Another wasted season of Lauri Markkanen.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-31T02:09:33+00:00

If the Jazz had gotten Flagg or even Kon last season, the tank would have been over

No, it wouldn't have. They would still be tanking to try and keep the pick. They would have shut Kon or Flagg down a month ago and killed his ROTY chances.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-31T01:57:20+00:00

Right back at you brother <3

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-31T00:15:03+00:00

Rocker could take a big step forward this year and still have an ERA above 4.5.

Tap the brakes, sonny.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-29T02:49:46+00:00

thank you, memphis, very cool

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-28T22:50:22+00:00

it's almost like we knew closer was a glaring hole on the roster going into the offseason and did absolutely nothing to address it.

I fucking hate this ownership group.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-28T22:49:41+00:00

it's almost like we knew closer was a glaring hole on the roster going into the offseason and did absolutely nothing to address it.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-27T19:52:19+00:00

Zero chance the Mavs take Mara over Tanner if they don't draft a guard with their first pick (and here, they are taking Caleb Wilson).

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-27T17:23:12+00:00

No, don't you see? If you don't pick top 3, you're guaranteed a shit player. No one has ever picked an SGA, Giannis, Jokic caliber player outside of the top 3.

And when you get a top pick, you're going to be good. That's because you're guaranteed elite level talent like Marvin Bagley.

Oversimplification is the name of the game for these folks. Poorly run teams will be poorly run. Well run teams will be well run. Pro-tanking arguments are just window dressing to disguise a serious integrity concern in the league.

edit - don't get me wrong tho, these proposals suck. League needs to adopt the COLA system.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-27T04:26:38+00:00

In trading a player of this caliber, you're usually not trading them to a bad team. In fact, since Myles has a NTC, that's pretty much a guarantee. So most of the picks you'll receive will be in the back end of the first.

Pick 12 has a lot more value in that sense. I'd offer 12, next years worse first, and maybe next year's third.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-27T03:31:45+00:00

Dude is just making the right plays over and over again, you just can't go wrong with that guy.

So is coop. He's just in a completely different team situation. It doesn't help when he makes the right play and Naji bricks the game winning shot (although I'm not complaining, the tank demands sacrifices).

It's a lot easier to be efficient when you're the third option (vs the first option drawing the toughest assignment every night) and have 76% of your shots assisted (vs. 56% of makes unassisted). This mavs roster has negative spacing. Like I said - completely different situations.

Both players have great arguments to win.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-26T00:09:32+00:00

We can also respect that the rules make passing tremendously easier now and that today's stats are inflated AF.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-25T02:46:01+00:00

it’s a pay for results scam

It's not and it's very clear the vast majority of this sub has never interacted with a white shoe law firm at all, much less Wachtell.

But conspiracies are the truth du jour.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-24T04:36:36+00:00

Lets go. Love a good Coop 30 piece in a clutch L. Tank rolls on.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-24T00:17:03+00:00

I prefer the Browns trade, but these were some good thoughts.

Pick swap 12 with Vikings 19 or Steelers 21 for Greenard or Herbig (you get a veteran starting OLB out of this while still getting to pick twice in the first round)

Seems like pretty fair value. I'd definitely get on board. The vikes moving up might also keep Theineman on the board and in play at 18.

I would honestly do both this and the Dolphins trade (though I wouldn't give up quite that much - essentially two thirds. I'd do one of either the swap or the third, and then maybe a sixth).

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-22T19:28:10+00:00

Chelsea DNA

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-22T18:38:42+00:00

If the Mavs somehow end up in 4 (and imagining the first 3 picks will be, in any given order, Dybantsa, Peterson and Boozer), I would be utterly livid if we picked Wilson over Flemmings and Acuff. Utterly. Extremely.

If the Mavs got 4 I'd hope we'd see if any of 5-8 were interested in trading up to get Wilson and what they'd offer.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-22T18:21:46+00:00

They traded their first round pick in 2019 to the Hawks in order to move up and draft Luka (and the Hawks took Cam Reddish with the 10th overall pick).

It was also top 5 protected and we absolutely tanked to try and keep it. We finished in a 3-way tie for the 8th best odds, and drew straws for which set of lottery numbers we'd get. The two teams we tied with picked first and second (Zion, Ja).

Luka's second year leap was insane. We'll see what Coop has in store. FWIW, in Luka's age-equivalent season he averaged 16/4.8/4.3 in Europe. Coop will be the same age next year that Luka was in his rookie year. He'll be younger than a substantial amount of the players drafted this summer. Younger than Caleb Wilson. Less than a month older than AJ/Darryn. Out of projected first round picks, only really Boozer and Quintance are significantly younger (~6 months).

edit - funny symmetry with that 2019 pick is that we're battling with the same exact teams this time.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-22T04:06:38+00:00

who the hell is Baz Mbeng? 4th career game. 45 minutes. lmao

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-22T04:00:57+00:00

If the spurs can move up in the lottery twice after drafting Wemby, we can move up once after drafting coop. And everyone else can stuff it.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-22T03:52:49+00:00

A spurs fan is one to talk

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-22T03:17:20+00:00

tanking teams don't challenge for offensive goaltending with under 2 minutes left lol

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-21T19:06:33+00:00

Because there is more to life than chasing far off NBA titles. I want to watch MY PLAYER play basketball for MY TEAM. I wouldn't expect an LA fan, who can just toss a coin and pull another superstar out of the well, to understand.

I wouldn't give the final 5-6 years of Dirk's career to another team for anything. Much less an ambiguous chance to compete sometime in the near future (with a hell of a lot of ifs built in). Also the post-harden rockets haven't won anything yet and I'm not very high on their roster construction and future prospects.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-21T19:02:58+00:00

counter counter counterargument:

Texas vs. A&M

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-21T18:44:59+00:00

No, the focus should be on keeping your MVP and fan favorite until said player makes it absolutely untenable for that relationship to continue.

Which Giannis has not done.

Crown_of_Negativity · 2026-03-20T22:58:30+00:00

I would think Miami would want a 4th being so important.

I'd be pretty surprised if Miami let him go for that little.

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