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  1. John3:16

    John3:16 Moderator Staff Member

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    They didn't tell her they hired D'Antoni over Phil or that they fired B Scott.
     
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    Likely a protected 1st.
     
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    Unless the tank is in full force.
     
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    Agreed.

    There's a lot of thin ice we need to cross still. There's going to be more heads rolling eventually (players, not necessarily office personnel). Things aren't going to turn in the blink of an eye, but I think they can improve now that everyone is pointed the same way.
     
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    Good. I'm glad we are on the same wavelength on that one.
     
    EddieEddie, Feb 21, 2017
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    I've gotten to excited about Pelinka being our next GM that I'll actually be really bummed if he isn't.

    As far as the Lou deal, the only thing I didn't like hearing from WAS is that they wanted to add some protection to the 1st they were shopping. Lou is good enough that there shouldn't be any protection on any 1st Rounder, period.
     
    Battle Tested20, Feb 21, 2017
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    agreed on keeping Nick.
     
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    Myers was brought up as a point of comparison as far as background reference. I believe Pelinka has been around much longer and has had greater experience.
     
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    Washington currently has the 24th pick in the draft. They could drop 5 spots (based on how close they are with other teams), but with Lou, I expect them to increase their win %.
     
    John3:16, Feb 21, 2017
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    Disagree. Well I agree on his salary being cheap and him playing well but he can, and will, opt out this summer and hit free agency and Lakers probably won't want to commit to a long term deal to him. So you essentially lose him for nothing.

    Also given this team got Clarkson and Zubac in the 2nd round, we could always use another 2nd round pick.
     
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    We have enough youth and draft picks, we need to add quality players and develop the ones we have, not add new ones, that's all I'm saying. We have Larry, and Zu and Clarkson already and we need to focus on them, not trade for a pick that could be another Sacre.
     
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    i have a bad feeling they will lose the pick this year

    they've gotten lucky the past few years, don't see it happening again
     
    432J, Feb 21, 2017
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    The 1st rounder (no protection) we can definitely use. 2nd round pick I am much less excited about. Not that we can't find a gem in the second round, but it's less likely. We should start focusing on putting together a real team, including good, solid veterans (not someone like Deng). We have enough prospects; in fact we could realistically trade some of them.
     
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    That's the spirit! Haha.

    But seriously, the best way to go is to move forward under the assumption that the pick is gone. Better for everyone's collective sanity when you're depending on (roughly) a coinflip.
     
    Lakerman JSJ, Feb 21, 2017
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    I don't disagree with adding quality players and developing the ones we have. But we're talking about Nick Young, a certain impending free agent who turns 32 in June. How is trading him for a 2nd round pick relevant to that? Does it prevent us from adding quality players? Does it prevent us from developing the young players we have? No, not at all.

    Yeah we have a good amount of young talent. But 2nd round picks are still assets that can be used in trades, drafting a young talent that can be stashed abroad or you know what, drafting another Sacre. Mock him if you will but I'd rather have Sacre - who lasted 4 years with the team - than likely losing Young for nothing this summer.

    I guess I must be taking crazy pills but I think a 2nd round pick is more valuable to this team than 24 more games of Nick Young. It's not that the former is that valuable. It's that the latter isn't.
     
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    therealdeal, Feb 21, 2017
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    Why do I have a feeling we're going to get the #1 pick?
     
    alam1108, Feb 21, 2017
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    Hahaaa...rubbing salt on that wound
     
    Khmrp, Feb 21, 2017
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    You know...that's kinda f***ed up. :)
     
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    He's walking. You flip him for a second if you can.
     
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