GDT Game 39 - Mavs (13-25) vs Warriors (29-8) 7:30pm FSSW

[saclare]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Not good enough to make the playoffs, but not bad enough to get a good pick in the draft... Grayson Allen, here we come!

Ah come on, I KNOW you can name 20+ players you could, would, and should take before Allen. And you KNOW we aren't finishing that well!

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by saclare

Ah come on, I KNOW you can name 20+ players you could, would, and should take before Allen. And you KNOW we aren't finishing that well!

Nah, this season is plunging into complete worst-case scenario territory... We'll barely miss the playoffs, then reach for Grayson Allen at #14 -- only to have DSJ miss all of next season after breaking his fist on Allen's face during a heated preseason practice, eventually demanding to be traded out of Dallas the next offseason... Allen will then become the face of the franchise to kick off a 20-year period of Dallas missing the playoffs and leaving fans wondering, "what if we'd just tanked and picked up 14x All-Star DeAndre Ayton back in 2017 instead of trying to win a couple of meaningless games?"

[saclare]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Nah, this season is plunging into complete worst-case scenario territory... We'll barely miss the playoffs, then reach for Grayson Allen at #14 -- only to have DSJ miss all of next season after breaking his fist on Allen's face during a heated preseason practice, eventually demanding to be traded out of Dallas the next offseason... Allen will then become the face of the franchise to kick off a 20-year period of Dallas missing the playoffs and leaving fans wondering, "what if we'd just tanked and picked up 14x All-Star DeAndre Ayton back in 2017 instead of trying to win a couple of meaningless games?"

I've just never seen this roster as THAT bad. Meaning the Hawks, Orlando, Suns, etc. of the league bad. Not to mention the coaching will eek out wins that otherwise wouldn't have happened.

We will be picking 6-10 when it's all said and done. Definitely had a bad time for a 4 game winning streak with all other teams running into injuries that are just making them worse. Just have to sit back and relax, the Mavs are not getting Ayton. He should go first overall and I don't think there's a path for them to be drafting #1.

[Bryan_Wilson]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Nah, this season is plunging into complete worst-case scenario territory... We'll barely miss the playoffs, then reach for Grayson Allen at #14 -- only to have DSJ miss all of next season after breaking his fist on Allen's face during a heated preseason practice, eventually demanding to be traded out of Dallas the next offseason... Allen will then become the face of the franchise to kick off a 20-year period of Dallas missing the playoffs and leaving fans wondering, "what if we'd just tanked and picked up 14x All-Star DeAndre Ayton back in 2017 instead of trying to win a couple of meaningless games?"

Yep. It's easier to go ahead and embrace the inevitable.