The reason tanking took longer was due to injury not ineffectiveness. It hasn't been 6 years either. Nerlens Noel trade occurred about 4 years ago. 6 years is a lie.

Again how could they have been better without tanking?

Don't tell me about vague terms like "draft better" either.

How do they contend with guys like Noel and MCW as their best players?

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Trades and Free Agency, aka the Houston Rockets route.

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Which trades? Again thats vague. Before they started tanking their best player was Jrue Holiday.

Fact of the matter is that in year 1 of their core guys playing together they made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs. In year 2 they are contenders. They also have 2 of the top 20 players in the game. All as a result of tanking. Its foolish to say that tanking wasa failure and if the league hadn't pulled the plug on Hinkie they'd be further along right now.

That goof Colangelo screwed the franchise.

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Explain the Kings

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Leonard is cruising at half speed on defense on Opening Night. Take Toronto out of the contender category in the East.

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3 minutes into this game and I'm already sick of the Wolves

Spurs looking SOLID

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Rockets look bad. Marshmelo Effect

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They do
It's kind of weird seeing them without Leonard, Parker, ginoboli

Yup

Very much so. I never really even liked DeRozan or Aldridge before last year but I still find myself rooting for the team. Love Aldridge now after last season and hoping to have a similar 180 on Demar. Pop's the man.

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Julius Randle looks like a fuckin steal right now in FA.

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Wolves got this. Spurs are pretty thin.

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Agreed

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A nice efficient 3-10 so far

I saw the jumper he got blocked by Davis, it was pretty embarrassing

He looks YMCA old man slow

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My main focus is on the Jazz Kings game now. LTG/312, let's see what your boy Fox has so far in his second year.

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Not the best start for the Jazz

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What did the Cavs look like?

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--yet I can't look away."

I love watching these Rockets fail. CP3 is already bitching.

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Mirotic with 30 and 10 tonight. Glad we got Chad Hutchison for him!

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I love Aldridge. Hell of a player. Jury's still out on Demar

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Nvm DeRozan is good. He's a Spur.

Butler is the fuckin man though.

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Great start to the season for Towns. Fouls out with over 4 minutes left off 3 straight fouls on offense. It's also a bad sign when your teammates are giving Dieng more looks on offense when he's in for you than they do for you.

I don't think I could stomach a full season of watching this Minnesota offense, and the sad part is it will only get worse if/when Butler goes. Just so many desperate contested floaters in the lane. Taj looked his age and was bullied by Aldridge all night, Rose looked awful in general, Wiggins played a good first half and then was only sporadically present, and they just wasted one of the few good Teague games they'll get. Butler had no business playing 31 minutes after basically no preseason and one practice, yet he still looked better than everyone else on his team down the stretch.

Spurs are going to be a playoff team again, and I doubt there's even much drama about getting there. DeRozan's already looking more fearsome on defense than he ever did at Toronto, and it's really going to be a problem if some of the Spurs shooting magic rubs off on him. I remain convinced that they chose the best option with the Kawhi trade rather than trying to go full tank.

As a semi Spur fan my main concern is Aldridge and DeRozan will end up splitting MVP votes and someone like Lebron or AD will end you winning as a result.

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The Spurs are going to miss Murray though. I don't think they can be a top defense without him.

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DeAndre Ayton is the truth.

Cleveland will be better than people believe.

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Their Vegas Over Under was 31 Wins. You got the over?

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A little late to the party on this one.

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