Whoops good catch, that was standing reach.You'd think he'd be at risk for knuckle injuries with a wingspan like that.
Whoops good catch, that was standing reach.You'd think he'd be at risk for knuckle injuries with a wingspan like that.
I understand your thinking, and I know that it is a different player, but I would consider Andrew Wiggins a top 30 player right now and he was seen as an excellent prospect that needed to develop his actual basketball skills. Considering Embiid was rated higher than Wiggins and played a position where you can have a greater impact through sheer physical ability, I don't think it is unreasonable. It's all hypothetical anyway, I just felt that Cellar-Door might have forgot just how good of a prospect Embiid was pre-injury.I think it would be pretty surprising if Embiid were a top 30 player right now. He was an excellent prospect, but he wasn't super high up the skills development curve yet.
To each his own on trust these stats, but Wiggins rates as the 395th best player by VORP/BPM so far this year. Maybe that's wildly off, but I've actually watched every Timberwolves game so far this year other than last night, and it looks basically correct to me. He's basically always out of position defensively, and is shooting about as effectively as Kobe was last year. I would be pretty surprised if he were an above average player.I understand your thinking, and I know that it is a different player, but I would consider Andrew Wiggins a top 30 player right now and he was seen as an excellent prospect that needed to develop his actual basketball skills.
They were similarly rated, but that isn't the issue. The issue is that some high level prospects develop and some don't, that Wiggins took off faster than expected doesn't mean Embiid would. And if Embiid had been 2 years older at the time of the draft he probably doesn't go as high.I understand your thinking, and I know that it is a different player, but I would consider Andrew Wiggins a top 30 player right now and he was seen as an excellent prospect that needed to develop his actual basketball skills. Considering Embiid was rated higher than Wiggins and played a position where you can have a greater impact through sheer physical ability, I don't think it is unreasonable. It's all hypothetical anyway, I just felt that Cellar-Door might have forgot just how good of a prospect Embiid was pre-injury.
Houston should be disbanded. They suck at life.Houston is the new worst team in the league.
Call it even since I expected them to have at least beaten the Lakers already.
And the Mavs won taking them out of the lottery. Shit night for the Cs
You're missing the point of the thread. It's a day to day follow of where we stand as far as the lottery shapes up.Damn. It sucks that the lottery is tomorrow. Too bad they don't wait until the end of the season.
That's sad.You're missing the point of the thread. It's a day to day follow of where we stand as far as the lottery shapes up.
Nosebleed up there on your high horse chief?That's sad.
I suppose the beauty of a message board format is that now that you know this is a daily lottery tracking thread you can choose not to participate.That's sad.
Our pick won't land 10-15.Minnesota has now lost 3 straight. Need them to start winning again. The Nets pick will be top 5, our pick will land where it lands somewhere in the 10-15 range, and Dallas' pick will fall in the 15-20 range. The only real worry I have is Minnesota staying out of the top 12. They have the talent to do so but will be up and down due to their youth.
Oh jesus, settle down, it was a joke. Apologies for not thinking that "Draft Pick Watch" entailed an hourly update on possible lottery percentages six months from now.I suppose the beauty of a message board format is that now that you know this is a daily lottery tracking thread you can choose not to participate.
I was only defensive because it is the results of these other teams, particularly the Nets, that will affect the future of our franchise far more than the results of Celtics games this year.Oh jesus, settle down, it was a joke. Apologies for not thinking that "Draft Pick Watch" entailed an hourly update on possible lottery percentages six months from now.
I get that. I just literally didn't think it was for like daily updates when I clicked on the thread, which was why I busted smas' balls. It just seemed kind of crazy, so far away and even then there's still the ping pong balls. Didn't mean to offend anyone, just being a wise ass. Carry on, I'll act accordinglyI was only defensive because it is the results of these other teams, particularly the Nets, that will affect the future of our franchise far more than the results of Celtics games this year.
Boston winning 34 or 39 games means little......Brooklyn finishing with the 2nd worst or 7th worst record means a ton!
Heh no worries. If there was a ban on wise asses I'd have been gone a long time ago.I get that. I just literally didn't think it was for like daily updates when I clicked on the thread, which was why I busted smas' balls. It just seemed kind of crazy, so far away and even then there's still the ping pong balls. Didn't mean to offend anyone, just being a wise ass. Carry on, I'll act accordingly
Philadelphia - 1, 4, 21, 26, 42
Boston - 2, 18, 20, 31, 37, 41, 55, 59
Nice to see the other LA team grab a win against a mediocre Detroit squad (Kobe with 17 points on 19 shots, extending his FGM records). MN in 7th (keeping their pick), but still just 1 game back of Denver/Utah for 13th (the Celtics dream scenario).
Sixers all the way. Hard to see Dallas actively tanking, especially after a decent start.Who do I root for tonight oh great and powerful Tankathon? Do I route for Philly to get off the Schneid or do I need the Mavericks to pile up as many wins as possible before they realize they need to tank it out? Help me mighty one!!
Well, if anyone would know about "shit disguised as steak" in the NBA draft...“I don’t pay attention to draft picks, to tell you the truth, because guys still have to come and play,” Turner said. “Obviously this draft is pretty crowded, but last year everybody blew smoke up the draft, and you may be getting [expletive] disguised as steak, you know what I’m saying? So you really just focus on what you can control.
Bizarre that Turner is criticizing last years draft which has the potential to go down with LeBron's class as one of the best of All-Time. Maybe that was a dig at Rozier.Here is Evan Turner in today's Globe:
Well, if anyone would know about "shit disguised as steak" in the NBA draft...
It works best as a dig at Evan Turner. [emoji1]Bizarre that Turner is criticizing last years draft which has the potential to go down with LeBron's class as one of the best of All-Time. Maybe that was a dig at Rozier.
Bizarre that Turner is criticizing last years draft which has the potential to go down with LeBron's class as one of the best of All-Time. Maybe that was a dig at Rozier.
I agree. I think most people would say "this year's draft" if talking about the Towns draft, and also, Embiid turned out to be a shit sandwich.I read it as him talking about the Wiggins Embiid Parker draft
I don't think they're going to win enough to catch the Patriots.Big game tonight,
PHI v. MIN.
Probably have to root for Minny, I don't think there's any way PHI wins enough after this to catch the Nets.