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re: Why is this organization digging themselves in such a deep hole?
Posted on 7/1/14 at 2:41 pm to cgrand
Posted on 7/1/14 at 2:41 pm to cgrand
Great article.
I like this part..
Is there a team besides OKC that has been successful drafting high multiple years in a row?
IMO, OKC skewed people's perception. Obviously if you hit on a Durant, Westbrook & Harden 3 years in a row, you'll be a good team (throw Ibaka in there too). But how often does that happen?
I think we will see down the road that Philly's strategy won't turn out as planned. I could be dead wrong, but I like the signing young veterans approach as opposed to being in the top 10 of the draft year after year.
I like this part..
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You use Minnesota as an example. They didn’t go big early, they didn’t chase free agents. They went into the lottery over and over again. It shouldn’t be the case against the Pelicans method. It is the case FOR the Pelicans method.
Is there a team besides OKC that has been successful drafting high multiple years in a row?
IMO, OKC skewed people's perception. Obviously if you hit on a Durant, Westbrook & Harden 3 years in a row, you'll be a good team (throw Ibaka in there too). But how often does that happen?
I think we will see down the road that Philly's strategy won't turn out as planned. I could be dead wrong, but I like the signing young veterans approach as opposed to being in the top 10 of the draft year after year.
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Posted on 7/1/14 at 2:45 pm to burdman
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Is there a team besides OKC that has been successful drafting high multiple years in a row?
golden state
curry, thompson, barnes, green, ezeli
then traded for bogut & lee, iggy in FA (traded salary and picks to clear room)
Posted on 7/1/14 at 4:07 pm to burdman
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I like this part..
It's a fair point. Same time, was there any strategy that would have worked in Minnesota? That is, was the front office so inept it wouldn't have mattered what tactic they chose?
You have teams like GSW (mentioned above), Indiana, and Chicago that have consistently drafted well in lower spots the past few years. Is that luck or a team that knows what it is doing?
And this point gets confused so often, but it's important: No one builds their team entirely through the draft. You have to find competent FA or make smart trades. Saying "build through the draft" does not mean every player or every star player must have been drafted by a team. To me it means maxing out those valuable assets.
Tons of ways to build. They all require smart decisions and a frickton of luck.
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