And he's a good shooter too, which Philadelphia need badly. Obviously if they get the chance to pick Josh Jackson with the Lakers pick, they will do that but it may not come to that. Their first selection will have to be a point guard and this time it actually suits because it's likely that BPA at the time of their drafting will indeed be a point guard (sure as hell it won't be a center like always!).
Further proves the ridiculousness of the current format. Rewarding teams for tanking is plain ridiculous. If you are to keep the lottery system at least make it a full blown lotto with all bottom 14 teams getting equal chance. Or make it less disproportionate than it is now.
Or just stop rewarding losing all together. All 30 teams in the lottery with one ping pong ball each. It removes the incentive to lose on purpose and the lottery would be a major event with fans of all 30 teams tuning in to watch. BNM
True. I know the purpose of that was to give struggling teams a chance for better future but it has turned into a complete disaster of a formula.
Just would make us scream conspiracy if/when a championship team like the warriors or Cavs won the lottery a couple of times lol
It would also make pick trading a bit less transparent but I imagine teams would consistently put protection on them and they would not get traded anywhere near as much. Knicks, Kings or Nets pick right now is worth a lot more than Cavaliers or Warriors pick but they would be worth the same in the new format.
Whoa - didn't see those before! Also horrendous. Still, IND's colors are worse...they're Cavs colors for shit's sake!
This is awesome. Not coin flips but just ping pong balls. I had no idea. http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2016/04/15/20160415-lottery-tiebreaker.nba/ 5 teams could finish with the same record this year. Ping pong balls could determine whether we have the 15th pick or the 19th pick.
Where have you been? They've been wearing those Hickory "pride" unis off and on for the past two seasons. And no, they are not the ugliest ever. More old fashioned than ugly. Not a big fan of the camo unis in general, but TOR's weren't the worst: The Spurs camo jersey's are hideous: What's with the low tech 1986 pixelated graphics. Not vintage enough to be retro. The vomit color scheme makes Tetris look elegant and state of the art by comparison. And then, there was the time the NBA punished the Dallas Mavericks by making them wear garbage bags for a game... Can you say, Hefty, Hefty, Hefty! Remember when teal was a thing: Big Country be like: I can't believe they're making us wear this shit. And who could forget the Barney meets Jurassic Park Toronto Raptors cartoon jerseys that were actually their primary jerseys for multiple seasons: They told me the vertical stripes would have a slimming effect. They lied: Personally, I think they should have gone all in with the Barney theme. Kyle seems down with it, but DeMar has his doubts: Thank god the All Star Game only happens once a year: As with donuts, when it comes to the color orange, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Witness the Raymond Felton maternity jersey: Way to lean in RayRay, just please don't lean on... But, the ugliest NBA jerseys ever? That distinction goes to any, and all, possible combinations of piss and purple: BNM
Fans in the Nuggets forum think we peaked this year and we're "not that young." LOL. http://nuggets.proboards.com/thread/17051/nba-season-2016-17?page=124
