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re: Pelicans with plenty of love in Simmons' worst contracts piece
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:29 pm to Fun Bunch
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:29 pm to Fun Bunch
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Simmons believes that small markets are feeder teams for the big markets and can only get better one way: getting extremely lucky multiple times.
Luck is most definitely involved.
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Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:31 pm to Fun Bunch
I tend to disagree with Simmons on most things.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:32 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:Not sure how you could say that. Jury's still out.
The Jrue trade was fine.
Noel turns into Mutombo v 2.0 and they nail that draft pick then this trade will go down as a total and complete disaster
We'll see. So far we haven't exactly set the world on fire with the results of the trade.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:32 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
Yes, but what I meant by that was, he thinks the only way is to get not one great player out of the draft, but multiple great players out of the draft. You know how hard that is? OKC has done it. Portland finally did it but it was what? 7 years in between drafts for Alrdige and Lillard?
It is extremely hard to do it, and requires being bad for at least 3-4 years.
It is extremely hard to do it, and requires being bad for at least 3-4 years.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:33 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:Well I mean...they are
Simmons believes that small markets are feeder teams for the big markets
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:34 pm to danman6336
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Not sure how you could say that. Jury's still out.
We got Jrue Holiday. He's a good player. Jury's not out for me, regardless of the results.
The Tyreke signing was retarded as frick, but I'm beating a dead horse there.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:34 pm to Stewie Griffin
It still beats the hell out of drafting Noel. Dude wont do anything in the NBA.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:34 pm to Stewie Griffin
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(Nerlens Noel, Ben McLemore, Burke and Carter-Williams all on the table); their 2014 first-rounder (top-five protected); the Greivis Vasquez/Robin Lopez expirings ($7.2 million combined); more than $10 million in cap space. I like it!
I'd rather have jrue than a center with one knee,an unknown which would've been fairly redundant and a guard who shoots 39%(28% from deep) with 3.6 TOs per game.
7.2M in expirings wouldn't have brought us much back for two average players(slightly above in gravys case.
Plus that 2014 1st rounder will probably be worthless
Jrue is a top 10 PG when healthy and can take over games(plus he actually plays DEFENSE what a concept!. He's also a great guy.
Tyresus has had great stretches
This post was edited on 2/18/14 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:35 pm to danman6336
quote:
Well I mean...they are
Again, I meant that he thinks that THAT IS THEIR PURPOSE.
Not that it actually happens, which of course it does. But that the only purpose of small market teams is to be feeder clubs.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:37 pm to Fun Bunch
As a basketball historian, Simmons knows his stuff.
As a mock GM, he's a fricking idiot. I wish he would have gotten the Timberwolves job so he could have been an even worse disaster than Kahn.
As a mock GM, he's a fricking idiot. I wish he would have gotten the Timberwolves job so he could have been an even worse disaster than Kahn.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:37 pm to danman6336
quote:
Well I mean...they are
Not the case for the following:
OKC
MEM
IND
POR
SAS
The only reason those small markets not pictured above have become feeders is due to shite gming by the david kahns of he world
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:39 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:I don't want to be all conspiracy theorist, but I wouldn't be surprised if Stern and the powers that be behind the scenes DO actually view small market teams like that
Again, I meant that he thinks that THAT IS THEIR PURPOSE.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:39 pm to danman6336
Does anyone think this franchise is even pointed in the right direction? Let alone heading that way?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:41 pm to Elleshoe
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Does anyone think this franchise is even pointed in the right direction? Let alone heading that way?
AD nuff said
We might be the most hated on team besides the heat/flop city for no reason
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:43 pm to LosLobos111
quote:
AD nuff said
We might be the most hated on team besides the heat/flop city for no reason
I mean with the personnel we have or could acquire. Evans is a meh. Gordon sucks. Rivers sucks. What is this team's plans for getting better?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:46 pm to Elleshoe
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I mean with the personnel we have or could acquire. Evans is a meh. Gordon sucks. Rivers sucks. What is this team's plans for getting better?
Tyresus is NOT meh
EG has his moments but will probably be gone soon
Rivers has shown improvement in many areas(FT shooting/Finishing/3s) and is a good asset to develop.
We want to acquire a center(like asik) to take pressure off AD
Everything else falls into place after
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:47 pm to Elleshoe
quote:We blew up the whole build through the draft plan. And totally busted on Rivers.
What is this team's plans for getting better?
Honestly I really don't know. People are still telling themselves that when healthy we're a contender with this roster. An 8 seed, yea. Contender? Not even close.
Not sure where we really go from here, except more or less starting over around Davis.
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:47 pm to Elleshoe
quote:what about jrue, AD and Ryno?
I mean with the personnel we have or could acquire. Evans is a meh. Gordon sucks. Rivers sucks. What is this team's plans for getting better?
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:48 pm to danman6336
quote:what people?
People are still telling themselves that when healthy we're a contender with this roster
Posted on 2/18/14 at 5:49 pm to LosLobos111
quote:
Tyresus is NOT meh
alright fine... he's ok. Dude can't shoot worth a frick. I guess maybe if we had someone else who could his ability to get to the rim would be of more value
quote:
Everything else falls into place after
yeah, I can tell we're THIS close.
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