Official Utah/Minnesota/Philadelphia Pick Watch

[Handlogten's Heros]

The Minnesota game was looking promising until San Antonio unleashed Gorgui Dieng. He legit had two turnovers, two fouls and bricked a three in 2 1/2 minutes.

Just need em to keep it relatively close… make them a pend energy. NO has been playing better now that Ingram is in a rhythm… who knows though… Minny is so bipolar.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Adding Kyrie to the equation and his pending FA is uhhhhh a choice. He will have them over a barrel this offseason.

What can they even offer him, do they have his bird rights?

If so, maybe they can pull off a sign and trade, in which case that could really help them out.

 

[fishonjazz]

The Minnesota game was looking promising until San Antonio unleashed Gorgui Dieng. He legit had two turnovers, two fouls and bricked a three in 2 1/2 minutes.

looking promising again

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Double digits now… but SA just needs to stay in striking distance… tomorrow is the death blow. Any also went back to teh locker room early… hmmmm

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

What can they even offer him, do they have his bird rights?

If so, maybe they can pull off a sign and trade, in which case that could really help them out.

They have his full bird rights… can offer him a 5 year max… he will push for that too… and we know how moody he gets.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

SA ran outta gas.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Looks like tonight ain’t our night.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Looks like tonight ain’t our night.

The most important thing is that New Orleans wins the next game against Minnesota and keeps them in the lower play-in game. Then, anything can happen.

 

[Hearsky]

Wait. Did @Elizah Huge delete his post?

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

SA ran outta gas.

Well, until recently, we wanted the Spurs to lose, so that there would be pressure on the Rockets to lose to the Wizards.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Well, until recently, we wanted the Spurs to lose, so that there would be pressure on the Rockets to lose to the Wizards.

There’s pressure either way.

 

[default]

I’m sure they’ll go easy on the guy that wears the question authority shirt

Probably worst penalty would be forfeit a 2nd round pick.

 

[whatthe]

They should put the Mavs pick in a second lottery for the 10th spot. That way Adam Silver can buy the loyalty of all the other clubs to punish the Mavs.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Probably worst penalty would be forfeit a 2nd round pick.

Prolly a fine and a slap on the hand. Prolly also forces them to play some of their roster tomorrow?

I think the NBA is a little disingenuous here... they rescind a tech so Dallas can get Luka back and are pissed they punted on Luka in the playoffs and play in.. I mean they give zero ***** about Dame in Portland.

 

[Hearsky]

The play in games have become the NIT.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

While we're at it, giving Denver a loss today pushed the Philadelphia pick back to #28.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Here is the scenarios for tomorrow:

NOP win + LAL win

MIN hosts OKC in 9/10 play-in game

MIN win + LAL win

LAL hosts MIN in 7/8 play-in game

MIN win + LAL loss

MIN hosts LAL in 7/8 play-in game

 

[Eddie Zero]

They should put the Mavs pick in a second lottery for the 10th spot. That way Adam Silver can buy the loyalty of all the other clubs to punish the Mavs.

half the nba is sitting out players even teams not tanking. They aint gonna do ****, the only reason its even news is NY won't get the pick if no team after 10 goes top 4, and they are mad about it lol
right now the only thing interesting with these picks is if we win tomorrow we F our pick location and hand the Wolves the 7th seed with them beating NOP . they will still have the 8 seed if they beat NOP and we beat LAL. Best case is wolves get beat by NOP and we lose then Wolves have to win 2 play in games to make the playoffs.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

The reason why the NBA cares about the Mavs vs other tanking teams is because they were so open about it, but also because it means not having one of their super stars in a play in game.

 

[whatthe]

half the nba is sitting out players even teams not tanking. They aint gonna do ****, the only reason its even news is NY won't get the pick if no team after 10 goes top 4, and they are mad about it lol
right now the only thing interesting with these picks is if we win tomorrow we F our pick location and hand the Wolves the 7th seed with them beating NOP . they will still have the 8 seed if they beat NOP and we beat LAL. Best case is wolves get beat by NOP and we lose then Wolves have to win 2 play in games to make the playoffs.

Silver does what the majority of the owners want to do. If they want to punish the Mavs it will happen. But yeah they ain't pure on the topic so might not happen. Maybe just a stern letter or reprimand.