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  1. mook

    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    The 2005-06 Jazz, which won 41 games on the backs of Okur/Boozer (Aldridge), a young rookie PG Williams (Lillard, who is actually a couple years older as a rook), and a do-it-all SF in AK47 (Batum).

    Pick a comparison team and play along.
     
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    1948-49 Providence Steamrollers-- We've got Batum for the Ernie Claverly point-forward role, Lillard in Howie Shannon's RoY assist-leader role, George Nostrand as LMA down low....and because Denny and Maris are the only ones who could dispute it. Though Maris might have Zapruder film of their games up in his attic. ;)
     
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    The '09-'10 Bucks.
    Lillard = Jennings
    Aldridge = Bogut
    Salmons = Wesley

    But somehow I doubt Stotts = Skiles.
     
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    What about Batum?
     
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    blazedanugz Well-Known Member

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    Aldridge=bogut??? Uhhhh...
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    06-07 Blazers?

    Aldridge = ZBo
    Lillard = Roy
    Leonard = worse Aldridge
    Wessy = better Dixon
    Batum = better Udoka
    Nolan = Jack

    We won 32 games that year, ended up with the 6th worst record, and won the lottery in the summer. Maybe my 20-30 win prediction for us this year is a bit off because we're better than that team now.
     
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    Rhal Well-Known Member

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    Love the winning the lottery part. Would love to get the #1 pick next year.

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    Really? If we hadn't won the lottery we probably would've taken Joakim Noah. Who appears to have non-explosive knees.
     
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    Bogut blocks way more shots than Aldridge. In his last 3 seasons (when healthy) he has averaged 2+ per game.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    My 7th grade hoop team that finished 25-57!
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    Wow, your team played a lot of games!
     
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    He's like Carlos Delfino and Ersan Ilyasove rolled into one!
     
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    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    He's also Australian. So you're right, the analogy collapses completely.
     
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    Williams > Lillard
    AK 47 > Batum

    Would that it were not so.
     
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    I have a feeling KP woulda taken Jeff Green or Corey Brewer instead.
     
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    mook The 2018-19 season was the best I've seen

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    Williams put up 11 pts/4.5 assist/28mpg on that team. I think we'd all consider it a massive disappointment if Lillard does that badly this year. Deron Williams will have the better career, but I think Lillard projects to be a better rookie PG.

    Definitely right about AK. Aldridge is significantly better than anybody on that team, though, so maybe that makes up for it a little.
     
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  18. BlazerWookee

    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    A lottery pick should be very small consolation, not an effing brass ring...
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Those are the combined point totals for all fifteen games they played that season. I hope HCP will put his autographed helmet from that season up for sale on ebay some time soon...
     
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    Winning the lottery is big no matter what team you are and we're in contention you are (rebuilding, fighting for a playoff spot, aiming for a championship)

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