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re: Tank or playoffs?
Posted on 4/6/21 at 11:36 am to TeddyPadillac
Posted on 4/6/21 at 11:36 am to TeddyPadillac
Playoffs. There are a lot of teams worst than us. We aren’t far out from the play in. We are .5 game back of the Warriors, and the Spurs are struggling right now. Like we have our franchise player, we have a number two. Why tank for a third best player, when you have two young All Star caliber players?
For example, a couple years ago the Nuggets were a borderline playoff team. They weren’t great but they had two young players in Jokic and Murray. They didn’t try to tank for a third young star, they played it out and lost out to the timberwolves in the last game of the season. They got the 14th pick in the draft and was able to draft Michael Porter Jr., who is now their third best player.
We should be past the point of tanking because we have our star. Good teams draft well and develop talent, they don’t need to tank to get other good players. And this is a good draft, but after Cunningham, Suggs, and Mobley, a lot of players are interchangeable. It comes down to your ability to scout.
For example, a couple years ago the Nuggets were a borderline playoff team. They weren’t great but they had two young players in Jokic and Murray. They didn’t try to tank for a third young star, they played it out and lost out to the timberwolves in the last game of the season. They got the 14th pick in the draft and was able to draft Michael Porter Jr., who is now their third best player.
We should be past the point of tanking because we have our star. Good teams draft well and develop talent, they don’t need to tank to get other good players. And this is a good draft, but after Cunningham, Suggs, and Mobley, a lot of players are interchangeable. It comes down to your ability to scout.
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Posted on 4/6/21 at 11:46 am to lovepurplelivegold14
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after Cunningham, Suggs, and Mobley, a lot of players are interchangeable. It comes down to your ability to scout.
Completely agree, and why i'd rather win. I could care less if we are picking 12 or 16. We have more than enough picks to move up if we really wanted to, although that's not something i'd likely want to do.
Like you said, the Warriors and Spurs are struggling, and i doubt they put much effort to close the season out winning. Adn we play the Warriors 3 times.
There's really no reason for us to not make the play in game unless Zion/BI miss a bunch more games.
Posted on 4/6/21 at 12:32 pm to lovepurplelivegold14
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We should be past the point of tanking because we have our star. Good teams draft well and develop talent, they don’t need to tank to get other good players. And this is a good draft, but after Cunningham, Suggs, and Mobley, a lot of players are interchangeable. It comes down to your ability to scout.
Couldn’t have said it any better
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