Destino Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, stevemcqueen1 said: RJ Hunter banked in a long three. The hero we need. I almost cheered. Almost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Uh oh. Mahinmi picks up his 5th foul. This could be bad for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Dekker 2-11 and a spicy -30. Delightful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Of all the games to get that chicken sandwich.... come on you Celtic ****s, make the most of your only playing time of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 WTF Bob Williams was robbed. Not a foul. This is some ****ing home cooking officiating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Green is missing on purpose. I’m certain of it. Good guy, that Green. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 In all seriousness, nice show of respect for the game right there by the Celtics in dribbling out the clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Tank should have started a long time ago though... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Absolutely inspired tank loss. OK, we did what we could, now our fate is out of our hands. Gotta hope that Memphis and Dallas can pull off the wins. Dallas has almost doubled Phoenix's score in the second quarter. Memphis is losing to Detroit with only 30 seconds to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 The Mavs are gonna win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 So we'll be six or seven unless someone behind us wins the lottery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Tier 1 - Surefire perennial All stars 1 - Williamson 2 - Morant Tier 2 - Star caliber scorers 3 - Barrett 4 - Garland Tier 3 - High end two way players 5 - Culver 6 - Hunter 7 - Hayes I am confident that those seven are the best prospects in the class, and that there is a pretty big drop from tier three to tier four. Tanking is important. We can get whichever of Culver or Hunter is left if we get sixth and Garland goes fourth. If we end up at 7, we can take Hayes. We can still get leapfrogged and moved down to 8th by a team behind us, but that's not super likely. We can also **** up and pick Cam Reddish. But I'm hoping the next GM leads a front office that is actually good at drafting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 47 minutes ago, TryTheBeal! said: The Mavs are gonna win. Well about that.... they’ve been outscored by 30 in the second half. they’re only up by 5 now. Hopefully they forget to tank and bounce back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, Destino said: Well about that.... they’ve been outscored by 30 in the second half. they’re only up by 5 now. Hopefully they forget to tank and bounce back. Excellent jinx, my man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Memphis plays Golden State tomorrow. Hopefully the Warriors rest everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Wish we would have lost one more game down the stretch but the 6th or 7th best chance at the # 1 pick is pretty good considering all of the **** we've had to endure this season. Thank you Mavs. As far tonight....Huge Grizzlies fan here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26482810/wall-achilles-not-sure-return-next-season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I just peak into RealGM's draft thread for old time's sake, to see what the groupthink is like in other circles. Let's just say they don't give a **** about defense. This was my issue before my little WIzards sabbatical too. When you watch 82 games a year of just god forsakenly bad defense, you're going to devalue it and perhaps even begin to believe that good defense doesn't exist. But when you step away and see how other teams--successful teams--operate, you see how ****ed up we actually are. You see the way they play and develop their young talent. You see the way they play defense, and the culture of competitiveness they have. You see their depth in quality. And you see the in game adjustments and preparation that are the hallmarks of good coaching. And then you go back and watch the Wizards and all of the things we do wrong become obvious. Anyway, one of the many things we've been doing wrong is by hoarding all of these **** ass forwards and bigs who play zero defense. I truly believe that we need to commit to a strategy of never drafting or signing another forward or big who sucks at defense. Bad defense is contagious and a few bad apples ruin the bunch. We're basically stuck with Wall and Beal. I do not want to see us miss this golden opportunity to get a defensive foundation piece by overvaluing offense and drafting another guard who either sucks at defense or won't make a dent on that end (White, Garland, etc.). And I definitely don't want to bring in any soft ass offensive-minded forwards or centers (Bol, Hachimura, Reddish). I want to draft a true foundation piece for D like Culver, Hayes, Hunter, or possibly the French kid. I want to keep Sato because he is a legitimately good defensive player. I want to keep Troy Brown because he has a chance to be. I want to keep Ariza if he's cheap. And then I want to replace everyone else in the rotation within the next two offseasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) Grizz up big over GS. Edited April 11, 2019 by CRobi21 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 It's almost crazy how well the end of the season stretch went for us immediately after we fired Ernie. Clinching 6th was a reach and we did it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 If we pick White or Garland, that virtually necessitates trading Beal down the line. Can't afford to play three 6'5 and under guards at once. Can't afford to pay three guards foundation piece money. Can't afford to use a 6th overall pick on a back up guard. At six we're basically guaranteed one of Culver, Hunter, or Hayes, and I think that's the route I prefer to go. If we drop down to seventh and those guys are gone, then I guess the French prospect is the next best choice for us. But all signs point to Hunter being the most likely pick. 1 - New York - Zion 2 - Phoenix - Morant 3 - Cleveland - Barrett 4 - Chicago - Garland 5 - Atlanta - Culver 6 - Washington - Hunter If we jump up to two or three, I would try and trade down. Offer Ja Morant to Chicago for their 5th pick and their next first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Just like Steve said above, it's amazing we didn't pull a #SoWizards move down the stretch and win out. Losing the last 4 games was a God send and got us the 6th best chance in the draft. What an awesome building block for our new GM. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 And the 7th pick is where odds flatten out again for top pick. Wiz odd is 9% where bottom 3 teams have 14%. All in all 6th lottery spot is a pretty good place to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Wall touched on a little bit of everything in this one, definitely worth a listen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Cam Reddish sucks. I really hope we don't draft him, and I'm surprised the mock drafts are still projecting him to go in the lottery after what he put on film this year. Giving off every indication of being a bust that you can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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