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Post#361 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Mar 1, 2021 11:11 am

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ThunderBolt wrote:I’m surprised houston offered an extension.


That would have been a very tradeable contract.

I don’t think I would pay oladipo that much based upon how he’s performed this year. He’s not been very good.
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Post#362 » by Dadouv47 » Mon Mar 1, 2021 12:00 pm

Yeah just hope Houston won't get any good offer for Dipo so he stays and try to upgrade his value for his next contract...Houston is tanking but don't think they care if they end up with 3rd or 5th worst record.

But we need a good Wall/Dipo/Wood combo for Houston to win games. The rest of their team is so bad.
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Post#363 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Mar 1, 2021 12:55 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:Yeah just hope Houston won't get any good offer for Dipo so he stays and try to upgrade his value for his next contract...Houston is tanking but don't think they care if they end up with 3rd or 5th worst record.

But we need a good Wall/Dipo/Wood combo for Houston to win games. The rest of their team is so bad.

Even if Houston finishes with the worst record in the league, it's almost a coin flip that we get their pick.

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Post#364 » by jake_swivel » Mon Mar 1, 2021 1:04 pm

The positive thing is that wood is really good. They can’t hold him out the whole season on a sprained ankle. And dipo in a contract year ain’t gonna tank.
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Post#366 » by Dadouv47 » Mon Mar 1, 2021 1:17 pm

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Dadouv47 wrote:Yeah just hope Houston won't get any good offer for Dipo so he stays and try to upgrade his value for his next contract...Houston is tanking but don't think they care if they end up with 3rd or 5th worst record.

But we need a good Wall/Dipo/Wood combo for Houston to win games. The rest of their team is so bad.

Even if Houston finishes with the worst record in the league, it's almost a coin flip that we get their pick.

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As a former poker player, I hate to bet a big part of my bankroll on a flip :(

That flip is really really big because drafting a 5-7 guy instead of +/-20 is huge, even more considering the fact that our window is short with SGA improving faster than I thought.

Also if they keep their pick, we get 25% less chances to have a top 4 pick so it's quite ugly if that happen.

There's not much we can do though...just be lucky.
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Post#367 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Mar 1, 2021 1:34 pm

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Dadouv47 wrote:Yeah just hope Houston won't get any good offer for Dipo so he stays and try to upgrade his value for his next contract...Houston is tanking but don't think they care if they end up with 3rd or 5th worst record.

But we need a good Wall/Dipo/Wood combo for Houston to win games. The rest of their team is so bad.

Even if Houston finishes with the worst record in the league, it's almost a coin flip that we get their pick.

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As a former poker player, I hate to bet a big part of my bankroll on a flip :(

That flip is really really big because drafting a 5-7 guy instead of +/-20 is huge, even more considering the fact that our window is short with SGA improving faster than I thought.

Also if they keep their pick, we get 25% less chances to have a top 4 pick so it's quite ugly if that happen.

There's not much we can do though...just be lucky.

You are wanting to secure things we have no control over. The whole system is a lottery. We are never going to approach that night having complete control over what happens. Worrying too much about Houston or Miami is really a waste of time.

Also, I don't think everyone after the top five will be a bust. Do yourself a favor and go back and look at past drafts and see how good players are found at different spots.
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Post#368 » by Dadouv47 » Mon Mar 1, 2021 1:42 pm

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ThunderBolt wrote:Even if Houston finishes with the worst record in the league, it's almost a coin flip that we get their pick.

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As a former poker player, I hate to bet a big part of my bankroll on a flip :(

That flip is really really big because drafting a 5-7 guy instead of +/-20 is huge, even more considering the fact that our window is short with SGA improving faster than I thought.

Also if they keep their pick, we get 25% less chances to have a top 4 pick so it's quite ugly if that happen.

There's not much we can do though...just be lucky.

You are wanting to secure things we have no control over. The whole system is a lottery. We are never going to approach that night having complete control over what happens. Worrying too much about Houston or Miami is really a waste of time.

Also, I don't think everyone after the top five will be a bust. Do yourself a favor and go back and look at past drafts and see how good players are found at different spots.


You are obviously right but it's still about odds of those 5 first guys becoming future stars versus the other prospects that aren't that impressive. If we compare this draft to the 2003 draft (as mentioned many times by some experts) we better be in the top 5 :lol:
But yeah of course we can draft a future HOF with any pick...
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Post#369 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Mar 1, 2021 2:06 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:
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As a former poker player, I hate to bet a big part of my bankroll on a flip :(

That flip is really really big because drafting a 5-7 guy instead of +/-20 is huge, even more considering the fact that our window is short with SGA improving faster than I thought.

Also if they keep their pick, we get 25% less chances to have a top 4 pick so it's quite ugly if that happen.

There's not much we can do though...just be lucky.

You are wanting to secure things we have no control over. The whole system is a lottery. We are never going to approach that night having complete control over what happens. Worrying too much about Houston or Miami is really a waste of time.

Also, I don't think everyone after the top five will be a bust. Do yourself a favor and go back and look at past drafts and see how good players are found at different spots.


You are obviously right but it's still about odds of those 5 first guys becoming future stars versus the other prospects that aren't that impressive. If we compare this draft to the 2003 draft (as mentioned many times by some experts) we better be in the top 5 :lol:
But yeah of course we can draft a future HOF with any pick...


If you had told me before the season that Houston's pick would come down to a coin flip for a top 5 guy or we could give a pick around 14-20, I would have taken the first option. It's possible that we lose the Houston pick, get worse than a top five pick for our own and the Miami pick isn't very good. The odds of us getting picks 1 & 5 are also pretty low. The only thing worth worrying about is our own pick, imo.
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Re: 2020-21 Around The NBA Thread 

Post#370 » by Dadouv47 » Mon Mar 1, 2021 2:20 pm

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Dadouv47 wrote:
ThunderBolt wrote:
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You are wanting to secure things we have no control over. The whole system is a lottery. We are never going to approach that night having complete control over what happens. Worrying too much about Houston or Miami is really a waste of time.

Also, I don't think everyone after the top five will be a bust. Do yourself a favor and go back and look at past drafts and see how good players are found at different spots.


You are obviously right but it's still about odds of those 5 first guys becoming future stars versus the other prospects that aren't that impressive. If we compare this draft to the 2003 draft (as mentioned many times by some experts) we better be in the top 5 :lol:
But yeah of course we can draft a future HOF with any pick...


If you had told me before the season that Houston's pick would come down to a coin flip for a top 5 guy or we could give a pick around 14-20, I would have taken the first option. It's possible that we lose the Houston pick, get worse than a top five pick for our own and the Miami pick isn't very good. The odds of us getting picks 1 & 5 are also pretty low. The only thing worth worrying about is our own pick, imo.


yeah fair enough :) Still a pretty good spot

Wouldn't believe you if you told me OKC had the 9th worst record after half of the season though :banghead:
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Post#371 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Mar 1, 2021 2:28 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:
ThunderBolt wrote:
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You are obviously right but it's still about odds of those 5 first guys becoming future stars versus the other prospects that aren't that impressive. If we compare this draft to the 2003 draft (as mentioned many times by some experts) we better be in the top 5 :lol:
But yeah of course we can draft a future HOF with any pick...


If you had told me before the season that Houston's pick would come down to a coin flip for a top 5 guy or we could give a pick around 14-20, I would have taken the first option. It's possible that we lose the Houston pick, get worse than a top five pick for our own and the Miami pick isn't very good. The odds of us getting picks 1 & 5 are also pretty low. The only thing worth worrying about is our own pick, imo.


yeah fair enough :) Still a pretty good spot

Wouldn't believe you if you told me OKC had the 9th worst record after half of the season though :banghead:

Agreed but it's a bit deceptive. We can be exactly where we need to be in a couple of games. We still have plenty of time to right (or wrong) the ship.
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Post#372 » by thedoppelganger » Mon Mar 1, 2021 9:43 pm

Not too surprising given the stories that have come out so far this year + the expectations coming into the season
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Post#373 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Mar 1, 2021 9:51 pm

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I don't think it's completely his fault because they've had a lot of injuries. Like you said, this isn't surprising. I don't follow the hawks close enough to know if he's a good coach or not.
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Post#374 » by thedoppelganger » Fri Mar 5, 2021 5:02 pm

Can't wait to see this buyout number, really surprised
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Post#375 » by Dadouv47 » Fri Mar 5, 2021 8:53 pm

A buy out was the only option. Terrible contract and no reason for the Pistons to give up FRPs.

Sick that he will join the Nets...I badly want them to fail :(
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Post#377 » by jake_swivel » Sun Mar 7, 2021 5:21 am

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Post#378 » by thedoppelganger » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:19 am

Horford seems like he’d fit in with the Spurs..but that’s a pipe dream
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Post#379 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:21 am

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The spurs do love old guys. They gave Gasol that ridiculous contract. They held on to Aldridge too long.
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