Great loss for the tank! Impressive that we could lose by 42 points to an opponent with the 2nd fewest wins in the league, that was on the road, resting their best player.
I think it was a week ago we had the same wins as the 16th pick? We're two opponent wins from getting to the top4. The East has so many bad teams I think they'll give each other a number of wins.
Embiid has BRoy knees and Paul George isn't much better. Clippers look smart letting George walk - that contract could be a boat anchor in 4 years. The East is so weak that I'm extremely confident Philly will at least be a playin team though. Look how fast the Bucks went from the bottom of that conference to a playoff spot.
Last night game was basically the one we had circled as a likely win during a long stretch of the schedule. Looking at our upcoming schedule we very well might be on a 9 game losing streak at Christmas when we then have a Jazz rematch;
So looking at our season stats I noticed we currently have the 3rd lowest point differential in the NBA. Also that our expected record is only 5-18... so appears we had 3 wins that analytically should have been losses based on our point differential. So those who were worried about us eventually getting too many wins which hurts our draft pick might now have some comfort. I'd suspect the Pelicans will get wins and surpass us with a few more healthy players, so we might be able to challenge for the 2nd fewest wins in the league which would assure us the #6 pick at worse and of course as good a top4 chance as any team in the league. #6 might not sound great - but thats an absolute worst case scenario with the 2nd worst record. Based on the standings today we could fall to the 11th pick! I do say I'm surprised our defense has declined so much. We were middle of the road if not better when playing Minnesota, now its 24th in the league. Our offense went from the worse offense up to 28th. I had really enjoyed watching our defense earlier this season. I guess having Ayton back in the lineup and a lesser extent Ant is just a major problem defensively.
Our pick is protected to the Bulls until the 2028 draft, so we can ultimately aim to try and win in 2029.
Last time they got blown out at home they won three straight meaningless games. Try not to repeat that shit.
An "Analytical Loss"? Do you guys just sit and enjoy watching a game? How does a loss become Analytical?
Unfortunately that's just the situation we're in. That's where we were as soon as Dame demanded the trade. Tanking is the only way to become competitive in the future for this team.
In addition to the guys we have acquired so far in the tankathon, a few of whom are keepers, there is clearly the need for a true All-Star caliber player. With today’s CBA, probably that guy will have to come through the draft. I think you just underestimate how long it could take to find and develop that player.
I'm thinking this season will not "Tical" you much either. Maybe the Draft will cool the "anal" and "tical" you?
