Keeping our pick? This might be a Lottery year

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Make the pick for the Future.....or trade it for 'now'?

  1. One last attempt

  2. Build for the future....one player won't make enough of a difference

  3. Get bad enough to where the pick makes an immediate impact

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    His stat line tonight against undefeated LSU:

    16 pts (6-8 fg)
    10 rebs
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    Auburn with the win
     
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    1 game back from the #4 Lottery slot. That would be much more exciting than anything that has happened in the last couple of seasons. The energy it would inject into your franchise would be much needed.
     
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    KSF-ERIC Well-Known Member

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    #4 slot can get you the 8th pick which would be a gut punch. Plus, getting a top pick and blowing it. Again.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Dec 30, 2021
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    I can't believe we are 1 game back to Sacramento and that we have same amount of wins with Pelicans. Just one more win compared to OKC as well. This is shocking.
     
    GDiama, Dec 30, 2021
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    Its great news
     
    AldoTrapani, Dec 30, 2021
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    It is shocking, but it is what it is. Take advantage of it instead of the annualized crawl to mediocrity just to eventually get drilled in the Playoffs.
     
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    We’re 4th in lottery odds now. Which is 1st actually because 1-4 is the same.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Dec 31, 2021
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    Jabari or Chet please
     
    Scalma, Dec 31, 2021
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    Blazers wrap a #SilverLining around New Years Eve moving into a tie for the #4 Lottery pick. Best thing that could happen in this cluster of a season where the talent is poor and the effort is worse.
     
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    We lose (win) the tiebreaker right now which puts us alone at #4 which gives us the best odds possible for #1 pick.
     
    KSF-ERIC, Jan 1, 2022
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Root to lose?

    Fuck off.
     
    BlazerWookee, Jan 1, 2022
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    Root to win but still lose? Yay!

    If you’re going to suck. Suck real bad
     
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    Rooting to win long term in a more meaningful manner. Some may be okay with the mediocrity that has largely existed for most of the past decade, but if some have higher goals, that doesn't seem like a bad thing. That is not going to be remedied by an every older version of Dame with another scoring, short, no-D sidekick while the rest of the team is left to play defense, cover for them, and get very few looks. If that is your version of good basketball which miraculously might get better someday, well......we will have to agree to disagree.

    I want this team to actually have a path to get better. Not being the definition of insanity by doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
     
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    Would you rather lose at winning or win at losing?

    Don't be a loser--at least be successful at what you're best at.
     
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    Agree with most of what you’re saying but that’s not the definition of insanity. I have mental illness. That is not the definition. Also in my life, I’ve done things over and over and gotten different results. Blazers too. Three 50 win seasons in the last 8 years.
     
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    For goodness sake Eric, you know the age-old adage. #BiggerPicture
     
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    The age old adage is wrong and offensive to me.
     
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    I would take Zach Edey. Some Maverick fan must want him as they updated his Wikipedia to show he is a Marverick instead of a Boilermaker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Edey
     
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    Really sorry I didn't take each person's individual journey into account when making a general comment about the team, using an oft-used, age old adage. Sorry for what you've gone through, but it had NOTHING to do with you. That may come across as offensive as well, but honestly, you know it had nothing to do with you so not sure why you are offended by something that had zero to do with your situation.
     
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