Finally we lost 2 in a row and Boston won so maybe we can get back into the top 2 chance of a pick if we keep losing.We need to keep losing I say.I see no reason to make the playoffs this year save it for next year hope you get Durant, or Oden.Am I the only one who thinks we should just keep on losing?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Mar 15 2007, 04:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Finally we lost 2 in a row and Boston won so maybe we can get back into the top 2 chance of a pick if we keep losing.We need to keep losing I say.I see no reason to make the playoffs this year save it for next year hope you get Durant, or Oden.Am I the only one who thinks we should just keep on losing?</div>Hmm yeah possibly your the only one who think's the sixers should lose.Let them go out there and try there hardest every single damn game and play BASKETBALL, simple as that F*ck the draft picks .. it's about winning when u are playing no matter what situation your in, it's the sixers staff job to deal with the team and what players it's made up of and the only reason the sixers have lost the last 2 games is probley because the hawks have been doing fairly good as of late and that the bulls are one of the hottest teams in the east right now and don't get me wrong .. im not betting my life on the sixers making the playoffs this year .. I actually don't think there's a huge chance of that at all but I just want them to go out there and play every game as they would if it was game 7 of the nba finals and thats just my point of view on things with them right now. I do not care if they get a crappy draft pick because that won't happen (since we got 3 picks in the first round.. I mean come on, were going to get somthing decent out of the draft) so id rather see the sixers lose all of 2007/08 playing there hardest insteed of just tanking to get a good pick this year :LI$@)!!$# :happy0144:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Mar 15 2007, 05:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Finally we lost 2 in a row and Boston won so maybe we can get back into the top 2 chance of a pick if we keep losing.We need to keep losing I say.I see no reason to make the playoffs this year save it for next year hope you get Durant, or Oden.Am I the only one who thinks we should just keep on losing?</div>I want them to lose, but knowing our luck with things, they will start another winning streak.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Amare320 @ Mar 15 2007, 07:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Hmm yeah possibly your the only one who think's the sixers should lose.Let them go out there and try there hardest every single damn game and play BASKETBALL, simple as that F*ck the draft picks .. it's about winning when u are playing no matter what situation your in, it's the sixers staff job to deal with the team and what players it's made up of and the only reason the sixers have lost the last 2 games is probley because the hawks have been doing fairly good as of late and that the bulls are one of the hottest teams in the east right now and don't get me wrong .. im not betting my life on the sixers making the playoffs this year .. I actually don't think there's a huge chance of that at all but I just want them to go out there and play every game as they would if it was game 7 of the nba finals and thats just my point of view on things with them right now. I do not care if they get a crappy draft pick because that won't happen (since we got 3 picks in the first round.. I mean come on, were going to get somthing decent out of the draft) so id rather see the sixers lose all of 2007/08 playing there hardest insteed of just tanking to get a good pick this year :LI$@)!!$# :happy0144:</div>I completely agree. If they play with this kinda confidence now, then it can only continue into next season. We'll still end up with a good draftee this summer.
There's no reason to tank the season away, this is a deep draft class and the Sixers could still get a great draft pick being in the top half of the lottery. They are looking ahead to a great future with or without Kevin Durant/Greg Oden.
Yeah, also tanking is a dumb fan's theory to success through draft picks. Especially in the NBA where ping pong balls decide your fate, just because you have a good chance to get a draft pick doesn't mean you're going to get that draft pick. You never know what's going to happen in the draft. It's hard to say Oden won't do well but who knows? You never know what will happen with draft picks when they come in the league. And also, no team actually tanks, you can think they're not trying out there when a team is doing bad but nobody is actually out there tanking. These players work their ass's off all year long, to think they're trying to lose is retarded.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Mar 15 2007, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>There's no reason to tank the season away, this is a deep draft class and the Sixers could still get a great draft pick being in the top half of the lottery. They are looking ahead to a great future with or without Kevin Durant/Greg Oden.</div>Great future with out Oden, or Durant I deff do not agree. Well also Wright they can have a good future.(WELCOMEtotheJUNGLE) I never said they are trying to tank I said they should.I agree with (coyn3burglar) we need to lose.We won't make the playoffs so what is the point of winning? And if we have top 2-3 worse records we can't fall more then a certain amount anyway. And our other 2 draft picks will not mean crap no offense unless we move up. I see those 2 as bench guys.We are on a high I think we are really more like the Knicks of last year maybe a LITTLE better. I think people just getting there hopes up with us just being on that high.I am saying this because I see 0 point in winning games, and not trying are hardest to get Oden/Durant then win next year.And one other thing with Iggy as our #1 option we can be a playoffs team, but will NEVER be a contender if Iggy is out #1 he needs to be a #2 on a CONTENDER not a #1 like he can be just for the playoffs.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>(WELCOMEtotheJUNGLE) I never said they are trying to tank I said they should.</div>I was just expressing my feelings towards the idea of tanking. I didn't mean to have that sound like I was saying you said that. I was just saying that tanking doesn't exist. Teams won't purposely lose.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Mar 15 2007, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>There's no reason to tank the season away, this is a deep draft class and the Sixers could still get a great draft pick being in the top half of the lottery. They are looking ahead to a great future with or without Kevin Durant/Greg Oden.</div>Yeah, the Sixers would have a pretty good team in a couple of years if they didnt get Durant or Oden, but imagine them with one of them. Iguadola is a great player, but he isnt a first scoring option quite yet. Although he has the ability, as of right now, he lacks the mental toughness to do it IMO. If they got Kevin Durant, he could come in right now and get around 20 PPG. With Oden, they would have a domianant defensive center for years to come. Although I say that, they cant tank the season. I say they give all of their youngsters more playing time, but you are still going to play to win every single game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Mar 15 2007, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, the Sixers would have a pretty good team in a couple of years if they didnt get Durant or Oden, but imagine them with one of them. Iguadola is a great player, but he isnt a first scoring option quite yet. Although he has the ability, as of right now, he lacks the mental toughness to do it IMO. If they got Kevin Durant, he could come in right now and get around 20 PPG. With Oden, they would have a domianant defensive center for years to come. Although I say that, they cant tank the season. I say they give all of their youngsters more playing time, but you are still going to play to win every single game.</div>I agree exactly you know how good Iggy be with Oden/Durant, or even Wright.Give Williams a lot of minutes he can become good maybe you never know. I think he needs more time so people can see his stuff more.
Having the worst record doesn't mean you'll have first pick anyway. I can't stand it when people want to tank. It's just not how you play, it's unbelievable. You'll probably get a top 5 pick and there's plenty of talent in the draft.
What I'm saying is that it would be nice to have a bottom 3 record. But even if we don't, we still have a chance at getting a top 3 pick and we still have a bright future even if we don't get oden or durant. Since this draft is deep and we have 4 draft picks, we are looking good even if we don't have the worst record. We shouldn't tank, if we lose, we lose, if we win, we win. I don't even think teams purposely want to lose, that is ridiculous.
I know the team does not want to lose.I am saying they should and if we have the worse record were pretty much locked at top 3 even if we don't get the #1.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Mar 15 2007, 04:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Finally we lost 2 in a row and Boston won so maybe we can get back into the top 2 chance of a pick if we keep losing. We need to keep losing I say. I see no reason to make the playoffs this year save it for next year hope you get Durant, or Oden. Am I the only one who thinks we should just keep on losing?</div> Sorry to burst your bubble, but you guys aren't going to "catch us" in the loss column. You have 17 games left and we have 18. You have 25 wins, we have 19. Even if we won 10 of the last 18 (which I definitely do not think will happen) and you only win 5 of your last 17, you'd still have a better record that us. Then, think, you'll win more than 5 of your last 17, most likely. We won't win 10. We are almost locked in for the worst record in the East.
Only tank if you ARE in position to get Oden and Durant. But if you don;t have a real good shot anyway, there is no point in losing games on purpose. Go out there, and play hard. Try to be succesful on the court.
Who cares about having the worst record? The lottery is exactly that: a lottery. The team with the worst record in the league hasn't won the lottery in six years (I believe), so having the worst record or tanking does not guarantee a top two pick. The only thing that the three worst teams in the league can count on is not having a draft pick below #4. Either way, this draft is deep enough to where our three first round picks should give us some solid players. And who knows, even if we don't land a top 2 pick I'm sure King will try to package one or more of our first-round picks with a player to try and move up.
No team is stupid to trade for Durant/Oden for even 3 firsts.And the worse the record the better out chance so even if we don't catch Boston for the worse record we need to go for the 3rd worse record then we got a good chance to maybe get lucky with Oden/Durant.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Mar 17 2007, 12:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No team is stupid to trade for Durant/Oden for even 3 firsts.And the worse the record the better out chance so even if we don't catch Boston for the worse record we need to go for the 3rd worse record then we got a good chance to maybe get lucky with Oden/Durant.</div>I didn't necessarily mean to try and move up to a top two pick, but I'm sure King will try to package some players and picks to try and get us another lottery pick (two total). But then again, it's Billy King we're talking about...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Mar 17 2007, 03:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I didn't necessarily mean to try and move up to a top two pick, but I'm sure King will try to package some players and picks to try and get us another lottery pick (two total). But then again, it's Billy King we're talking about...</div>I say out side Oden/Durant/Wright don't see anyone GREAT we can get. Also Noah I think is overrated.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Serge @ Mar 17 2007, 04:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I say out side Oden/Durant/Wright don't see anyone GREAT we can get. Also Noah I think is overrated.</div>Yeah, idk, I'm not a big fan of Noah either. I'd much rather have Horford.
