What do you think is the main problem?

[tlongII]

Our biggest problem is that Dame doesn't score 60 every night. If he would score 60 every night we'd have a much better record.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Our biggest problem is that Dame doesn't score 60 every night. If he would score 60 every night we'd have a much better record.

Trade that man!

 

[wizenheimer]

Our biggest problem is that Dame doesn't score 60 every night. If he would score 60 every night we'd have a much better record.

there's that; another huge problem right now is that Dame will make 58M in 2026. Pretty sure the Lakers beat Portland last Sunday because of Dame's 2026 salary

 

[Rastapopoulos]

It's Plumlee's world - we're just living in it:

 

[Tince]

there's that; another huge problem right now is that Dame will make 58M in 2026. Pretty sure the Lakers beat Portland last Sunday because of Dame's 2026 salary

I've found I read the post first and who it is from second. I need to teach myself to do the opposite because there are so many posts (like this one) that I can't tell if they're serious or not until I see who posts them.

#greenfont

 

[Phatguysrule]

He also gets 50% more rebounds (offensive and defensive) and 50% more steals and almost three times as many blocks per 100 minutes. He's also shooting over 42% from three point line (which is actually where I intuitively gave Ant the edge, not looking at the numbers, probably because of the games where he's been SO GOOD sticking in my mind).

I'd say Powell is definitely a better player than Ant right now, although I suspect and hope Simons will surpass him by the time he gets to age 29.

Powell also far better defender...

 

[Fairly-Hard]

I've found I read the post first and who it is from second. I need to teach myself to do the opposite because there are so many posts (like this one) that I can't tell if they're serious or not until I see who posts them.

#greenfont

I do it all the time. heck i even respond without knowing who i just responded to.

 

[Tince]

I do it all the time. heck i even respond without knowing who i just responded to.

Same... which is also a problem when you're responding to a serious idea when it was sarcastic or vice versa!

 

[TBpup]

The sum of the parts should be better. The Jazz traded their 2 biggest stars and are now rumored to be sellers at the trade deadline, but are still in front of the Blazers in the standings. That is unbelievable. That the Jazz could get all that capital and still be in front of Portland boggles the mind.

 

[GiaDiama]

The sum of the parts should be better. The Jazz traded their 2 biggest stars and are now rumored to be sellers at the trade deadline, but are still in front of the Blazers in the standings. That is unbelievable. That the Jazz could get all that capital and still be in front of Portland boggles the mind.

And what about OKC that have been sellers for an eternity? Now they have a similar record + a shitload of picks, much younger team and a very low payroll. It's unbelievable as well.

 

[MickZagger]

And what about OKC that have been sellers for an eternity? Now they have a similar record + a shitload of picks, much younger team and a very low payroll. It's unbelievable as well.

Yep. It’s a simple case of competent front office vs incompetent.

Ainge and Presti both know what you need to do to win in a small market. If it’s not working you completely re haul the roster.

Jazz had more of a contending team than Portland even prior to their rebuild with Mitchell, Conley and Gobert and even they decided to break it up. Now their future is bright with assets coming out their ass.

Mediocrity with lots of young talent and assets is one thing. Mediocrity with minimal young talent, no real assets and a small market non free agent destination is an awful place to be.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Drew also seems tough-minded which Nurk isn't, and is often an irritant to the other team, unlike Nurk who is just an irritant to us.

Nurk used to be better at irritating the opponent.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Yep. It’s a simple case of competent front office vs incompetent.

Ainge and Presti both know what you need to do to win in a small market. If it’s not working you completely re haul the roster.

Jazz had more of a contending team than Portland even prior to their rebuild with Mitchell, Conley and Gobert and even they decided to break it up. Now their future is bright with assets coming out their ass.

Mediocrity with lots of young talent and assets is one thing. Mediocrity with minimal young talent, no real assets and a small market non free agent destination is an awful place to be.

I am going to wait until Utah actually becomes a contender. We have said it about them and others multiple times and when it never actually happened.

 

[wizenheimer]

Yep. It’s a simple case of competent front office vs incompetent.

Ainge and Presti both know what you need to do to win in a small market. If it’s not working you completely re haul the roster.

Jazz had more of a contending team than Portland even prior to their rebuild with Mitchell, Conley and Gobert and even they decided to break it up. Now their future is bright with assets coming out their ass.

Mediocrity with lots of young talent and assets is one thing. Mediocrity with minimal young talent, no real assets and a small market non free agent destination is an awful place to be.

* either a team is a contender or it's not. Can't really grade "close to contending" because most teams who get close to contending never cross the line

* not sure how you determined that Ainge & Presti knew how to build contenders in small markets. Ainge was in Boston and that's not a small market. And the reason OKC was a contender was Durant, and Presti was hired 3 weeks before OKC drafted Durant with the 2nd pick that OKC had BEFORE Presti arrived. For chrissakes in Presti's first 25 months as OKC GM he had a 2nd, 5th, 4th, and 3rd picks in drafts. A lot of GM's would look like brilliant with that kind of lottery luck. OKC hasn't been out of the first round of the playoffs since Durant left, 7 years ago. People here were bitching about Cronin after his 2nd month