ALonelyDad
Veteran
Lol, if Lakers wanted Okafor they would have just drafted him. Mike Conley is coming off an injury and not worth the max on a team that is rebuilding.
Okafor and Noel on the trading block
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Rebuilding (partially or full) isn't pointless. The "process" the 76ers took to rebuild was basically a waste of time though. The only two pieces going forward they have is a 7fter they drafted two years ago who hasn't seen the court and whose health status is unknown and a 22yo Euro product whose value in the league is unknown. That is not a stable foundation going forward after you've been tanking for the last three seasons.
They also have Noel, Okafor and the top pick......
Just took me off guard to see you take the opposite stance here
Look, you need a franchise player if you're gonna win a title. What the Sixers did put them the best chance to do that
You can knock the execution, but you can't knock the process
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
If they think the answer to their championship troubles is to draft at #1, history tells you the only ones to win a title with the team that picked them in the lotto era are Robinson and Duncan and they did it together.Rebuilding (partially or full) isn't pointless. The "process" the 76ers took to rebuild was basically a waste of time though. The only two pieces going forward they have is a 7fter they drafted two years ago who hasn't seen the court and whose health status is unknown and a 22yo Euro product whose value in the league is unknown. That is not a stable foundation going forward after you've been tanking for the last three seasons.
Ewing, Shaq, AI, LeBron, Martin, Howard, and Kyrie got to a finals.
History isn't even on their side on that.
Rebuilding (partially or full) isn't pointless. The "process" the 76ers took to rebuild was basically a waste of time though. The only two pieces going forward they have is a 7fter they drafted two years ago who hasn't seen the court and whose health status is unknown and a 22yo Euro product whose value in the league is unknown. That is not a stable foundation going forward after you've been tanking for the last three seasons.
I don't see how it was a waste of time, look at the Nuggets, what have they done since the Melo trade? That is a classic waste of time there, they were never truly bad enough to get a top 5 pick and never good enough to compete for anything, just a bunch of
seasons. Same with the Knicks, who at least got a top level prospect for once. I'd scorch the earth just like the SIxers did, beats signing Holiday and his rickety leg to a max deal
Noel and Okafor aren't a part of their future it seems now and even if they can they get equal value in return doesn't necessarily mean it was the right option to take in the first place. It didn't make any sense whatsoever to even take Embiid, Noel and Okafor in succession like that (i's counterproductive of trying to move forward and you lessen your chances of finding a balance drafting three players who basically play the same position), even on some BPA or insurance shyt. Now there's the realistic possibility that all those three players will be basically be turned into drafting/trading for future talent (hence the re-run) or in Embiid's case turn into dust.They also have Noel, Okafor and the top pick......
There's a point where you need to start building something though. You can't just keep turning over talent and picks until you think you've struck gold; the odds of that player having the talent, position ruling, style, temperament, health, fit with a franchise and have all the proper movements going forward in your favor (coaching, luck, personnel and competition) isn't worth it.
The longer this goes on the longer the smell will stay around too.
I don't disagree with that at all, I think the position they were in they needed to. Except every step they've take up to this point has either been pointless or is still hanging in the balance. You at least expect to see some foundation after three years of what has essentially been nothing.I don't see how it was a waste of time, look at the Nuggets, what have they done since the Melo trade? That is a classic waste of time there, they were never truly bad enough to get a top 5 pick and never good enough to compete for anything, just a bunch of
I'd scorch the earth just like the SIxers did, beats signing Holiday and his rickety leg to a max deal
Rollo Goodlove
Palestine Titty
They got to trade lottery picks lord knows they aint getting no free agents
ManBearPig
half man half bearpig
Trade okafor for Noah
_DC
D.C.
They're gauging the interest in both, but will more than likely only deal one..
Stop crying about this shyt! We tanked...
Get over that shyt!
Stop crying about this shyt! We tanked...
Get over that shyt!
_DC
D.C.
I'm sick of people acting like Simmons is a four just because he's 6'10.. He'll probably lineup all over the starting 5, but more so at the 3. He really doesn't have a position though. Dario would lineup at 4 before Simmons would. Imo
C. Embiid
PF. Saric
SF. Simmons
SG. ?
PG. Murray or Dunn
Seeing how Brett Brown has been wanting to put a STRETCH 4 beside his starting C, Nerlens would probably be first C off of the bench.. After JoJo gets all the way back of course! Plus that gives you roster flexibility depending on who you're playing.
C. Embiid
PF. Saric
SF. Simmons
SG. ?
PG. Murray or Dunn
Seeing how Brett Brown has been wanting to put a STRETCH 4 beside his starting C, Nerlens would probably be first C off of the bench.. After JoJo gets all the way back of course! Plus that gives you roster flexibility depending on who you're playing.
Originalgangsta317
Banned
These muthafukkas is ass backwards,they keep ending up back at square 1 
All these high ass picks over the years and they just keep trading muthafukkas,how the hell you keep drafting high and Ish Smith is your Best player after the smoke clears
All these high ass picks over the years and they just keep trading muthafukkas,how the hell you keep drafting high and Ish Smith is your Best player after the smoke clears
Rebuilding (partially or full) isn't pointless. The "process" the 76ers took to rebuild was basically a waste of time though. The only two pieces going forward they have is a 7fter they drafted two years ago who hasn't seen the court and whose health status is unknown and a 22yo Euro product whose value in the league is unknown. That is not a stable foundation going forward after you've been tanking for the last three seasons.
I got mixed feelings about this...
before the tanking the sixers had absolutely no legit pieces in there, Iggy left them, and jrue holiday was average. They needed high picks badly because no serious free agent was going to play there, basically sixers had no chance of landing a top free agent. The high draft picks give you realistic chance of building some, the biggest issue out of all this is that they gave these young players a loser culture, which might be a big issue later on.
So its kind of the idea was legit
Most of these eastern teams including hawks or raptors have a low ceiling. A lot of team owners build average to good teams that fill up the seats in the arena, take them to like 2nd round and thats how far they go, they dont risk at tanking nor paying huge salary in hopes of building a championship team. They basically settle for less without the big risk. And they have no realistic chances of winning championship.
Sixers however got unlucky with Embiid, yet he was still worth taking the risk, look at players drafted outside of top 3, most of them are going to have role player careers. Randle looks one dimensional, he may have a decent career, Smart is basically tony allen unless he learns how to shoot, Gordon is too raw right now, stauskas is soon to be jimmer v2, who else was drafted, exum? Horrible injury and way too raw player.
MCW draft was a mistake, he is too slow for pg position and he cant shoot, he is useless and he would never be a starting player for a contender. Also sixers tanking timing was bad because for the 3 straight years some of the best talents were tall players in that C/PF position. Sixers were simply drafting the best available talent.
