Race for Ping Pong Balls

basketballRob · Post #461 » by **basketballRob** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:14 pm

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Post #462 » by **Knightro** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:33 pm

Games of Interest 4/19

20 win Cavs at 17 win Pistons
23 win Bulls at 31 win Celtics
15 win Rockets at 29 win Heat
20 win Thunder at 23 win Wizards

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Detroit isn't messing around.

RookieStar · Post #463 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:43 pm

Knightro wrote:Games of Interest 4/19

20 win Cavs at 17 win Pistons
23 win Bulls at 31 win Celtics
15 win Rockets at 29 win Heat
20 win Thunder at 23 win Wizards

Read on Twitter

Detroit isn't messing around.

They see us in their rear-view mirror with OKC looming in the distance as well. They are locking in.

Post #464 » by **Knightro** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:49 pm

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A bunch of guys out hurt for the Heat tonight against the Rockets.

Post #465 » by **Knightro** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:24 pm

Pistons up 26-9 early

Edit: 32-9

Wingy · Post #466 » by **Wingy** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:27 pm

You’re at a fun stage...no expectations, you win when you lose, get to revel in schadenfraude with our (Bulls) pick. Pick tracking threads sure are fun. I remember back in the day when the Knicks gave us #2 overall...that sure was a fun track. Alas...we blew the pick. Enjoy Magic fans!

RookieStar · Post #467 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:28 pm

wow!! Go PISTONS!!! I wonder if they can maintain it or turn to tank mode in the 2nd hlaf?

Post #468 » by **SOUL** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:32 pm

Man, I liked Bey.. nobody else here was trying to hear that name though when I brought him up :lol:

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Also been in a fantasy Build-a-Franchise league the past few years on the Knicks board with everybody keeping the same team year by year and it incorporates free agency/draft stuff. I think most of my picks were late first rounders (27-30) or late seconds (like 55-60) and I had drafted Dort, Chuma and Pritchard before the actual drafts took place in the last few years. Gonna go join the Magic scout team brb.

Xatticus · Post #469 » by **Xatticus** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:44 am

SOUL wrote:Man, I liked Bey.. nobody else here was trying to hear that name though when I brought him up .

Also been in a fantasy Build-a-Franchise league the past few years on the Knicks board with everybody keeping the same team year by year and it incorporates free agency/draft stuff. I think most of my picks were late first rounders (27-30) or late seconds (like 55-60) and I had drafted Dort, Chuma and Pritchard before the actual drafts took place in the last few years. Gonna go join the Magic scout team brb.

He's in Detroit. He can shoot. He knows how defense works.

Anyone that you throw out there and give significant minutes to is going to put up some numbers and Bey is in a situation where minutes are basically guaranteed. He still has a low ceiling. If we had drafted him, he wouldn't have received the same opportunities, he would've posted pedestrian per game averages, and he would've been lumped in among the rabble that we blame for our failures. After we dumped our core, he would've magically improved and his per game numbers would've trended upwards.

His on/off stuff isn't good, but he is a rookie and that's not enough to condemn him. They are playing him now and they will be able to see whether or not he improves. Detroit will have a good idea of what his value is before they have to negotiate that second contract. Credit to them for not giving those minutes to some veteran that the coach prefers but that doesn't really help them win games.

We've seen time and again that there is a market to be exploited by acquiring youngsters that never get off the bench for other teams, but you can't really afford to take advantage of that market if you are trying to win games. If you are going to suck regardless, then what is the downside?

Nyce_1 · Post #470 » by **Nyce_1** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:31 am

LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MagicFan101 · Post #471 » by **MagicFan101** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:32 am

Tie game with 30 seconds to go and Detroit pulls off a 4 point play!! Very nice!

KillMonger · Post #472 » by **KillMonger** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:32 am

Pistons might pull this one out....could this be another tank backfire after resting so many key players?

thelead · Post #473 » by **thelead** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:33 am

Vuc has killed the celtics. I'm not sure what the celtics were thinking when they gave away Theis. They have very little paint defense.

basketballRob · Post #474 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:34 am

Pistons up 2 and have the ball, with 13 seconds left.

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basketballRob · Post #475 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:34 am

thelead wrote:Vuc has killed the celtics. I'm not sure what the celtics were thinking when they gave away Theis. They have very little paint defense.

Robert Williams is out.

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thelead · Post #476 » by **thelead** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:36 am

basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:Vuc has killed the celtics. I'm not sure what the celtics were thinking when they gave away Theis. They have very little paint defense.
Robert Williams is out.

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I know but I don't think Tristan is all that good

basketballRob · Post #477 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:36 am

Pistons win!!

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thelead · Post #478 » by **thelead** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:36 am

We're now tied in the very important win column with Detroit

Post #479 » by **Knightro** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:37 am

Detroit picks up win number 18, same as the Magic

Xatticus · Post #480 » by **Xatticus** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:40 am

thelead wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
thelead wrote:Vuc has killed the celtics. I'm not sure what the celtics were thinking when they gave away Theis. They have very little paint defense.
Robert Williams is out.

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I know but I don't think Tristan is all that good

They couldn't dump him because he has another year and they would've needed to attach value which apparently they didn't want to. I believe Theis was just dumped to stay under the luxury tax. It's an odd sequence of events for a team that has postseason aspirations.