Common Theme Pairs Draft 2.0 - Discussion

[Snakebites]

Hmm. Looking at the draft- the Knicks are an underwhelming pool- more often than not used to gain access to the Celtics pool-, but one think they do NOT lack is cheap backup point guards.

Ward, old-man Kidd, Anthony, and of course the patron saint- Pablo Prigioni.

[ReggiesKnicks]

Worst draft yet, which I realized shortly after taking BPA (Magic Johnson, though some other players were close) and taking advice from others and calculating the next 14 picks after mine. After doing that, I realized the most likely outcome was SGA/Stockton/Tatum/Rose/Westbrook/Price/Kyrie/Glove would be available as pseudo-BPA's (either as individual talents or pairs) and immediately regretted my decision as SGA and Tatum are great fits with Magic while the rest aren't maximized in a vacuum.

My next mistake was underestimating just how bad the Knicks are. I grew up hating them, but man what a pissing contest champion of a franchise.

I'm ready for the next one

[MadNESS]

Knicks will have KAT, OG, Bridges next year.

[ReggiesKnicks]

Knicks will have KAT, OG, Bridges next year.

Bridges is pretty far from where he was in Phoenix though with his added weight. He doesn't move laterally like he used to and it has caused his screen navigation to tank drastically.

OG is amazing. KAT will be a good addition.

I really like Josh Hart, but I'm a sucker for guys who are lower on the totem pole for scoring but do a ton of extras at a high level (like Andrew Nembhard).

[Fadeaway_J]

Worst draft yet, which I realized shortly after taking BPA (Magic Johnson, though some other players were close) and taking advice from others and calculating the next 14 picks after mine. After doing that, I realized the most likely outcome was SGA/Stockton/Tatum/Rose/Westbrook/Price/Kyrie/Glove would be available as pseudo-BPA's (either as individual talents or pairs) and immediately regretted my decision as SGA and Tatum are great fits with Magic while the rest aren't maximized in a vacuum.

My next mistake was underestimating just how bad the Knicks are. I grew up hating them, but man what a pissing contest champion of a franchise.

I'm ready for the next one

Draft OGs have been burned by this so many times. At least we didn't also have the Nets.

[durantbird]

ok

Your'e up. It's not GM's turn for the last 32 minutes

[Snakebites]

Knicks will have KAT, OG, Bridges next year.

Bridges is pretty far from where he was in Phoenix though with his added weight. He doesn't move laterally like he used to and it has caused his screen navigation to tank drastically.

OG is amazing. KAT will be a good addition.

I really like Josh Hart, but I'm a sucker for guys who are lower on the totem pole for scoring but do a ton of extras at a high level (like Andrew Nembhard).

I think Bridges is too costly for what he brings as a Knick so far. We’ll see if that changes.

OG will improve New York’s pool. KAT may help in shallower pools- he’s a tricky guy to fit defensively but rewarding offensively.

I suspect this season makes Brunson more draftable. It’s a peak season 3 FGA cheaper than last year.

The Knicks have one or two underrated pieces- I was surprised Mason was available so late. But yeah it’s a weak pool and the usable guys dried up fast because they were paired with the Celtics. It’s a pool that is sorely lacking in elite efficient offensive stars and cheap shooting, which are probably the two most important things. Can’t even find a Brent Barry or Kyle Korver type in their history. It’s wild.

[durantbird]

K

you can complete your team

[durantbird]

Please finish your teams by 11AM EDT tomorrow and prepare a full roster page, then we'll move on to the knockout phase. Teams not completed by the deadline will be disqualified.

[Snakebites]

That time frame may not work for me.

I have work until late today and I’m not sitting down late at night after 12 straight hours of work to complete my roster. I’m resting. 11 am EST is also very early in the morning for me.

Move on without me if you need to.

[durantbird]

That time frame may not work for me.

I have work until late today and I’m not sitting down late at night after 12 straight hours of work to complete my roster. I’m resting. 11 am EST is also very early in the morning for me.

Move on without me if you need to.

I'm not in a rush, I can adjust the timeframe, tell me what will work. I just tried to set it to a reasonable time so we don't drag but we can set a larger buffer

[Snakebites]

That time frame may not work for me.

I have work until late today and I’m not sitting down late at night after 12 straight hours of work to complete my roster. I’m resting. 11 am EST is also very early in the morning for me.

Move on without me if you need to.

I'm not in a rush, I can adjust the timeframe, tell me what will work. I just tried to set it to a reasonable time so we don't drag but we can set a larger buffer

I’ll give it my best shot in the morning.

[durantbird]

There were 12 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

ReggiesKnicks
durantbird
parsnips33
GeorgeMarcus
migya
MadNess
Snakebites
Larry_Russell
Fadeaway_J
wackbone
Dr Positivity
Laimbeer
IP: 46.210.250.25
Timestamp: 2025-03-12 15:31:05 UTC

ReggiesKnicks vs durantbird
parsnips33 vs GeorgeMarcus
migya vs MadNess
Snakebites vs Larry_Russell

Fadeaway_J - BYE
wackbone - BYE
Dr Positivity - BYE
Laimbeer - BYE

[durantbird]

There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

wackbone
durantbird
Fadeaway_J
GeorgeMarcus
MadNess
Snakebites
Laimbeer
Dr Positivity
IP: 2a06:c701:44f9:8e00:89f0:4bb2:930d:5e9
Timestamp: 2025-03-14 17:49:18 UTC

wackbone vs durantbird
Fadeaway_J vs GeorgeMarcus
MadNess vs Snakebites
Laimbeer vs Dr Positivity

[durantbird]

There were 4 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

MadNess
GeorgeMarcus
durantbird
Laimbeer
IP: 2a06:c701:44f9:8e00:8bda:8f6c:5dbc:ee3c
Timestamp: 2025-03-16 18:04:04 UTC

MadNess vs GeorgeMarcus
durantbird vs Laimbeer