Trade Idea How We can Fix this Team, both Short Term and Long Term, by the Trade Deadline

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    I disagree completely.
     
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    Teams hadn't game planned for us last season
     
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    I know....I get that a lot, but it's all good...it's why you and I are such in demand coaches and gms dviss!
     
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    We need to tank.

    How did Cleveland become good? Lottery.

    How did Golden State become good? Lottery.

    Tank.
     
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    How did we get Dame/CJ? Lottery.

    Where has Minnesota been for the past decade plus? Lottery.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Dec 29, 2016
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    Silly notion. They trapped Dame/CJ all year but teams never games planned against us? Huh? This is the NBA. Every team has a gameplan...
     
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    nah....teams played down to us last season, many rested their stars...we surprised the league who predicted we'd win 20 some games ..this season we're not surprising anyone
     
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    Philly's got great prospects, but their record blows.
     
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    They are both taller and longer than our tweener pt guards
     
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    They both have a reputation for playing defense and are SG/SF type players. On offense is where the real difference is. Crabbe is a 3pt gunner, while Turner is a ballhandler/passer/slasher without a 3pt game.

    The two complement each other if in the game at the same time, as long as one isn't being abused by a much taller and heavier player. Or they can be used per situation.
     
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    Tanking is stupid. Now if we are bad/lucky enough to get the top pick, cool, but openly trying to be the worst is a losers mentality, which btw, rarely actually results in landing the top pick.

    Also, this is a very strong draft class, and mixed in with Olsheys talent evaluation, I'd feel comfortable that the Blazers would land a legit prospect regardless.
     
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    That's the only comparison. They do nothing else alike. Turner is light years ahead of Crabbe defensively. On offense it's like night & day. They should compliment each other.
     
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    it takes more than just talent to be a successful franchise. You need a certain culture, a certain attitude. Look at teams like the sixers and wolves. The first thing that comes to mind whenever either team is mentioned is "whens the draft?" Fuck tanking.
     
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    Isn't he a FA at the end of the season? It's kind of up to him. He might know that they're ready to overpay him to keep him, though.
     
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    You mean like this:

    CRABBE: You're a good defender, Evan
    TURNER: Thanks man! Love your shooting!

    ?
     
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    I thought the same, but I'm too nice to post it. Your snark complements my internal monologue nicely.
     
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    Gotta tank. Austin Wiley is the target but he's not available until 2018.
     
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    Pretty sure Orlando is going to do just that, which is going to top the stupidity of the initial trade. Wonderful work there, Orlando, truly magical.

    But hey, maybe they'll give us Vucevic for free first.
     
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    It's a disease. I'm not proud. And don't get me started on beg the question, uninterested vs. disinterested, jealousy vs. envy...
     
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    I explained "beg the question" to my mom just recently--she was flabbergasted. "Less" vs "fewer" is my present pet peeve. That, and people typing "defiantly" when they mean "definitely"; that one drives me nuts.
     
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