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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Do you have any examples or stories you can share?
     
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    This misses the point. What you really want is multiple of those guys on the same team.

    Expecting a single top 5 pick to be enough is unrealistic. Yet Portland keeps doing it over the decades.

    And here we are. Doing it again...
     
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    Screw waiting for your book, spill!!
     
    RR7, Feb 7, 2025
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    Mrs @THE HCP was "laid" up in bed with a bad case of Nurk Fever.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Feb 7, 2025
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    Is Danny the dude in the Cards hat? Looks a lot different than i remember
     
    RonBrewer, Feb 7, 2025
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    I have a hard time listening to him. He is trying to defend a POV that is difficult to defend
     
    wizenheimer, Feb 7, 2025
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    e_blazer Rip City Fan

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    Well, his body was NBA ready.

    Now it’s retirement home ready.
     
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    That is why I said top 5. He was 6th. We should have drafted CP3 that year instead of trading it. But even as good as Chris Paul has been......no rings.
     
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    Sidney Wicks
    LaRue Martin
    Walton
    Wally Walker
    Mychael Thompson
    Bowie
    LMA
    Oden
    Scoot

    Thought you were off on 10 but that's pretty accurate.
     
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    Please name one single team that lost games to rebuild with two top5 picks and won a title.

    I can't think of a single example of this happening.
     
    SharpesTriumph, Feb 7, 2025
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    Chris Paul's problem might be that he makes his teams too good too quickly. The Hornets were almost instantly a playoff team before they had a chance to stock up on other high lottery picks.

    Of course, he's also been cursed with injuries in the playoffs, too.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Feb 7, 2025
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    I didn't know you had beef with Nurk?!
     
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    He was so good. One of the greatest actually. I think he could have won if he stayed healthy and maybe didn't leave Charlotte as early as he did.
     
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    I have a few, but we gotta wait till my book comes out.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    He isn't even really defending the POV. He's attacking people who disagree.
     
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    Can we get an advance?
     
    RR7, Feb 7, 2025
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    Chris Paul's biggest problem is he's an asshole dick puncher. Julius hodge should have carte Blanche to donkey punch that fucker. Fuck Chris Paul
     
    RR7, Feb 7, 2025
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yeah he's a real piece of shit.
     
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    Non-destination teams don't usually win it unless they get lucky later. But the Spurs tanked their way to quite a few titles. It takes more than just tanking, but you have to have talent.

    We don't have enough assets (talent) to trade for high draft picks.

    It doesn't matter. We had an opportunity to add talent and we didn't take it. It is what it is.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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