Draft positioning thread
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I'm totally on board with grabbing MKG, but why are you trading MT? Gilchrist is a SF and Thornton is a SG. Unless the idea is to move Tyreke to the SG position. But even then, I'd hang on to Thornton, and have him come off the bench. Of course you didn't say who you were trading him for. That might change my mind.
Then, by all means, root for a lin. My objection is to people who come into the game thread and actually get upset if people are cheering for the team to win. I just don't get it. And for the record? You may think wins are pointless but you'll never convince the guy who took his two young children to their first Kings game and got to experience the feeling of ARCO THUNDER when Thornton hit that last-second shot. That "pointless win" may well have just added two life-long Kings fans to the mix.
After the whole Maloof debacle at the BOG this last week, my wife basically turned to me and said, "Well, you can forget about winning the lottery this year."
I'm not saying it's fixed or anything, but after what the Maloof's have pulled, they don't deserve to win the lottery, and therefore, I'm not expecting us to win the lottery, even though we as fans do deserve some good luck.
I'm not saying it's fixed or anything, but after what the Maloof's have pulled, they don't deserve to win the lottery, and therefore, I'm not expecting us to win the lottery, even though we as fans do deserve some good luck.
Detroito 23 39 0.371 24.0 18-27 4-10 16-14 7-25 4-6 L 1
Golden Stateo 22 38 0.367 22.0 15-27 7-7 12-18 10-20 2-8 L 5
New Jerseyo 22 41 0.349 25.5 16-29 5-7 9-23 13-18 4-6 L 3
Torontoo 22 41 0.349 25.5 14-31 6-8 12-20 10-21 4-6 L 2
Clevelando 20 41 0.328 26.5 12-33 3-11 10-21 10-20 3-7 L 3
Sacramentoo 20 42 0.328 24.5 15-29 2-10 15-15 5-26 2-8 W 1
New Orleanso 19 42 0.311 25.5 12-31 2-9 10-22 9-20 6-4 W 4
Washingtono 16 46 0.258 31.0 12-32 4-7 9-22 7-24 4-6 W 2
Charlotteo 7 54 0.115 39.5 5-40 1-12 4-26 3-28 0-10 L 18
hope cleveland and new orleans pull out another win before the season is over... as well as us losing the remaining 4 games.
Golden Stateo 22 38 0.367 22.0 15-27 7-7 12-18 10-20 2-8 L 5
New Jerseyo 22 41 0.349 25.5 16-29 5-7 9-23 13-18 4-6 L 3
Torontoo 22 41 0.349 25.5 14-31 6-8 12-20 10-21 4-6 L 2
Clevelando 20 41 0.328 26.5 12-33 3-11 10-21 10-20 3-7 L 3
Sacramentoo 20 42 0.328 24.5 15-29 2-10 15-15 5-26 2-8 W 1
New Orleanso 19 42 0.311 25.5 12-31 2-9 10-22 9-20 6-4 W 4
Washingtono 16 46 0.258 31.0 12-32 4-7 9-22 7-24 4-6 W 2
Charlotteo 7 54 0.115 39.5 5-40 1-12 4-26 3-28 0-10 L 18
hope cleveland and new orleans pull out another win before the season is over... as well as us losing the remaining 4 games.
Well, with Minnesota officially eliminating us from the #10 spot in the lottery, I figured it was time (if not way too late) to start the Capt. Factorial version of the TankTracker. (To be honest some of the Maloof Drama taste kind of had to get washed out of my mouth as well.) But here it is!
Tomorrow night there are two games of interest. The Pistons host the injured Timberwolves, who are not in contention and haven't had Kevin Love for a while due to a concussion, in an easily winnable game. If Detroit wins, we can no worse than tie for ninth, and that would earn us 5 lotto combos. The other game of interest is New Orleans hosting Houston - the Hornets have an edge on us in the lotto race and Houston is fighting for a playoff spot, so this one is really a question of whether NO is playing to tank or playing to spoil.
Kings record: 20-42
Kings max wins: 24
Possible lottery position: t2-9
Minimum lottery combos: 17
Possible draft range: 1-12
Current Competition (teams in red will finish below us):
Charlotte Bobcats (7-54)
Washington Wizards (16-46, 4 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
New Orleans Hornets (19-43, 4 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
Sacramento Kings (20-42, 4 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
Cleveland Cavaliers (20-41, 5 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
Golden State Warriors (22-39, 5 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
Toronto Raptors (22-41, 3 remaining, 3 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
New Jersey Nets (22-41, 3 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
Detroit Pistons (23-39, 4 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 3 at home)
Tomorrow night there are two games of interest. The Pistons host the injured Timberwolves, who are not in contention and haven't had Kevin Love for a while due to a concussion, in an easily winnable game. If Detroit wins, we can no worse than tie for ninth, and that would earn us 5 lotto combos. The other game of interest is New Orleans hosting Houston - the Hornets have an edge on us in the lotto race and Houston is fighting for a playoff spot, so this one is really a question of whether NO is playing to tank or playing to spoil.
Kings record: 20-42
Kings max wins: 24
Possible lottery position: t2-9
Minimum lottery combos: 17
Possible draft range: 1-12
Current Competition (teams in red will finish below us):
Charlotte Bobcats (7-54)
Washington Wizards (16-46, 4 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
New Orleans Hornets (19-43, 4 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
Sacramento Kings (20-42, 4 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
Cleveland Cavaliers (20-41, 5 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
Golden State Warriors (22-39, 5 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
Toronto Raptors (22-41, 3 remaining, 3 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
New Jersey Nets (22-41, 3 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
Detroit Pistons (23-39, 4 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 3 at home)
Detroito 23 40 0.365 24.5 18-27 4-10 16-15 7-25 3-7 L 2
New Jerseyo 22 41 0.349 25.5 16-29 5-7 9-23 13-18 4-6 L 3
Torontoo 22 41 0.349 25.5 14-31 6-8 12-20 10-21 4-6 L 2
Golden Stateo 22 39 0.361 23.0 15-28 7-8 12-19 10-20 2-8 L 6
Clevelando 20 41 0.328 26.5 12-33 3-11 10-21 10-20 3-7 L 3
Sacramentoo 20 42 0.323 25.5 15-30 2-10 15-16 5-26 2-8 L 1
New Orleanso 20 43 0.317 26.0 13-32 3-10 11-22 9-21 7-3 W 1
Washingtono 16 46 0.258 31.0 12-32 4-7 9-22 7-24 4-6 W 2
Charlotteo 7 54 0.115 39.5 5-40 1-12 4-26 3-28 0-10 L 18
we could be in the third spot if MT didn't hit the shot
New Jerseyo 22 41 0.349 25.5 16-29 5-7 9-23 13-18 4-6 L 3
Torontoo 22 41 0.349 25.5 14-31 6-8 12-20 10-21 4-6 L 2
Golden Stateo 22 39 0.361 23.0 15-28 7-8 12-19 10-20 2-8 L 6
Clevelando 20 41 0.328 26.5 12-33 3-11 10-21 10-20 3-7 L 3
Sacramentoo 20 42 0.323 25.5 15-30 2-10 15-16 5-26 2-8 L 1
New Orleanso 20 43 0.317 26.0 13-32 3-10 11-22 9-21 7-3 W 1
Washingtono 16 46 0.258 31.0 12-32 4-7 9-22 7-24 4-6 W 2
Charlotteo 7 54 0.115 39.5 5-40 1-12 4-26 3-28 0-10 L 18
we could be in the third spot if MT didn't hit the shot
Well, New Orleans decided to play the spoiler against Houston and put the Rockets away in overtime. This means that the Hornets have tied the Kings in the win column. This may actually turn out well for the Kings, because the Hornets have a game against the tank-tastic Warriors left, to counter our game against the miserable Hornets. The Pistons, on the other hand, staved off a win at home against the very injured T'Wolves, breaking Minny's 11-game losing streak by shooting 36% for the day.
Tomorrow there are three meaningful games in Tank City. Naturally there's our matchup hosting the Thunder, who we beat at PBP earlier in the season, a mistake we are unlikely to repeat now that we are starting Tyreke Evans at the 3. In addition, Cleveland hosts the Knicks, who have clinched a playoff spot and are really only fighting for 7/8 positioning - Chicago or Miami? Doesn't really matter, so the Knicks might slack off and let Cleveland accidentally win one. Finally, Golden State travels to Dallas. Dallas has not yet clinched a playoff spot and Golden State is tanking as hard as any team has ever done because if their pick ends up #8 or higher, they lose it to Utah. In other words, don't count on GS winning. They'll lose by 40.
Kings record: 20-42
Kings max wins: 24
Possible lottery position: t2-9
Minimum lottery combos: 17
Possible draft range: 1-12
Current Competition (teams in red will finish below us):
1. Charlotte Bobcats (7-54)
2. Washington Wizards (16-46, 4 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
3. New Orleans Hornets (20-43, 3 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 0 at home)
4. Sacramento Kings (20-42, 4 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
5. Cleveland Cavaliers (20-41, 5 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
6. Golden State Warriors (22-39, 5 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
t7. Toronto Raptors (22-41, 3 remaining, 3 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
t7. New Jersey Nets (22-41, 3 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
9. Detroit Pistons (23-40, 3 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
Tomorrow there are three meaningful games in Tank City. Naturally there's our matchup hosting the Thunder, who we beat at PBP earlier in the season, a mistake we are unlikely to repeat now that we are starting Tyreke Evans at the 3. In addition, Cleveland hosts the Knicks, who have clinched a playoff spot and are really only fighting for 7/8 positioning - Chicago or Miami? Doesn't really matter, so the Knicks might slack off and let Cleveland accidentally win one. Finally, Golden State travels to Dallas. Dallas has not yet clinched a playoff spot and Golden State is tanking as hard as any team has ever done because if their pick ends up #8 or higher, they lose it to Utah. In other words, don't count on GS winning. They'll lose by 40.
Kings record: 20-42
Kings max wins: 24
Possible lottery position: t2-9
Minimum lottery combos: 17
Possible draft range: 1-12
Current Competition (teams in red will finish below us):
1. Charlotte Bobcats (7-54)
2. Washington Wizards (16-46, 4 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
3. New Orleans Hornets (20-43, 3 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 0 at home)
4. Sacramento Kings (20-42, 4 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
5. Cleveland Cavaliers (20-41, 5 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
6. Golden State Warriors (22-39, 5 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
t7. Toronto Raptors (22-41, 3 remaining, 3 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
t7. New Jersey Nets (22-41, 3 remaining, 2 against teams under .500, 1 at home)
9. Detroit Pistons (23-40, 3 remaining, 1 against teams under .500, 2 at home)
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