Sam Hinkie

[lwc]

Bear in mind, Bryan Colangelo is now walking into that GM job with over $50 million in caproom, at least one and maybe two top 4 picks, two mid to late 1st rounders, bigs to build around or trade in Noel and Okafor and a firm desire to improve the team dramatically THIS offseason.

If the Trailblazers can lose four of five starters and still be better than the Kings I'm far from convinced that the Sixers can't be a playoff team within two seasons with the right moves. They already have a good coach. And if they get anything from Embiid or if Saric decides to come over that's just gravy.

Jahlil Okafor
Ben Simmons
Harrison Barnes
Kent Bazemore
Kris Dunn

with a bench of:
Noel
Embiid
Saric
Landry
Grant
Smith or McConnell
1st Round Pick from the Heat
1st Round pick from the Thunder
2nd Round pick

is a very doable roster and one that (while it still has some very mismatched pieces) has a lot of promise and enough intriguing pieces to make trades to balance things out.

My bet hinges on Karl being gone or playing to the teams strengths. The one thing the Sixers don't have and won't have next season is a cornerstone to a franchise with experience. The Kings do. It is mind-boggling to me that nobody stickseems Boogies butt in the paint and makes him set up camp. If Rudy can be traded for a pick and/or a 3-n-D player, this is a playoff team with basically no tinkering. The Sixers can sign some players but they cannot get a franchise star overnight.

 

[Merdiesel]

The Warriors also KILLED it in the draft, while we....uh.....Didnt (sorry Jimmer, Reke, T-Rob, Nik, and B-Mac).

This haunts me on a daily basis.

 

[Dime Dropper]

The Warriors also KILLED it in the draft, while we....uh.....Didnt (sorry Jimmer, Reke, T-Rob, Nik, and B-Mac).

One of these is not like the others.

 

[funkykingston]

One of these is not like the others.

Yeah, it takes some real hindsight to say Petrie blew the 2009 pick because Curry became the greatest shooter in the history of the game.

Tyreke was the ROY and looked like a real building block.

Even if that draft were redone today I think the picks would go Curry, Griffin/Harden, DeRozan and then Evans.

Even without Tyreke developing into a star as hoped (and honestly expected given his first season) Petrie nabbed the fifth best player in the draft with the fourth pick.

 

[gunks]

One of these is not like the others.

Hahaha, yeah. I think I was drunk when I posted that.

Tyreke was a good pick at the time. My issue is that he is no longer with us, and we got bupkiss for our trouble. Same with IT.

I probably should have communicated that in the original post. Haha

 

[bajaden]

My bet hinges on Karl being gone or playing to the teams strengths. The one thing the Sixers don't have and won't have next season is a cornerstone to a franchise with experience. The Kings do. It is mind-boggling to me that nobody stickseems Boogies butt in the paint and makes him set up camp. If Rudy can be traded for a pick and/or a 3-n-D player, this is a playoff team with basically no tinkering. The Sixers can sign some players but they cannot get a franchise star overnight.

We can argue whether Cuz operated in the paint enough, but it should be noted that 36.0% of his shots came in the paint, while 28.6% of his shots came from 3 to 10 feet. 03.5% of his shots came from 10 to 16 feet, and only 15.8% of his shots came from 16 feet to a 3 point shot. Cuz shot 59.5% at that basket and 41.2% in the 3 to 10 foot range. But he shot a very credible 35.8% from the outside. Truth is 64.6% of his shots came from withing 10 feet of the basket, so it's not like he camped at the three point line this year, and when he did take a three point shot, he was fairly effective.

 

[lwc]

We can argue whether Cuz operated in the paint enough, but it should be noted that 36.0% of his shots came in the paint, while 28.6% of his shots came from 3 to 10 feet. 03.5% of his shots came from 10 to 16 feet, and only 15.8% of his shots came from 16 feet to a 3 point shot. Cuz shot 59.5% at that basket and 41.2% in the 3 to 10 foot range. But he shot a very credible 35.8% from the outside. Truth is 64.6% of his shots came from withing 10 feet of the basket, so it's not like he camped at the three point line this year, and when he did take a three point shot, he was fairly effective.

Fair but the highlighted portions are what I'm referring to. Now, to me, there is a huge difference in the NBA between 3 feet and 10 feet so I wonder what the breakdown is in that percentage is. 16% of his shots are in that dreaded long-range 2-point category. It doesn't sound like much but that means on average he is shooting 2-3 of those every game. It is on those long 2's that he needs to either take an extra step in toward the basket of give up the ball. Keep in mind, I am dissecting an All-NBA talent and I am aware of that, lol.

I would rather 50% of his shots came in the paint, 33% of his shots came in the 3-6 foot range, and the rest from 3.