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2019 NBA Playoffs Thread: Toronto Raptors win NBA title #1.33 (3 Viewers)
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Major
Footballguy
Confused on why you'd want such a huge underdog to stand pat? (unless you're fine with second round exits to the likes of Toronto).
mr. furley
Footballguy
Deamon
Footballguy
You seem a little obsessed with being argumentative, but you're stretching here even for you.
Yes we were a big underdog. Yes I (and most analysts and vegas line setters) were surprised it came down to a buzzer beater in game 7.
Where did I say I wanted us to stand pat? Because I didn't want the coach fired? Ok.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Teams really were sleeping on some of the international players (Giannis, Adams, Gobert).
Major
Footballguy
"I don't think the sixers should do anything differently regarding next season " sounds complacent. It's all good though. I guess it's just part of the process.
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Long Ball Larry
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it is absolutely false to say that they traded MCW to stay bad. They realized that he was flawed and had already started to go downhill and had an offer of a premium asset. Yes, they were valuing the future over the present. That is different that doing it to intentionally tank.
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Deamon
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Yes, I said that in regards to firing brown as you can clearly see from the post. But okay.
Vanilla Guerrilla
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Major
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Deamon
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Jayrod
Footballguy
As soft as this sounds, it is still going out on a limb.
No KD gives them a decent chance, but it will be a tall order in Oracle after they seemed to find their pre-KD mojo back pretty easily last game.
caustic
Footballguy
Zion to the Knicks is a stone cold lock, IMO. I'd say I'd be happy to be wrong, but the other options kinda suck too.
belljr
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The only reason I asked was after they were eliminated there was a bunch of local chatter and I assumed they "would be better" if that makes any sense.. And I really don't follow the team. I mean I know "enough basics" but don't know all the ins and outs. I'm guessing the Fultz thing set them back?
SWC
Bromigo
yeah but i think that kyrie was ok with being a number two not is ok being a number two he went to boston to have it be his team right i dont know if he will be ok or not playing second fiddle again and now that he thinks he is the man i bet it is harder for him to take a back seat but that is just me spitballin take that to the bank brochachoVanilla Guerrilla said:
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I understand what you are saying but I was trying to answer the question as best as I possibly could and the best answer is "we don't know". Like I said all of the teams that were better or as good as Philadelphia this season didn't tank. So far the Sixers don't have much to show from it (I mean the East still wasn't all that great this season outside of Milwaukee) and they are already done after cashing in a lot of chips to get Butler and Harris - but they could take that next step next year and Embid is surely a star with potential to be a top 3 player if he starts taking his fitness more seriously. Where do you draw the line for whether or not it was a success? Can you claim it already?Deamon said:
I do find it ironic that the team that always got crap for not tanking and instead tried to add talent and fight for the 7th/8th spot each year is now the best team in the East (and sure they got lucky with Giannis) - good for them.
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General Malaise
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Yeah, I took the 8.5 and think they might steal this one. But certainly not BIG MONEY like the whales in here.tommyboy said:
Jayrod
Footballguy
So, the whole point of tanking is to get a high draft pick for a superstar that can help you win a title. With that in mind, why don't we look at where those top players were drafted, how they got to their current teams and see if it is really worth it. (Note, these players are completely chosen and categorized based on nothing other than my opinion)
Players who either already have or could likely lead their team to a championship:
Percentage still with drafted team: 46%
So looking at this and knowing you need at least one of these guys to win it all, does it make sense to tank? I'd argue that since over 1/2 these guys are available via trade or free agency and you still have a decent shot at a transcendent star via drafting in the middle-late of the first, it doesn't make a ton of sense. Basically, I don't think the frustration and disillusionment of the fan base from tanking makes it worth it.
For every team that builds via high draft picks, there is a team that built via trades and free agency. For every superstar drafted in the top 5, there is a superstar drafted 15th or later. I don't like the culture and frustration that comes from tanking.
Obviously, the team in question is Philly, and it is far too early to call it a success or failure, but I think there is significant risk to it being a failure...more than there should be after all of the terrible teams the fans have had to endure.
Players who either already have or could likely lead their team to a championship:
- Giannis Antetokounmpo - drafted 15th in 2013 by Bucks
- James Harden - drafted 3rd in 2009 by Thunder, traded to Rockets in 2012
- Kevin Durant - drafted 2nd in 2007 by Sonics/Thunder, went to Warriors in 2016 as a FA
- Kawhi Leonard - drafted 15th in 2011 by Spurs, traded to Raptors in 2018
- Stephen Curry - drafted 7th in 2009 by Warriors
- LeBron James - drafted 1st in 2003 by Cavs, traded to Miami, signed as a FA with Cavs, then Lakers in 2018
- Nikola Jokic - drafted 41st in 2014 by Nuggets
- Damian Lillard - drafted 6th in 2012 by Blazers
- Anthony Davis - drafted 1st in 2012 by Pelicans
- Joel Embiid - drafted 3rd in 2014 by 76ers
- Paul George - drafted 10th in 2010 by Pacers, traded to Thunder in 2017 (and resigned)
- Russell Westbrook - drafted 4th in 2008 by Sonics/Thunder
- Kyrie Irving - drafted 1st in 2011 by Cavs, traded to Celtics in 2017
Percentage still with drafted team: 46%
So looking at this and knowing you need at least one of these guys to win it all, does it make sense to tank? I'd argue that since over 1/2 these guys are available via trade or free agency and you still have a decent shot at a transcendent star via drafting in the middle-late of the first, it doesn't make a ton of sense. Basically, I don't think the frustration and disillusionment of the fan base from tanking makes it worth it.
For every team that builds via high draft picks, there is a team that built via trades and free agency. For every superstar drafted in the top 5, there is a superstar drafted 15th or later. I don't like the culture and frustration that comes from tanking.
Obviously, the team in question is Philly, and it is far too early to call it a success or failure, but I think there is significant risk to it being a failure...more than there should be after all of the terrible teams the fans have had to endure.
Deamon
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And how many superstars are drafted 15 or later on average per year? Out of say the 16 first round picks? 1 every 5 years? So 1 in 80 or so? Your odds of landing that superstar in the top 5 vs 15 or later is IMMENSELY higher. No?
General Malaise
Footballguy
Yeah, "tank worthy" players don't grow on trees and they aren't available in every draft. For every Zion, there's a Bennett, Fultz and Oden. For every KD there's an Evan Turner, Derrick Williams and Hasheen Thabeet.
Jayrod
Footballguy
Higher, but not immensely so.
On this list: 7 were top 5 picks (actually all were top 4) and 3 were taken 15th or later (with 3 in between there).
tommyboy
Footballguy
Portland has wiffed on 2 hall of famers (jordan, durant) and still managed to make most playoffs, a couple finals, and several conference championships over the last 30 years in a small market. You don't have to tank to be good. It doens't help
Deamon
Footballguy
Right. So since 2003 (first name on said list)
Top 5: 7 of 75 = 9.3% of top 5 picks made this 'superstar' list
6-14: 3 of 135 = 2.2% of in between picks made this 'superstar' list
15+: 3 of 240 = 1.2% of picks 15th or later made this 'superstar' list.
Yes, that qualifies as "immensely"
matuski
Footballguy
mr. furley
Footballguy
feels like a lot of teams are caught up in the idea that you need a star player to market in order to make money. winning basketball teams can go #### themselves. it's just about selling a face.
every year fans of NBA and NFL are crying that their team didn't sign a guy whose name they recognize.. so maybe there's something to the idea that name recognition matters more when people decide to buy merch and follow the team than does a team that wins
Moe.
Footballguy
I don't think it's feasible, those guys make almost as much as the top tier players. I'd love to see what the league would look like if they kept the soft cap but got rid of max contracts.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I feel like injuries struck those two more than Portland whiffed. They were drafting for need both times and both times the players destroyed their legs (though Oden shredded his celebrating his wealth playing Dance Dance Revolution before he ever played a game).
Jayrod
Footballguy
D'Angelo, Klay, Middleton, Randle, Horford
ETA: I feel like Kemba & Porzingas will get maxed out and Butler and Klay likely will too.
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tommyboy
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oden was the worst one because they drafted a guy knowingly with injury issues. Even if he wasn't an injury risk, he wasnt' the better player. double whiff imo
General Malaise
Footballguy
Insein
Footballguy
Have you ever watched Draymond Green play? He's more important than 90% of the guys you listed
In short, the salary cap. Because you still have to pay lower level all stars the same price as top all stars. They are all max players.
If you are using “net benefit” narrowly to say the team today is better than it was when Hinkie took over, I of course agree. I don’t think one can really say the strategy was a net positive relative to alternative strategic approaches, for the reasons you articulated. And I think it’s also debatable whether tanking was “worth it” in the grand scheme of things; the Sixers are something like 150 games under .500 since 2012, even accounting for these last couple years.Long Ball Larry said:
Despite my general skepticism of the tanking strategy, I would not argue that it was bad for this particular team. As I’ve said before, I went to games the last time your team was in the playoffs, and it certainly appeared that the fan base could not have cared less as a general matter. And apparently the losing seasons weren’t as much of a burden for you guys as it appears to those of us on the outside looking in. But I suspect most fan bases are not similarly situated in that regard.
Jayrod
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jvdesigns2002
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Kawhi was not drafted by the Spurs. He was drafted by the Pacers and traded to the Spurs for George Hill. As a Pacers fan--correcting you involved re-opening a wound that I didn't want to re-open. Uggh.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Every "How does Zion fit on the _______s?" article should be printed out and put on a rocket that's fired into deep space.
Why make a list of guys to win a championship if you don't really want to understand what it takes to win one?
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Why did Zion tap the Hawks logo on the podium? Hmmmmm
Jayrod
Footballguy
I understand how necessary the whole team is and role players, but you can have all of the Draymond's you want and you ain't winning a single series, much less the championship without someone who can get a bucket when you need it. As we saw in the Raptors game 7 win, great offense beats great defense more often than not.
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Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Im not going argue that there are other ways to do it, but 10 of 13 of those players were drafted in the top 7 (and two were number 15). Regardless of how these specific players got to where they are, the best way to get those players is to be able to draft them and control them. It room some fairly odd circumstances for some of them to get out of their original teams, though it does seem like more guys are looking to really exert their power and control and be where they want.
Rodrigo Duterte
Footballguy
Plus, he was aging in dog years. Guy looked like he was 30 already, while Durant looked like a pup still.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Don’t think this was mention since re-re-re-re-re-re-litigating the process is sucking up all the oxygen (and rightfully so), but this is one of my favorite headlines in a while:
Kristaps Porzingis apparently bloodied in Latvian street fight
Kristaps Porzingis apparently bloodied in Latvian street fight
DJackson10
Footballguy
I've already went over this argument. The Sixers have better defensive players around him. Put him on a worse team and his defense is exposed big time. I've given the Sixers numerous credit for making sure many of Ben's weaknesses aren't exposed including just how terrible his on ball defense is.modogg said:
Fultz had numerous red flags in college. The team even got better after he left. I think its ok if people just say well the scouts got this or that guy totally wrong rather then trying to defend them. I think the NBA needs better scouting overall and more rule changes to eligibility could help.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
I guess I would say that the net benefit is that the team is better AND is in a relatively advantageous position moving forward (and really they Were set up to be even better. They pushed forward too fast when they could had both the short term gains and long term possibilities like the Celtics)
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