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re: Which would you rather?
Posted on 1/12/17 at 12:37 pm to htran90
Posted on 1/12/17 at 12:37 pm to htran90
yes, the draft is no guarantee. they can find a useful player (like a Dekker), perhaps even strike gold on a guy like Myles Turner or, please baby jesus, Giannis from that 10-15 range.
that's a lot different point than "Dekker is better than Russell and Noel" and then using dubious stats to compare them. Russell is a 20yo primary ballhandler putting up 20/5/6 PER 36. yes, he needs to become more efficient and better in several areas. yet, comparing his growth to Dekker via efficiency w/o regard for their respective roles (bench player v starter, 27% USG v 15% USG) and teammates (bottom 7 team v top 5 team) is ludicrous.
but i agree completely on the larger point- they can't blow it up b/c of Davis. and that
barring a Davis/Holiday injury, which no one should want, it's just not feasible.
that's a lot different point than "Dekker is better than Russell and Noel" and then using dubious stats to compare them. Russell is a 20yo primary ballhandler putting up 20/5/6 PER 36. yes, he needs to become more efficient and better in several areas. yet, comparing his growth to Dekker via efficiency w/o regard for their respective roles (bench player v starter, 27% USG v 15% USG) and teammates (bottom 7 team v top 5 team) is ludicrous.
but i agree completely on the larger point- they can't blow it up b/c of Davis. and that
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Playoffs and trying to find talent > blowing it up and rolling the dice
barring a Davis/Holiday injury, which no one should want, it's just not feasible.
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Posted on 1/12/17 at 12:49 pm to corndeaux
The goal should be always improvement and playoffs. We decided to forego money and picks for vets which is doubling down and failing.
For every asik deal we made it in costed us at least an additional 10mil. The money we spent on him plus the money we spent on a player of need we didn't draft.
The draft is such a crapshoot, especially after your top choices are off the board. Even then it's hard to say if a guy will be guaranteed or not. Even this year's rookies were considered elite potential (Brown and Ingram), but they just look bad. Vastly different than guys like Parker and Wiggins for sure.
For every asik deal we made it in costed us at least an additional 10mil. The money we spent on him plus the money we spent on a player of need we didn't draft.
The draft is such a crapshoot, especially after your top choices are off the board. Even then it's hard to say if a guy will be guaranteed or not. Even this year's rookies were considered elite potential (Brown and Ingram), but they just look bad. Vastly different than guys like Parker and Wiggins for sure.
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