in the history of the Celtics. Why are we winning on the road against elite Western Conference teams?
Do we want to stay in the basement of the NBA for years to come. Even the Lakers are Tanking.
What is wrong with the people running the Celtics?
Why are we winning games we ought to lose?
For the life of me I don't understand this thought process. Why do we want this team to lose? If they start winning lots of games, even with players like Bass and Prince getting some minutes, doesn't that mean the team is better than we think they are?
Wouldn't you rather have a team of 20-24 year olds who win 40 games versus a similarly aged team that wins 14? Why do you believe that we have to draft in the top 5 to get an impact player? Why can't we add solid mid-draft talent and one potential FA/trade veteran to put this team back in contention?
Granted this Celtics team is probably not going to win 40 games, but what if they went .500 after the All-Star break. Why is that BAD??
I can't see why people get so worked up about a bad team winning games. The Celtics will never win the lottery. History has show that you could find quality talent in the 5-10 slot and that any pick in the draft(even the first) does not guarantee anything. 2-5 extra wins doesn't really mean any thing right now.
Exactly:
Damian Lillard: 6th pick
Stephen Curry: 7th pick
Joakim Noah: 9th pick
Gordon Hayward: 9th pick
Paul George: 10th pick
Brook Lopez: 10th pick
Klay Thompson: 11th pick
Kawhi Leonard: 15th pick
Roy Hibert: 17th pick
Eric Bledsoe: 18th pick
Tobias Harris: 19th pick
Serge Ibaka: 24th pick
Kyle Lowry: 24th pick
Jimmy Butler: 30th pick
DeAndre Jordan: 35th pick
Chandler Parsons: 38th pick
Goran Dragic: 45th pick
Marc Gasol: 48th pick
How many of those guys are franchise players?
Gasol and Steph Curry? Maybe Paul George.
Your list just proves a point.
Now list the best two players on championship teams over the last 20 years and see where they were picked.
Here are the last 10 years of the draft's top 3 picks, listing where the teams were pre-lottery. In other words 1,2,3 means the teams with the worst, 2nd worst and 3rd worst records picked first, second and third.
2014 - 9, 1, 2
2013 - 3, 1, 8
2012 - 4, 1, 2
2011 - 8, 1, 6
2010 - 5, 6, 1
2009 - 3, 6, 4
2008 - 9, 1, 3
2007 - 7, 5, 4
2006 - 5, 2, 3
2005 - 6, 1, 4
There's value in tanking for the worst record but even then, that team has missed the top 3 three times in 10 years. The number 2 pick has missed SEVEN TIMES!!! Meanwhile, teams in pre-lottery spots 6-9 have jumped into the top 3 eight times.
It's worth tanking to get the worst record and it's worth it to tank your way to the 8th or 9th worst record instead of 13 or 14. Beyond that, there's no point in worrying about it.
Mike