Bizarro Wide World of Sports Lin Championship
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There's a very real case to be made for firing Vlade if we get the 10th pick this year. No discernible star, no 2019 draft pick when we're likely going to be bad next year, traded a top 10 player for pee-poor value, the Papagiannis pick etc.. He's done some good things, but not enough to come close to outdoing the bad. I'm not saying I would definitely fire him if we land at 10th, but anyone who thinks there is no case, is living in denial.
I think that would be more of a case for Vivek to go scorched earth and start calling out other ownership groups and how they destroy the product the NBA is trying to sell overseas and puke all over the brand.
Betting is a HUGE part of overseas sports consumption, and these tank jobs would be rightfully viewed as clear match-fixing. It’s a massive problem for trying to capture certain markets. It’s also completely anathema to any audience outside the US, where relegation is a given. I don’t think the new rules will slow this down. Some of these teams need to lose a pick, or lose thier ping pong balls (i.e. Memphis drafts 14th) in order to reign this in.
Betting is a HUGE part of overseas sports consumption, and these tank jobs would be rightfully viewed as clear match-fixing. It’s a massive problem for trying to capture certain markets. It’s also completely anathema to any audience outside the US, where relegation is a given. I don’t think the new rules will slow this down. Some of these teams need to lose a pick, or lose thier ping pong balls (i.e. Memphis drafts 14th) in order to reign this in.
Apologies to the people who said signing Z-bo and Hill would mess up our lotto odds. I didn't think they'd have that kind of impact, but they did.
The vets singlehandedly won us at least 6-7 games earlier on in the season. That's huge.
Although, I can't really get pissed at these recent wins, the kids are doing work, and it would be dumb to limit their minutes for Ls. I suppose it's just frustrating how many garbage teams there are this season.
Anyways, Vlade better hope Giles is the 2nd coming and screams future superstar. Fox sure doesn't, and I'm not about to get my hopes up over the scraps we're left with at pick 10.
Go Kings!
The vets singlehandedly won us at least 6-7 games earlier on in the season. That's huge.
Although, I can't really get pissed at these recent wins, the kids are doing work, and it would be dumb to limit their minutes for Ls. I suppose it's just frustrating how many garbage teams there are this season.
Anyways, Vlade better hope Giles is the 2nd coming and screams future superstar. Fox sure doesn't, and I'm not about to get my hopes up over the scraps we're left with at pick 10.
Go Kings!
No one is getting punished. Silver doesn't have the clout and all the hoping is just that, a hope and prayer that we get rewarded for our own stupid pride.
Hey, at least we have our "culturez"!
In all honesty, seeing the Hawks lineup was something else. Keep in mind that Budenholzer is from the Popovich coaching tree; there ain't no greater NBA prestige than that. Except for maybe Rick Carlisle, the consensus second-best coach in the league for years, also throwing away pointless pride and doing what needs to be done. Meanwhile, our embarrassment of a franchise likes to pretend it's above this.
Hey, at least we have our "culturez"!
In all honesty, seeing the Hawks lineup was something else. Keep in mind that Budenholzer is from the Popovich coaching tree; there ain't no greater NBA prestige than that. Except for maybe Rick Carlisle, the consensus second-best coach in the league for years, also throwing away pointless pride and doing what needs to be done. Meanwhile, our embarrassment of a franchise likes to pretend it's above this.
There won't be any public acknowledgement, but when the Kings "win" the #1 pick this year, we will all know, wink, wink! 
Signing ZBO and Hill i offseason versus trading that space for assets was ludicrous. We already had Temple and KK for the mentor vet presence and signing Carter would have added t that. Plus, whoever we traded for could have played a vet mentor roll if that was valued so much. Going to suck watching Doncic Bagley and Ayton tear up the league for years to come and look back and remember how Vlade farted away a sure pick of 1 of those guys just like it was 2002 all over again and he back tapped a rebound into the hands of a waiting Horry for 3.
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in fact, given the historic ineptitude of the Kings FO, the entire organization, city of Sacramento, and the state of California, the Kings will get a win in tonights matchup betwen Magic and Suns, while both of those teams led by their very capable management, city governments and state legislatures will come away with a lin, draft Ayton, and win a championship.
There is only one teams we really need to watch, because we are not going to out Lin the other teams.
The Knicks are the main team we need to win a few more games, so we don't slip to #9 (pre-lotto).
It would be nice if the Bulls and Nets could win a few games to keep pace with us, but I am afraid they've got the Lin face on too well, even though the Nets don't even mean to Lin!
The Knicks are the main team we need to win a few more games, so we don't slip to #9 (pre-lotto).
It would be nice if the Bulls and Nets could win a few games to keep pace with us, but I am afraid they've got the Lin face on too well, even though the Nets don't even mean to Lin!
Not so sure about that. The Kings have 3 highly probable wins remaining on the schedule. DAL, PHX, and MEM. And there’s a good chance they beat the Warriors on Saturday given all the injuries and the fact that they just beat them under nearly identical circumstances.
So perhaps 4 more wins, at least, which would put the Kings at 28 wins.
So perhaps 4 more wins, at least, which would put the Kings at 28 wins.
Today it was five Tankathon teams, only one win between them. That win was not, however, the Kings, who fell apart in the last six minutes against the Celtics to guarantee no worse than a tie for 9th/10th pre-lottery. Rather it was the Knicks, who are beginning to edge closer and closer to wrapping up the #9 slot and today lost the opportunity to reach 250 combos.
On Monday, we have three Lintenders in action, though only two games carry much meaning for the Kings - and only one of those features Tankathon teams. The Grizzlies (@Minnesota) and the Suns (hosting Boston) are only on the edge of relevance for the Kings at this point. The games that are relevant for the Kings? The Knicks, hot off their win in Washington travel to Charlotte to try to sweep a road back-to-back. And the Lakers travel to Detroit - and if the Lakers win the Kings will officially wrap up the #9 slot at worst.
I recon we will be picking 8 or 9 depending on if someone behind us beat the lotto odds.
Looking at the teams that are close but have a reasonable chance to draft after us, New York, Chicago, and Brooklyn, all play Orlando once.
That's New Yorks lightest competition. Chicago and Brooklyn not only play Orlando but each other twice. We probably do have the lightest remaining schedule, but I don't think we will pick below 9.
Looking at the teams that are close but have a reasonable chance to draft after us, New York, Chicago, and Brooklyn, all play Orlando once.
That's New Yorks lightest competition. Chicago and Brooklyn not only play Orlando but each other twice. We probably do have the lightest remaining schedule, but I don't think we will pick below 9.
http://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/coming-down-stretch-where-will-bulls-finish-lottery-standings
That’s how I see the standings playing out as well
That’s how I see the standings playing out as well
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