Could you handle a Philly style complete rebuild?

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Could you handle a Philly style complete rebuild?

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Trade everyone you can for draft picks. Tank for 4 or 5 years.

    And yes, that would mean trading Lillard. It would be cruel to put him through that.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Apr 22, 2018
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    It is easy to say yes if it works out like it looks like it will with them. But the odds on it working are ultimately around 10%. So no. They just got lucky so great for them. We aren't lucky.
     
    KeepOnRollin, Apr 22, 2018
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    It's worked for Boston and Philly.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Apr 22, 2018
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    santeesioux Just keep on scrolling by

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    I don't want to be a treadmill team every year, and having high draft picks is exciting...
     
    santeesioux, Apr 22, 2018
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    Absolutely, but only if Olshey is NOT the one leading it. In fact, if it's to be a TRUE Philly-style rebuild, we need HINKIE!
     
    Rastapopoulos, Apr 22, 2018
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    What are the odds of our current team improving?
     
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    I don't see the two situations as close to comparable as you do apparently.
     
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    Who has a shot at the #1 pick and would give us it for Dame? (Serious question, not rhetorical.)
     
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    Where do I sign up... I don’t think it’s cruel watching young players develop. It gives you hope for greatness whether it happens or not... better than the alternative of making the playoffs and knowing this team has no chance... not only against Warriors or Rockets, but they can’t even win 1 game against Pelicans?! Pathetic
     
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    Those cities also have the benefit of being places free agents would actually want to go to after the rebuild looks like it's working, we don't.
     
    santeesioux, Apr 22, 2018
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    Bear in mind that our current GM took Zach and Caleb over Donovan Mitchell and either Kyle Kuzma or Jordan Bell. And yes, he's not the only one, but it's still a fuck-up. (And I say that as someone who thinks Zach is going to be good.)
     
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    Boston didn't miss playoffs for 4-5 years.
     
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    Around the same. Fans (by and large, not this forum specifically) like to root for teams that get to the playoffs even if they can't get passed the 2nd round.
     
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    It's easy to say yes, because I want to win a championship instead of just being 'good' every year - but there is no way I could sit through 4-5 seasons of straight trash (and Philly fans couldn't either - that arena was a morgue).
     
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    Worst case scenario: the Suns/Kings of the past couple of years. That would be tough. Nets don't count because they unloaded all their high picks.
     
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    Free agents want to win. They will go to any city if they think there is a strong chance at a championship.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Apr 22, 2018
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    We'd have to get a gm like Chauncy Billups then that could maybe actually convince decent players to come here.
     
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    Would love to hear the dogs explanation on this
     
    KeepOnRollin, Apr 22, 2018
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    You have to scout ahead in high school and even middle school. Tanking at the wrong time would really suck
     
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    Yes, I’m 23. I can wait... now for the older folk... sorry not sorry?
     
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