2023 NBA Draft – Thurs, 8PM, June 22

ConstableGeneva · Post #441 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Apr 3, 2023 12:37 am

Pop and Spurs making sure we don't get the 33rd pick.

Post #442 » by **djFan71** » Mon Apr 3, 2023 12:49 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:Pop and Spurs making sure we don't get the 33rd pick.

Always hated Pop...

EDIT: Ugh, horrible day. Everyone that should have lost (SAS, POR, LAL just cuz) won, and HOU lost.

ConstableGeneva · Post #443 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Apr 3, 2023 1:41 am

Fire Ainge!

Post #444 » by **djFan71** » Mon Apr 3, 2023 10:09 pm

HOU (19-60): DEN, @CHA, @WIZ

SAS (20-58): @PHO, POR, MIN, DAL

Not looking great. HOU can maybe win their last 2?
BUT SAS could win 2 as well with POR and DAL.

Kyrie gonna hose us in that last DAL game. Either by playing or not playing.

Post #445 » by **165bows** » Mon Apr 3, 2023 10:28 pm

Outside Wemby the guys I like in the top-10: Wallace, Dick, Lively, Miller. Well jury’s out on Miller no pun intended.

Post #446 » by **Darthlukey** » Tue Apr 4, 2023 5:25 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:Fire Ainge!

The Pelicans should have a mad hate for Danny as well, proper blew up the value of the 1st the Lakers owe them this season

Post #447 » by **Darthlukey** » Tue Apr 4, 2023 5:27 am

djFan71 wrote:HOU (19-60): DEN, @CHA, @WIZ

SAS (20-58): @PHO, POR, MIN, DAL

Not looking great. HOU can maybe win their last 2?
BUT SAS could win 2 as well with POR and DAL.

Kyrie gonna hose us in that last DAL game. Either by playing or not playing.

I would prefer to miss #33 and give the Spurs worse odds of landing in the top 2. In fact, thats all I want out of this draft - the spurs ideally are not picking 1st or 2nd.

ConstableGeneva · Post #448 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Tue Apr 4, 2023 8:32 am

Darthlukey wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Fire Ainge!

The Pelicans should have a mad hate for Danny as well, proper blew up the value of the 1st the Lakers owe them this season

Will never forgive Ainge for helping the Lakers out of their bind.

Post #449 » by **Darthlukey** » Tue Apr 4, 2023 8:51 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:
Darthlukey wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Fire Ainge!

The Pelicans should have a mad hate for Danny as well, proper blew up the value of the 1st the Lakers owe them this season

Will never forgive Ainge for helping the Lakers out of their bind.

I dont hate that he did, what I hate is that he didn't make them bleed to do so

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #450 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Tue Apr 4, 2023 9:31 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:
Darthlukey wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:Fire Ainge!

The Pelicans should have a mad hate for Danny as well, proper blew up the value of the 1st the Lakers owe them this season

Will never forgive Ainge for helping the Lakers out of their bind.

The Lakers have to either let Russell walk for nothing or sign him to a big extension this summer. Do you trust Pelinka to make the right decision ? Is there even a right decision there ? I'm not sure it's the long term win people think it is.

The draft compensation for Utah always felt light considering the lack of leverage from the Lakers but the most likely outcome is still that LA gave up a first round pick for the privilege of losing in the first round.

Kalela · Post #451 » by **Kalela** » Tue Apr 4, 2023 1:16 pm

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:
Darthlukey wrote:The Pelicans should have a mad hate for Danny as well, proper blew up the value of the 1st the Lakers owe them this season

Will never forgive Ainge for helping the Lakers out of their bind.

The Lakers have to either let Russell walk for nothing or sign him to a big extension this summer. Do you trust Pelinka to make the right decision ? Is there even a right decision there ? I'm not sure it's the long term win people think it is.

The draft compensation for Utah always felt light considering the lack of leverage from the Lakers but the most likely outcome is still that LA gave up a first round pick for the privilege of losing in the first round.

I can't help but think you are underestimating this current Lakers squad.

ConstableGeneva · Post #452 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 2:56 am

Spurs and Rockets both with 20 wins. What happens if they have same record? Coin toss?

Hal14 · Post #453 » by **Hal14** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 3:03 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:Spurs and Rockets both with 20 wins. What happens if they have same record? Coin toss?

Good question. I'm guessing it either goes to coin toss or H2H record..

Post #454 » by **djFan71** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 3:50 am

No matter, Rockets gonna win out!!!!

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #455 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 4:46 am

ConstableGeneva wrote:Spurs and Rockets both with 20 wins. What happens if they have same record? Coin toss?

Tiebreakers are just used for playoff positioning which clearly doesn't concern those two teams. Even if it did, that doesn't carry over to the draft order. The NBA uses random drawings to break draws between teams with identical records for the draft (so you could technically finish with both a higher seed and a higher draft pick than a team with the same record). See for instance https://www.nba.com/news/ties-broken-for-order-of-selection-in-2021-nba-draft or https://www.nba.com/news/nba-draft-2022-ties-broken-official-release.

Not exactly clear how that drawing is done especially for multi way ties. Is it a series of coin flips ? Are they drawing straws ? Do GMs face off in rock paper scissors ? I need to know now lol.

Post #456 » by **djFan71** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 5:21 am

HOU (20-60): @CHA, @WIZ
SAS (20-59): POR, MIN, DAL

Any of those games could go either way, tbh. MIN is probably the only one really trying to win out of the 5 opponents.

Post #457 » by **djFan71** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 5:47 am

I'd love to come out of this draft without Pritchard and with Clowney and Jordan Walsh.

You may call me a dreamer, but I'm not... well, actually, I probably am the only one.

Edit: Walsh kinda reminds me of Noho Hank from Barry meets Ray from Mr Inbetween, but with a 7'3" wingspan. Any time a guy reminds you of multiple TV hitmen and has a rep for Tenacious D.... you gotta like him.

BostonCouchGM · Post #458 » by **BostonCouchGM** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 6:10 am

djFan71 wrote:I'd love to come out of this draft without Pritchard and with Clowney and Jordan Walsh.

You may call me a dreamer, but I'm not... well, actually, I probably am the only one.

Edit: Walsh kinda reminds me of Noho Hank from Barry meets Ray from Mr Inbetween, but with a 7'3" wingspan. Any time a guy reminds you of multiple TV hitmen and has a rep for Tenacious D.... you gotta like him.

ha ha great character. Spot on! Walsh could easily be a 3/4 version of White and great depth. Would love to grab him

playa-hater · Post #459 » by **playa-hater** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 2:49 pm

djFan71 wrote:I'd love to come out of this draft without Pritchard and with Clowney and Jordan Walsh.

You may call me a dreamer, but I'm not... well, actually, I probably am the only one.

Edit: Walsh kinda reminds me of Noho Hank from Barry meets Ray from Mr Inbetween, but with a 7'3" wingspan. Any time a guy reminds you of multiple TV hitmen and has a rep for Tenacious D.... you gotta like him.

I love PP and think he is underrated. But want to trade him for his and our sake. PP + hopefully a 33rd and 38Th? pick should allow us to move up and target a nice player. Hopefully a talented True Big or muti-skilled "Forward". Doesn't have to a high floor but at least some nice (ceiling) to develop.

Or with no trade up get as many quality "projects" and hope 1 becomes that diamond in the rough.

Homerclease · Post #460 » by **Homerclease** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 3:09 pm