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I'm fairly certain that whoever we draft at 9 is going to be a pretty good player. Maybe not an all star, but def a legit contributor/starter.
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Yeah Mikal...
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KP need to recruit Doncic
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So question for team tank. Was it worth it? Will the Knicks be able to get an impact player at 9. A player who might be impactful in the near future. Tanking for the 9th pick is so damned Knickishonly player I say stay away from is M Bridges because he's already 21 going on 22, he's only got 2 years left in him
They didn’t really “tank”. They just suck.
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U already know I know, but the team tank moniker is for those who openly rooted for the Knicks to lose "what are we doing"
I've often lamented on deaf ears that most didn't know what the term tank meant 
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Can’t say whether or not is was worth is because it wasn’t a successful tankSo question for team tank. Was it worth it? Will the Knicks be able to get an impact player at 9. A player who might be impactful in the near future. Tanking for the 9th pick is so damned Knickish
When team tank says “What are we doing? Why are we winning?” It’s because something as small as 2 games was the difference between the 9th and 6th pick
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If you're not first you're last.
6 8 10 what's the difference only the top spot matters.
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U already know I know, but the team tank moniker is for those who openly rooted for the Knicks to lose "what are we doing"
my bad. i lose track of the delusional ones in here that don't understand how the league works.
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Couldn’t be further from the truth with thatIf you're not first you're last.
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It's truthful minus The Rickey Bobby quote. The whole draft is a crapshoot to an extent. A #1 pick has a higher chance of being a breakout player but it guarantees nothing. Same as a #25 has a greater chance of not being a breakout player but can become one.
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Hope the Knicks sit KP for the year and actually legitimately try to tank.
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I think I'd rather Miles than Mikal, but not sure
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If Miles can be an elite rebounder in the league I’d take him. Need a legit rebounder/defensive big next to KP
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we need an active player that rebounds like how Faried used to be
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I'm on board with this
I think he could. I really like him as a small ball 4 with Porzingis at the 5.
Mikal is the 'safe' pick but I'm hesitant to add another guard who's not a strong ball handler to this group.
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If they plan on playing Frank at PG, Miles might be the better pick. Gotta have someone else out there that’ll get others involved. There’s a lot of things I like about Miles, I just hope he doesn’t turn into an inefficient chucker
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What team has won a championship using the tanking strategy?
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none, but Philly could in a couple years.
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Realistically though I think Philly is the only one who planned and went for it for years until the nba stepped in.
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The Warriors, Spurs, Bulls, showtime Lakers all won predominately with players they’ve drafted.
There’s not 1 specific strategy to winning it all though. It takes drafting elite prospects who pan out and then pairing them with free agents to come and play with those players. Look how well the Celtics are playing right now, plus they added 2 elite players in free agency/trades. Same thing will happen with the Sixers. They got their elite prospects now they’re gonna add through free agency.
It takes a combination of both, it’s just were in a free agent super team era, but you can see that’s shifting soon.
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Smart drafting and tanking are 2 different things tho. It seems to be working in Phillys favor despite the Okafor mis step. Add to the fact that 2 of the players they drafted seem to be special. The rest of the team's mentioned had no more than two lottery picks..
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Saw he was saying we should've kept D'antoni, naw.
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You definitely need the right scouting department. We usually draft smart, gotta keep in mind though that we traded away ALOT of our picks who ended up being good players (Aldridge, Noah, Jamal Murray, etc).
It’s hard to attract free agents even to the best market in basketball without the proper foundation. Which I believe starts from the draft.
It’s hard to attract free agents even to the best market in basketball without the proper foundation. Which I believe starts from the draft.
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Our scouting department is one of the few bright spots of our organization
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Crazy how Danny ainge finessed the league. First with getting KG and Ray then trading KG and Pierce for mad draft picks. Then he hired a good coach in Brad. But we don't have that same luck lol
