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Wes Mantooth said:
11th in the West means they're the fifth worst team in the west. Not sure why he's rooting for that exactly but I just thought I'd throw it out there.
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I am just guessing that 11th seems like a likely position for them to finish at, and Id prefer for them to not finish any higher than it.
 
dalamon said:
I am just guessing that 11th seems like a likely position for them to finish at, and Id prefer for them to not finish any higher than it.
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Why in the hell would you not prefer them to finish 8th-10th? Were you dropped on your head as a child?

Also, the Warriors lost today. 2-3. Book it.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Why in the hell would you not prefer them to finish 8th-10th? Were you dropped on your head as a child?
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He probably should have worded it differently. Obviously the 8th spot is ideal, but if the Ws are bad enough to be 8th, they will almost certainly tank to keep their pick. IMO, our best case scenario is for them to hover high enough to keep their playoff hopes alive for a while, and then hope they drop coming down the stretch. I'd rather get the 11 th pick than have them tank some games towards the end and keep their pick.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Why in the hell would you not prefer them to finish 8th-10th? Were you dropped on your head as a child?

Also, the Warriors lost today. 2-3. Book it.
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I would love for them to finish 8-10th, but Im sort've expecting them to hit 11th just as a safety-net thing; it leaves room for tanking and what not. I now realize that I did a piss-poor job explaining this in my earlier posts, lol. Been on meds for the past few days, so bear with me.
 
freakazoid said:
He probably should have worded it differently. Obviously the 8th spot is ideal, but if the Ws are bad enough to be 8th, they will almost certainly tank to keep their pick. IMO, our best case scenario is for them to hover high enough to keep their playoff hopes alive for a while, and then hope they drop coming down the stretch. I'd rather get the 11 th pick than have them tank some games towards the end and keep their pick.
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Thank you. This explained it a helluva lot better than I could with my own words.
 
dalamon said:
I would love for them to finish 8-10th, but Im sort've expecting them to hit 11th just as a safety-net thing; it leaves room for tanking and what not. I now realize that I did a piss-poor job explaining this in my earlier posts, lol. Been on meds for the past few days, so bear with me.
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Only a few days? I would have guessed longer;-)

Just kidding. I kind of figured you were leaving a safety margin. At worst, I'd be ok if they just managed to sneak into the playoffs. That wouldn't be ideal, but the pick would likely be in the 15-17 range, still high enough to get a good player. I'm honestly thinking the Jazz probably have enough talent to finish around 8-10. Maybe Jazz could trade those two picks and move up to #5 or so.
 
Is this based on how the Warriors finish or how the lottery works out? If they finish 8th but the lucky balls come up 3rd, do we lose the pick?
 
Using wikipedia percentages and also assuming they won't change:

If the Warriors finish 8th worst record then they'll have exactly a 10 % chance of retaining the pick by hitting the top 3. 8th finish has no chance of moving up to 7th, only slight chance of falling to 9th or 10th.

If the Warriors finish 9th worst record then they'll have a 6.1% chance of retaining the pick by hitting the top 3.

With how lucky the Jazz got last year I'm expecting the reverse to happen this year. 10% and 6.1% are good odds but not good enough for me in this draft. I'm pulling for 10th worse or better and hoping Jazz get luckier.
 
andenjoytheride said:
Steph Curry hurt while playing the Spurs. This could be good news for Jazz fans. (although feel bad for the guy, he is a great player)
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This is the third time he sprained it since pre-season, and he had it surgically repaired in may. I would be very surprised if this wasn't a re-occuring story throughout this year. I feel bad for him, and I hope he overcomes this. Next year.
 
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