wes_mantooth;804711 wrote:No idea, to me he sounds like a pompous ass and his voice bugs me for some reason. He seems like he just plays "devils advocate" on everything no matter what.
like_that;804723 wrote:What else would they base it on then?
like_that;804723 wrote:What else would they base it on then?
lmfao, that isn't even close to being as fair as just using the same order as the previous years draft.Wooball;804730 wrote:I have heard that they may factor in team's records over the last 3-5 seaons, not just the most recent season.
like_that;804734 wrote:lmfao, that isn't even close to being as fair as just using the same order as the previous years draft.
Wooball;804730 wrote:I have heard that they may factor in team's records over the last 3-5 seaons, not just the most recent season.
bases_loaded;804741 wrote:Well see. A league full of entitled players who only care about getting theirs is going to have a hard time giving up what's theirs. Couple that with owners whose teams are nothing more than pawns of the regular season bc they aren't in NYC or have a beach....this is going to be ugly
Commander of Awesome;804724 wrote:I wonder if his real name is Justin Brown. He didnt play D-3 basketball for a community college did he?
wes_mantooth;804761 wrote:Now, now....things have been peaceful on the cleveland threads lately!lol
sportswizuhrd;803922 wrote:I am in no way shape or form making the comparison, but at one point Dirk was considered "a Euro".
Who did you hear that from? There's no way.robj55;804037 wrote:From what I have read Jonas is by far the best athlete in the draft
I think that's much more fair. Why should a team get 2 straight #1 picks when they only had 1 terrible season?like_that;804734 wrote:lmfao, that isn't even close to being as fair as just using the same order as the previous years draft.
If the goal is parity in the league, 2 top 5 picks in consecutive years would do well for the teams at the bottom. Plus, its a lottery system anyway, so its about as fair as your going to get.I think that's much more fair. Why should a team get 2 straight #1 picks when they only had 1 terrible season?
sleeper;804808 wrote:If the goal is parity in the league, 2 top 5 picks in consecutive years would do well for the teams at the bottom. Plus, its a lottery system anyway, so its about as fair as your going to get.
Wooball;804738 wrote:Currently, when this question has come up Stern has basically avoided the question, saying they will address it if it comes up.
not with the way 1 or 2 players can make a difference.Mulva;804814 wrote:Wouldn't using average records from the past 3 seasons give a more accurate read into who the true "teams at the bottom" have been than a single year?
If you want parity, than a team that has been bad for 5 years should be given more weight than a team that had been one of the best in the league for years and had a single (incredibly) bad season.
dave;804902 wrote:not with the way 1 or 2 players can make a difference.
do you think the cavs, jazz, rockets etc should get worse picks than the knicks, grizz, blazers etc
hoops23;805224 wrote:If the season is canceled, I don't think the same order should be used.
I do think the same records should be used with a new lottery drawing however...
Also, the Cavs wouldn't have two picks anymore, I've seen some people think that the Cavs would still own the Clippers pick, not the case.
Mulva;804796 wrote:And the Gasols, and Bargnani, and Parker, and Z, and Okur, and Kirilenko, and Peja, and to a lesser extent even guys like Diaw, Calderon, Dragic, and Biedrins haven't been terrible. And that's just recently.
Obviously going back you have Petrovic, Schrempf, Sabonis, etc.
Euros get a bad rap because of a few huge busts, but in reality while they aren't going to be making any top 10 lists, many of them have been very solid players.
With this draft I think "solid" is all you can hope for, even from a top 5 pick.
Who did you hear that from? There's no way.
Agree with whoever said Vesely is the best Euro athlete. Biyombo is definitely the best athlete of the foreign players, and DWilliams or Alec Burks is probably the top athlete overall.
I think that's much more fair. Why should a team get 2 straight #1 picks when they only had 1 terrible season?
BR1986FB;805291 wrote:One of the Cavs sites I get posted on my Facebook page had an article about Sessions, JJ & Andy being available. About 95% of the women said "ohs noes, we CAN'T trade the Wild Thing." Dude is like 30 years old and coming off an injury. Get while you can.
sportswizuhrd;805750 wrote:Rumor: Pau Gasol to the T-Wolves for Kevin Love and the 2nd pick. T-Wolves like Gasol because of his relationship with Rubio.
http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=20154
