dfwabel Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: If you take any 6 seed or lower team right now (especially in the East), would you choose to build around their core or the Sixers? I know next-to-nothing about the NBA, but I'd bet there aren't any mid-level teams with a more attractive core group of young talent than the Sixers. I'd take Miami and Charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: If you take any 6 seed or lower team right now (especially in the East), would you choose to build around their core or the Sixers? I know next-to-nothing about the NBA, but I'd bet there aren't any mid-level teams with a more attractive core group of young talent than the Sixers. You are assuming that a good core of players is all a free agent cares about. No one is going to go to the sixers after seeing their management bungle themselves for the past half decade with no player development and having some of the worst personelle decisions in the sport over that time for "the process." You want to portray the 6ers as these geniuses when they weren't. They were just dumb enough to believe a strange little man into thinking that tanking and shifting on your fans for 4 years is a good business decision because you have a 1% change of a championship down the road. The celtics did everything hinkie tried to do while still being competitive, why couldn't the sixers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Jimmy Butler's trainer had some interesting takes on the Bulls front office. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRicSlick Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 18 minutes ago, dont care said: You are assuming that a good core of players is all a free agent cares about. No one is going to go to the sixers after seeing their management bungle themselves for the past half decade with no player development and having some of the worst personelle decisions in the sport over that time for "the process." You want to portray the 6ers as these geniuses when they weren't. They were just dumb enough to believe a strange little man into thinking that tanking and shifting on your fans for 4 years is a good business decision because you have a 1% change of a championship down the road. The celtics did everything hinkie tried to do while still being competitive, why couldn't the sixers. The bolded is just false. If the Sixers are winning down the road, ring chasers are going to sign. No player is going to care HOW you got to winning, only that you are winning. Also, the C's did a once in a lifetime fleecing of the Nets. I don't see it happening again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 So, Sacramento kinda cleaned up this draft. Fox I think dropped further than he should've, and him and Jackson are pretty safe picks. Enough so that while drafting Giles is a total hit or miss pick (with HUGE upside if it works out), it's enough to cover that up a bit. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Now that Philly has their guy, I have to think that the "Process" has to start paying dividends soon. All that losing the 76er fans had to put up with all leads to this moment: If they don't reach the playoffs within the next year or two with this young core, then it might be time to reconsider the franchise altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 42 minutes ago, rickyISking said: The bolded is just false. If the Sixers are winning down the road, ring chasers are going to sign. No player is going to care HOW you got to winning, only that you are winning. Also, the C's did a once in a lifetime fleecing of the Nets. I don't see it happening again. None of their younger players is on his second contract and there has been no indication of ownership wanting to venture into the luxury tax. Embiid is closest to free agency, with two years left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Noire Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Jawun Evans to the Clippers in a trade with Philly. I like the pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 4 hours ago, DG_Now said: Boston not landing Butler is the clearest indication they're playing for 18/19. Clearest sign that the NBA has issues....a team that was a conference finalist is saying they need two seasons to try to make it to the NBA Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Anyone else feel like pledging to the Alpha Kaba fan club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 13 hours ago, HedleyLamarr said: There just hasn't been much in the way of great basketball talent coming out lately. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE Every other league can induct meaningful contributors every year. This game is played at an elite level around the world like never before but apparently everyone who plays it is a stiff. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Oh and the Bulls suck, pointless franchise. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Last six NBA drafts have produced the following: - Kyrie Irving* - Klay Thompson* - Kawhi Leonard* - Anthony Davis - Damian Lillard - Draymond Green* - Giannis Aintgonnatypehislastname - Rudy Gobert - Andrew Wiggins (2014 draft was kind of a dud) - Karl-Anthony Towns - Myles Turner - Brandon Ingram - Jaylen Brown * = won a title You'll also note that the list is top heavy, showing that it generally takes a season or three for talent to mature into superstar status. Five guys play at a time. Established guys are better conditioned than they were a generation ago. A lot of the current crop of stars were drafted ~ 2008-2011. Let's see where we are in 2020 and who's running the league then. Maybe it's the Warriors. Maybe it's the Wolves. The league has problems, but it doesn't make sense pretending that incoming talent is no good. It just needs time. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 LeBron and Carmelo were the oldest participants in this year's All Star game. Each were 32. Millsap and Lowery were the only other two who over 29. There is plenty of younger talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittSmith_95 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 53 minutes ago, DG_Now said: - Giannis Aintgonnatypehislastname Is Antetokounmpo really that hard to spell? Albeit, I kinda like your version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 It's also not exclusively top heavy in the draft. Look at Isaiah Thomas, the guy was the last overall pick of his draft and he was a possible MVP candidate last year. Yes it takes some time to develop said talent but when most coming out are 18/19 year olds they have time to. "Finding a star with the 7th overall pick is the equivalent of the pats selecting tom Brady with the 199th overall pick" is simply not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 So I'll take it that the Wolves should be predicted to make the playoffs next year and end the longest current drought in the league? BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, ninersdd said: So I'll take it that the Wolves should be predicted to make the playoffs next year and end the longest current drought in the league? Either that or thibs runs his team into the ground again and completely destroys team chemistry again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 6 hours ago, dont care said: Either that or thibs runs his team into the ground again and completely destroys team chemistry again I would not bet too heavily on them making the playoffs. One injury will end that. Uou keep hearing about the double-digit leads they blew last year. That's been a part of the team culture for over a decade. That's not going to change. Gun to my head, I'll say the squeak in, but against a team they cannot beat; maybe Golden State. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Embiid, to Simmons, in response to LaVar Ball guaranteeing a Lakers playoff run: "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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