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SurgeIblocka · Post #521 » by **SurgeIblocka** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:46 pm

Jadoogar wrote:We're so effed

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Pretty much

Merit · Post #522 » by **Merit** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:46 pm

This made Dallas amazing. As for the sixers? Duck them.

tanuki1031 · Post #523 » by **tanuki1031** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:46 pm

traps#10 wrote:At least we won a championship in our lifetime

This is where I'm at.

We caught the league off-guard when transactions were still transactions and not rigged shadow deals, and games weren't as heavily controlled by gambling and storylines.

If anyone things 2026 will be any different, remember that Kyrie is out for the year and AD will inevitably miss 60 games. Dallas will draft top 3 again in a loaded class.

Welcome to the Narrative Basketball Association!

SharoneWright · Post #524 » by **SharoneWright** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:47 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
TimeForChange wrote:
Cyrus wrote:Let me clear now, the top 3 worst teams, with best odds finished the draft #4, #5, #6... these teams were tripping over themselves to out tank everyone

I would love the 4th pick right now

I'd love the 4th pick too.

But I wouldn't want to gut our roster to get the 4-6th pick.

Happily gut our roster. Not in love with any of them.

Randle McMurphy · Post #525 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:47 pm

rarefind wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:
ItsDanger wrote:

That's the face of regret.

He realizes it was a complete waste of a season and he didn’t even tank properly.

At least his contract is running out.

Yes, let's celebrate the key person who lifted this organization out of poverty franchise status leaving.

You don't get a free pass for a half decade because you did something in 2019. That applies to front office members as much as players. Put his name in the rafters all you want but he badly needs to go and this franchise badly needs to find some direction again.

canada_dry · Post #526 » by **canada_dry** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:47 pm

earthtone wrote:
canada_dry wrote:I think we draft Maluach still. 7th. 8th. 9th. Doesn't matter.

So all in all it wasn't that big a deal...all it did to me was reinforce that tanking aint **** with the new odds. Im sorry. It just isn't.

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Don't think Maluach is going to last all the way to 9, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong

I think he'll be there. If he gets drafted 7th or 8th then im wrong and the slight slip clearly mattered lmao

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djsunyc · Post #527 » by **djsunyc** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:48 pm

canada_dry wrote:
djsunyc wrote:
canada_dry wrote:Its not "good news" lmao

Why is drafting 9th instead of 6th good? The scouting could do the same good work and be earlier in the draft and less chance of missing out on guys...

We don't have to sugarcoat everything

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you are right. every single draft, #6 has been better than every pick under it.

the realistic take is that after you get past top 3 or 4, there's alot of similar talents that nobody can predict how they develop at the next level. there's no sugar coating.

there are folks here that would rather have franz over scottie now.
Its not "good news" though is my point. 9th is the lower end of how things could have turned out. Not great.

Its just not the end of the world either. I think we end up with maluach regardless of if we stayed 7th or dropped a spot or two. Probably less of a reach at 9th.

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i trust our evaluators. it is what it is. this seems to be the type of draft #11 turns out better than #5.

ForeverTFC · Post #528 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:48 pm

SFour wrote:
ill-Will03 wrote:Wait are the pro tankers really trying to spin this in their favor??

Do you see who won the lotto? Dallas a team who made the play in… which most of you would be crying about if we made it to the play in.

This just proves tanking doesn’t guarantee anything. And you pro tankers are too blind to see it lol

the gaslighting is crazy

It's actually insane

Randle McMurphy · Post #529 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:48 pm

SharoneWright wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
TimeForChange wrote:I would love the 4th pick right now

I'd love the 4th pick too.

But I wouldn't want to gut our roster to get the 4-6th pick.

Happily gut our roster. Not in love with any of them.

If Masai could gut our mediocre roster to get Giannis, I guarantee you he'd do it.

Unfortunately, the Bucks are gonna get offered much more than that.

SFour · Post #530 » by **SFour** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:50 pm

canada_dry wrote:
earthtone wrote:
canada_dry wrote:I think we draft Maluach still. 7th. 8th. 9th. Doesn't matter.

So all in all it wasn't that big a deal...all it did to me was reinforce that tanking aint **** with the new odds. Im sorry. It just isn't.

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Don't think Maluach is going to last all the way to 9, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong
I think he'll be there. If he gets drafted 7th or 8th then im wrong and the slight slip clearly mattered lmao

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Do the Pelicans or Nets need a center....that's what you have to ask because they're picking at 7/8

Raptors Realtor · Post #531 » by **Raptors Realtor** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:50 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:
rarefind wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:He realizes it was a complete waste of a season and he didn’t even tank properly.

At least his contract is running out.

Yes, let's celebrate the key person who lifted this organization out of poverty franchise status leaving.

You don't get a free pass for a half decade because you did something in 2019. That applies to front office members as much as players. Put his name in the rafters all you want but he badly needs to go and this franchise badly needs to find some direction again.

Just a terrible take... Good luck finding a better replacement.

ill-Will03 · Post #532 » by **ill-Will03** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:50 pm

Syd-TK3 wrote:
ill-Will03 wrote:Wait are the pro tankers really trying to spin this in their favor??

Do you see who won the lotto? Dallas a team who made the play in… which most of you would be crying about if we made it to the play in.

This just proves tanking doesn’t guarantee anything. And you pro tankers are too blind to see it lol

If the argument against tanking is that the nba will just fix the lottery and pick whoever they want then sure you guys can have your victory lap lol

The argument is that since the lottery odds are flattened it’s not worth gutting your team for a “chance” at the number 1 pick.

Tanking with the new odds is not the same as before, which is what many of us were trying to tell y’all

FrozenLeafz · Post #533 » by **FrozenLeafz** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:50 pm

dallas won and philly got 3rd pick, you can't write this s*** up

Pointgod · Post #534 » by **Pointgod** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:50 pm

Raptors Realtor wrote:
Pointgod wrote:
Lazy wrote:TWO said we shoulda tanked like Washington and Utah

Yea I’d rather have the 5th or 6th pick than the 9th. What’s there to argue?

Even with all our injuries we were never going to out tank those 2 scrub teams.

You know we were games ahead of Philadelphia at the deadline right? The same Philadelphia team that just moved up to grab the third pick. We also dropped 2 spots last lottery as well. It just goes to show you that you either go all in for the tank or you try to compete and pray for luck like Atlanta and Dallas if you fall short. But no more half measures.

canada_dry · Post #535 » by **canada_dry** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:51 pm

djsunyc wrote:
canada_dry wrote:
djsunyc wrote:you are right. every single draft, #6 has been better than every pick under it.

the realistic take is that after you get past top 3 or 4, there's alot of similar talents that nobody can predict how they develop at the next level. there's no sugar coating.

there are folks here that would rather have franz over scottie now.
Its not "good news" though is my point. 9th is the lower end of how things could have turned out. Not great.

Its just not the end of the world either. I think we end up with maluach regardless of if we stayed 7th or dropped a spot or two. Probably less of a reach at 9th.

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i trust our evaluators. it is what it is. this seems to be the type of draft #11 turns out better than #5.

I trust them too... but a lot of the times they recognize a talent thats not in their reach... giannis. Sga. Etc. Id rather be 6th than 9th for that exact reason. Just to avoid something like that happening. I just dont think theres an argument for "good news". Thats galaxy brain, got em right where we want em, type stuff.

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Risk101 · Post #536 » by **Risk101** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:51 pm

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artsncrafts · Post #537 » by **artsncrafts** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:51 pm

At least I dont have to watch draft night, smol blessings.

Basketball_Jones · Post #538 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:51 pm

Waste of a season. I’m with team compete now would have made no difference if we tried to win games instead we tanked for the 9th pick lol

canada_dry · Post #539 » by **canada_dry** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:51 pm

SFour wrote:
canada_dry wrote:
earthtone wrote:Don't think Maluach is going to last all the way to 9, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong
I think he'll be there. If he gets drafted 7th or 8th then im wrong and the slight slip clearly mattered lmao

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Do the Pelicans or Nets need a center....that's what you have to ask because they're picking at 7/8

And i think the answer is no. Claxton and missi.

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ill-Will03 · Post #540 » by **ill-Will03** » Mon May 12, 2025 11:51 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:
rarefind wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:He realizes it was a complete waste of a season and he didn’t even tank properly.

At least his contract is running out.

Yes, let's celebrate the key person who lifted this organization out of poverty franchise status leaving.

You don't get a free pass for a half decade because you did something in 2019. That applies to front office members as much as players. Put his name in the rafters all you want but he badly needs to go and this franchise badly needs to find some direction again.

Very strange take here lol