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lakersfan32
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| Kill myself. You were expecting that answer from somebody, right? lol |
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Lakers2015
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| Bard207 wrote: | | Lakers2015 wrote: | | kwase wrote: | | I'm not a fan of building through the draft. Obviously I don't want to lose the pick, but it would go to show everyone that tanking is NOT a recipe for success. |
Tell that to San Antonio, OKC, Golden State, and Atlanta. |
From my POV, Atlanta doesn't belong in that group.*
Horford....#3 - 2007
Millsap....Free Agent Signing (#49 - 2006)
Teague.....#19 - 2009
Korver...Traded by the Bulls for Cash (#51 - 2003)
Sefolosha....Sign and Trade from OKC (#13 - 2006)
Scott....#43 - 2012
Carroll....Free Agent Signing (#27 - 2009)
Mack....Free Agent Signing (#34 - 2011)
Bazemore....Free Agent Signing (Undrafted - 2012)
Brand....Free Agent Signing (#1 - 1999)
Schroder....#17 - 2013
Jenkins....#23 - 2012
Antic....Free Agent Signing (July 2013)
Muscala....Free Agent Signing (#44 - 2013)
Daye.... Free Agent Signing (#15 - 2009)
After eliminating those signed as Free Agents or traded for, that leaves:
Horford....#3 - 2007
Teague.....#19 - 2009
Scott....#43 - 2012
Schroder....#17 - 2013
Jenkins....#23 - 2012
Out of the five players that the Hawks have drafted and still have on their roster, Horford is the only Lottery pick and the other four players were drafted outside of the Lottery.
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The Spurs have already been discussed multiple times on LG. |
It's still building through the draft. Three of their key cogs on a team that's made the Eastern Confence Finals were top 20 picks. That's clearly building through the draft when three of your best players are draft picks. |
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Bard207
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Lakers2015 wrote: | | Bard207 wrote: | | Lakers2015 wrote: | | kwase wrote: | | I'm not a fan of building through the draft. Obviously I don't want to lose the pick, but it would go to show everyone that tanking is NOT a recipe for success. |
Tell that to San Antonio, OKC, Golden State, and Atlanta. |
From my POV, Atlanta doesn't belong in that group.*
Horford....#3 - 2007
Millsap....Free Agent Signing (#49 - 2006)
Teague.....#19 - 2009
Korver...Traded by the Bulls for Cash (#51 - 2003)
Sefolosha....Sign and Trade from OKC (#13 - 2006)
Scott....#43 - 2012
Carroll....Free Agent Signing (#27 - 2009)
Mack....Free Agent Signing (#34 - 2011)
Bazemore....Free Agent Signing (Undrafted - 2012)
Brand....Free Agent Signing (#1 - 1999)
Schroder....#17 - 2013
Jenkins....#23 - 2012
Antic....Free Agent Signing (July 2013)
Muscala....Free Agent Signing (#44 - 2013)
Daye.... Free Agent Signing (#15 - 2009)
After eliminating those signed as Free Agents or traded for, that leaves:
Horford....#3 - 2007
Teague.....#19 - 2009
Scott....#43 - 2012
Schroder....#17 - 2013
Jenkins....#23 - 2012
Out of the five players that the Hawks have drafted and still have on their roster, Horford is the only Lottery pick and the other four players were drafted outside of the Lottery.
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The Spurs have already been discussed multiple times on LG. |
It's still building through the draft. Three of their key cogs on a team that's made the Eastern Confence Finals were top 20 picks. That's clearly building through the draft when three of your best players are draft picks. |
Earlier the discussion was about tanking with Atlanta being placed by you in a group with OKC and Golden State.
Now you have moved the goal posts to a discussion about building through the draft. |
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Turn the tank on for Thon? |
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Big Game James
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: What will you do if we lose the pick? |
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| Shaqman55 wrote: | We end up losing the pick? 
Right now there's a 16% chance that we draw outside of the top 5...sending the pick to Philly.
In this thread, please describe what your reaction will be. What are you doing to prepare for the nightmare scenario? What will be your first tweet/Instagram/Status update?
Personally if we lose the pick, I call for Byron Scott's head on a platter.
I'll probably pour a tall glass of bourbon, no ice and get wrecked. Probably roll a nice thick blunt.
Then I'm going to prepare some picket signs and heading down to Laker's HQ and calling for Jim and Mitch's head for botching the tank this season.
What will you do? |
Classy.
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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| jonnybravo wrote: | | Turn the tank on for Thon? |
Thon Maker needs at least one year in college. He under-achieved at the HS all-star games.
Ben Simmons and at least a dozen other players are ranked above Maker. |
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Mike@LG wrote: | | Focus on the next two picks. |
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steve_42
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Probably cuss at my phone pretty loudly in public, since that's what I'm watching the lottery on. Then walk off cussing to myself, looking like a total weirdo. |
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kobe_luver
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: What will you do if we lose the pick? |
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| Shaqman55 wrote: | We end up losing the pick?
Right now there's a 16% chance that we draw outside of the top 5...sending the pick to Philly.
In this thread, please describe what your reaction will be. What are you doing to prepare for the nightmare scenario? What will be your first tweet/Instagram/Status update?
Personally if we lose the pick, I call for Byron Scott's head on a platter.
I'll probably pour a tall glass of bourbon, no ice and get wrecked. Probably roll a nice thick blunt.
Then I'm going to prepare some picket signs and heading down to Laker's HQ and calling for Jim and Mitch's head for botching the tank this season.
What will you do? |
Hopefully you'd take a cab there. |
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BruceLeroy1985
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I bet anything they lose the pick. In fact I am almost sure of it. That is just the way things work. |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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Move on to the other picks & look forward to the free agency period.
BUT... "it aint gonna happen!" |
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ringfinger
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| BruceLeroy1985 wrote: | | I bet anything they lose the pick. In fact I am almost sure of it. That is just the way things work. |
What would you like to bet? I'm getting great odds here. And maybe one of the mods can hold the funds in escrow for a cut =) |
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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Be disappointed for a minute and then move on with my life.
I do not feel however that we are going to lose the pick so I'm looking forward to seeing what pick we get  |
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Go into cognitive dissonance mode and say we'd probably draft a bust anyway. |
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Nightwalker
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll be pissed and disappointed but life goes on. |
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Yumyumcha wrote: | 1. get annoyed that the Lakers lost their pick to Philadelphia.
2. get ready to read all the threads about why Jim Buss is a horrible owner
3. get excited about the first round pick the Lakers received from Houston
4. get ready to read all the threads about why Lakers didn't choose the other player
5. hope the Lakers steal DeAndre Jordan from the Clippers
6. get disappointed that DeAndre Jordan resigns with the Clippers
7. wait for the Lakers to make an offer to Jimmy Butler
8. get disappointed that Chicago matches the offer
9. hope Lakers don't sign Rajon Rondo
10. read another 200 new pages about Lin on Lakerground.
10. root for the Lakers opening night. |
Yeah, pretty much this. Except you missed
9b. See that the Lakers signed Rajon Rondo
9c. (See step 2)
9d. Drink heavily
9e. Rationalize to myself how maybe signing Rajon Rondo isn't such a bad thing
Btw, don't we have a 17.2% chance of losing the pick, not 16% as the OP suggested? |
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Shaqman55
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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| rang15 wrote: | | Yumyumcha wrote: | 1. get annoyed that the Lakers lost their pick to Philadelphia.
2. get ready to read all the threads about why Jim Buss is a horrible owner
3. get excited about the first round pick the Lakers received from Houston
4. get ready to read all the threads about why Lakers didn't choose the other player
5. hope the Lakers steal DeAndre Jordan from the Clippers
6. get disappointed that DeAndre Jordan resigns with the Clippers
7. wait for the Lakers to make an offer to Jimmy Butler
8. get disappointed that Chicago matches the offer
9. hope Lakers don't sign Rajon Rondo
10. read another 200 new pages about Lin on Lakerground.
10. root for the Lakers opening night. |
Yeah, pretty much this. Except you missed
9b. See that the Lakers signed Rajon Rondo
9c. (See step 2)
9d. Drink heavily
9e. Rationalize to myself how maybe signing Rajon Rondo isn't such a bad thing
Btw, don't we have a 17.2% chance of losing the pick, not 16% as the OP suggested? |
Fixed the OP
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Cry |
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Kingpin2010
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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| pjiddy wrote: | | http://i.imgur.com/AqKs4.gif |
My favorite post of all time |
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Lakers95
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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| pjiddy wrote: | | http://i.imgur.com/AqKs4.gif |
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Wait, is Mallory Edens going to be there again? |
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Steve007
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't even want to think about it. |
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Shaqman55
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| Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| greenfrog wrote: | | Wait, is Mallory Edens going to be there again? |
This. Would definitely help
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