The Official NBA Thread: Lakers Fire Darvin Ham

[dacomeup]

Hindsight is always 20/20. Toppin over Haliburton was the biggest, most obvious miss IMO.

You could do draft misses for every team, though. Just in those screenshots, Wizards, Suns, Spurs also missed on Haliburton. Malik Monk & Luke Kennard over Donovan Mitchell. Zion-Ja-RJ was the consensus top three.

Frank was the worst one IMO. They drafted a 6’5 stiff guard who couldn’t shoot in the top 10.

But yea, Hali is the biggest because he’s the best player in the draft right now and he ended up falling right in the Knicks’ lap and they picked a stiff, old PF who can’t defend

 

[smedroc]

Nunn & Bev

 

[RustyShackleford]

What about all the guys y’all have passed over? My boy who’s in Knicks fan posted this in our group chat yesterday actually.

And these are just for all guys who are still on rookie deals (minus Donovan).

Famb, could you please put that first pic in a spoiler.

Not trying to see the Suns passing on Hali either

 

[ballinsam23]

And these are just for all guys who are still on rookie deals (minus Donovan).

Obi - Front office had tunnel vision with that Obi pick. They were even gonna trade up for him after he was rumored to go #4 to the Cavs

DMitch - Phil Jackson wanted him, we worked him out, he wanted us, no idea why we didnt draft him. If we didnt draft Frank the Mavs would've. DSJ is a bust too so that doesnt matter now.

Haliburton - cant blame us since every team passed up on him

Zion/Ja - imagine only winning 17 games and not even getting a top 2 pick. If we had either right now the narrative would be different.

Thats just terrible draft luck. Teams miss out on picks all the time, but to move down every single time there's a franchise changing talent (Zion/Ja) is just bad luck.

 

[dacomeup]

Obi - Front office had tunnel vision with that Obi pick. They were even gonna trade up for him after he was rumored to go #4 to the Cavs

DMitch - Phil Jackson wanted him, we worked him out, he wanted us, no idea why we didnt draft him. If we didnt draft Frank the Mavs would've. DSJ is a bust too so that doesnt matter now.

Haliburton - cant blame us since every team passed up on him

Zion/Ja - imagine only winning 17 games and not even getting a top 2 pick. If we had either right now the narrative would be different.

Thats just terrible draft luck. Teams miss out on picks all the time, but to move down every single time there's a franchise changing talent (Zion/Ja) is just bad luck.

How are the first two bad drafting luck?

And yes, multiple teams miss on guys but the point is that the bad teams are typically bad at drafting. Of course there’s some luck and randomness with drafting but you’re going to be behind the 8 ball consistently if you never pick the right guys when you have the chance. It even prevents you from being able to make trades for better guys.

 

[ballinsam23]

We had 17 wins during the KAT draft too and dropped to #4.

Sure we drafted KP who's probably a top 3 best player from that draft, but then we folded and traded him.

 

[ballinsam23]

How are the first two bad drafting luck?

Not the first two. But in 30 years of sucking we never moved up once. In a system thats all about odds. Thats bad luck.

Imagine winning 17 games twice in a 5 year span and not once getting a #1 or #2 pick.

 

[nick.]

Frank was the worst one IMO. They drafted a 6’5 stiff guard who couldn’t shoot in the top 10.

But yea, Hali is the biggest because he’s the best player in the draft right now and he ended up falling right in the Knicks’ lap and they picked a stiff, old PF who can’t defend

I know they did a lot of pre-draft work on Mitchell. Consensus pick seemed to be DSJr, which also did not work out.

I'd love to know what goes on within the Knicks scouting department cause they struggle with the early picks but found some good value later on in Grimes, Sims, & Robinson.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Zion time

 

[datznasty]

Not my dpoy

 

[elpablo21]

.

 

[ballinsam23]

Jokic is too good.

 

[Cashflow]

 

[Based Jesus]

Rupi Kaur boutta steal this one antidope

 

[king j]

Silverado having himself a game 19pts and 5/6 on 3s in the 1st half.

Zion working AG

 

[pmatic]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Him and McDaniels alongside all of their picks > whatever they have going on now/salary obligations

 

[BIG FISH]

Smh

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Zion would still be 500 pounds if he ended up on the Knicks. The problems go deeper than just ping pong balls

 

[ballinsam23]

TM3 with back to back wide open lanes

 

[D StaXX]

Not mad at antidope at all.
These fools just scored 11 points in a quarter.
Y'all expect people to root for this?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Not mad at antidope at all.
These fools just scored 11 points in a quarter.
Y'all expect people to root for this?

Apparently people want victor to end up there

 

[tomdiginson]

Obi - Front office had tunnel vision with that Obi pick. They were even gonna trade up for him after he was rumored to go #4 to the Cavs

DMitch - Phil Jackson wanted him, we worked him out, he wanted us, no idea why we didnt draft him. If we didnt draft Frank the Mavs would've. DSJ is a bust too so that doesnt matter now.

Haliburton - cant blame us since every team passed up on him

Zion/Ja - imagine only winning 17 games and not even getting a top 2 pick. If we had either right now the narrative would be different.

Thats just terrible draft luck. Teams miss out on picks all the time, but to move down every single time there's a franchise changing talent (Zion/Ja) is just bad luck.

I know they did a lot of pre-draft work on Mitchell. Consensus pick seemed to be DSJr, which also did not work out.

I'd love to know what goes on within the Knicks scouting department cause they struggle with the early picks but found some good value later on in Grimes, Sims, & Robinson.

Phil was trying to trade Porzingas for a pick and draft Lauri and Mitchell, but that's when the fans turned on him. After drafting the Frenchman, they sacked him.

 

[jpzx]

 

[nick.]