Well was super.bummed when we landed the 7th pick last year only to get our best prospect in a decade.
I had forgotten just how huge his contract was. I'd still consider making one of those deals if Dame was on board.
I don't think Dame being on board would matter my thought is that the Vulcans would never be on board with that contract, especially after watching KAT shit the bed, again, against a tanking Blazer squad 5 days ago
Last night felt like a playoff game except I was rooting for them to loose, how sad is that I hope I don’t have to have another year like the last two hoping to lose. I was so frustrated last night you can’t half ass tank in these last couple of games. As coach you have to find a way to make sure your key guys sit a little longer and if the other team is making a run you leave them out for a little longer than normal. It SUCKS but we just sat all of our key players (especially Sharpe who could use these minutes) to get to this point don’t blow it now.
Yeah I have to admit I was getting anxious when we were up 9 with six minutes left. It was a weird feeling to be pissed about it. I don't ever remember rooting so hard for them to lose. But I certainly did not fault Chauncey. Look at who he had in the game for the 4th quarter. He only had a 4 man bench to tinker with......and they played the whole quarter.
At least we’re not Dallas. They know their team is shit too. They have a legitimate shot at the play-in. They need to beat the Bulls tonight and Spurs on Sunday and need the Thunder to lose to the Grizzlies on Sunday. But they are like, nah we’re good.
Please post this again in the summer when someone here inevitably gets the idea to sign and trade for Kyrie or whatever dumb idea is sure to be put forward.
Dallas owes their pick to New York top 10 protected. Right now the Bulls and Mavericks are tied 38-42. Chicago would pick 10th and Dallas would pick 11th. Who is Dallas playing tonight? The Bulls. Must watch game.
The Bulls and Mavs are tied right now, so why are you saying that the Bulls would pick ahead of the Mavs pick? There aren't tie breakers for draft picks until the post season and then they are determined by coin flips.
also, the 10th pick has a 4.5% chance of being #1 in the lottery and a 17.6% chance of being top-4. That probably looks a lot better to Cuban right now than being the 10th seed in the play-in
There's still a chance Dallas could owe the pick even if they tank this game though. That would require the Bulls to make the playoffs through the play in.
only if both finish with the same record. If Dallas loses their next 2 games they are 10th seed in lottery
Maybe I am having a hard time figuring this out but if the Bulls lose their next two and Dallas loses their next two, and then the Bulls lose in the play ins... won't they split the 10th/11th odds and have a coin flip decide who gets the higher of the two picks if neither jumps into the top 4?
I remember a few talking heads claiming the Mav were the favorites in the West after the trade. This was before the Durant trade, but still, it was crazy talk.
