters. Stars want to play with stars.

PennytoShaq · Post #895 » by **PennytoShaq** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 7:12 pm

NEM wrote:
Blue_and_Whte wrote:
Baka_La Flame wrote:
Fine by me. Tatum/Isaac/DSJ. We're so close to the finish line.. I can smell it. I would be just as happy if the pick was packaged in a trade for Butler/PG. preferably Butler because he's locked into his current deal for a few more years. If Wade walks this summer the Evan becomes enticing to the Bulls. Vuc would probable have to go to a third team where the assets go to the Bulls. Maybe we can get them Crowder from Bos.

Hill or Teague/Payton/Augustine
Ross/Meeks/Wilcox
Butler/Hezonja/FA
Gordon/FA/Motley
Biyombo/Giles/Zimmerman

Gordon and Biyombo at the 4 and 5... So much for spacing.

Any starting 5 featuring those two will lead us to the lottery. Neither is a starter on a playoff team.

Yet Bizmack WAS a starter in the playoffs last year.

And not ruin your whine parade, but AG has been averaging 16 ppg since moving to the 4. So he has shown rather dramatic improvement pretty quickly.

Baka_La Flame · Post #896 » by **Baka_La Flame** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 8:45 pm

Since when is Butler a FA?

rusoopE · Post #897 » by **rusoopE** » Tue Mar 7, 2017 11:25 pm

This thread is about the tank and draft... Why im still reading about Butler and PG? Im so Sick of those never happening trades

JF5 · Post #898 » by **JF5** » Wed Mar 8, 2017 12:47 am

Baka_La Flame wrote:Since when is Butler a FA?

They want to give up the draft pick to get him...

It would only make this mediocre team become a middle of the road mediocre team.

VFX · Post #899 » by **VFX** » Wed Mar 8, 2017 12:57 am

rusoopE wrote:This thread is about the tank and draft... Why im still reading about Butler and PG? Im so Sick of those never happening trades

Because people are delusional homers and think we have a legitimate shot at those two.

BadMofoPimp · Post #900 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Wed Mar 8, 2017 2:14 am

drsd wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:There is about a zero chance this team has in getting these big name free agents like Butler and company.

No state tax. An ownership group proven to go WAY over the cap. A modern facility with full training capacity. Orlando does have assets.

How many times we hear this and nothing happens when players can go to teams that are already winning.