Build Your Realistic Team - Draft COMPLETED

[MiltChamberlain]

17ppg 3 and D. Gary Trent Jr

With next pick in the Realistic Draft, Milt selects the Spur who may not be the best fit for my team, but is too talented (and productive) to pass up: Dejounte Murray

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[Doctor MJ]

As I say all of that, I will say that his run as Phoenix GM did not go well. Much of that blame goes to Sarver as owner, but I do think that a lot of what's special about Kerr is the way he continues to learn and grow. Maybe he would have been a great coach if he'd just started anywhere a decade earlier, but maybe not.

I dont refute this but let's start with this.

Sarver is a cheap ass and P.O.S. human

Look at the moves Kerr made once he began.

Draft two later 1sts [One of which is Rudy Fernandez] and trades Rudy and James Jones for Cash.

Trades Kurt Thomas and 2 Firsts for nothing.

But look at his good moves:
Signed Grant Hill
Traded for Shaq
Traded for Goran Dragic

Honestly, I don't think he was bad. He was working for a maxed [Salary Cap] team, had little resources and his disposal and tried to make improvements around the edges.

I'm with you for all the Sarver competence bashing. I can't deny that I tend to have evil thoughts about owners that mess up their own franchise. I'll also say I find it to be particularly fascinating when they've been successful in other domains without glaring nepotism - with Vivek being the guy I'm thinking of here, privileged but also seemingly a legit badass prior to getting involved with basketball.

Re: "Traded for Shaq". Of course that's the only move that really matters to me, and it was the wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong move. It's entirely possible that this wasn't so much something Kerr pushed for but just an option that Sarver ended up championing, but the way the Suns tore apart SSOL is something I will never stop screaming about because it was so f-ing obvious at the time to me that it was the way forward, and it was backwards-ass NBA people who influenced the Suns to give it up.

[MiltChamberlain]

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[MiltChamberlain]

Can't seem to get this damn mobile app to quote anything correctly, apologies all

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[durantbird]

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[Dr Positivity]

Since we are all waiting, here are the teams thus far. Any team(s) standing out?

Lowry/Kyrie/Durant/Siakam is a pretty good four, though it involves a player who hasn't played yet

[Dutchball97]

I'm fine with the time set up but are we still on to do 12 rounds? Just seems a bit too much for a play-off rotation. Usually in these games we do 8 rounds but I think 10 could work well too.

[Laimbeer]

Jerami Grant and PJ Tucker

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Sabonis
Grant
Tucker
Harden

They may not all start, let's see what's left.

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[confucius]

I'm fine with the time set up but are we still on to do 12 rounds? Just seems a bit too much for a play-off rotation. Usually in these games we do 8 rounds but I think 10 could work well too.

10 is what we use in All-Time Drafts on Discord, and it's more realistic with how many players actually play. 12 feels like some players just won't play, although with the way COVID has ramped up recently, those end of bench guys have become vital.

[Doctor MJ]

So, 4 rounds (+1 pick) in, 4 teams with 4 guys selected:

Phoenix
Chicago
Toronto
Miami

[Baski]

Can't say I'm cool with a 2 hr time between picks. Even if we were all in the same time zone it wouldn't be practical. I don't think the pace has been bad, but then again I don't mind a somewhat slow pace especially in the early rounds. I kinda enjoy seeing some of the draft posts and if everyone just leaves lists it turns into a boring progression of "X picks Y".

I could go for a reduction to 6 hours, reluctantly acquiesce if there's enough support for 4 hours, but 2 hours is just too short imo.

For the number of rounds I think 10 is fine. Gotta keep in mind that we're essentially cutting out the bottom 47% of the league. There's so much talent available that 8-player rotations only serve to run your main guys into the ground. Some players can take it, but I believe fatigue should be a factor for some (Y'all know who).

About Covid, my understanding was that future conditions don't affect the players once the draft is done, so it shouldn't be a problem even if they end up in the protocol at some point. Or is that not how it works?

[MiltChamberlain]

With our 5th pick of the draft, team Milt welcomes aboard rookie Scottie Barnes!

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[eminence]

Lowry/Kyrie/Durant/Siakam is a pretty good four, though it involves a player who hasn't played yet

On the clock I believe.

[Doctor MJ]

5 Raptors picked in 5 rounds now.

[Dr Positivity]

Guess I'll take Valanciunas here

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[Ryoga Hibiki]

Guess I'll take Valanciunas here

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somehow really surprised he got this far

[Ryoga Hibiki]

So NYK and Orlando the last teams with no player drafted?
EDIT: and Houston

[Stan]

Bojan Bogdanovic

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[confucius]

Time to go for another King, this one at the center position!



Richaun Holmes!

[confucius]

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