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lipoli390 wrote:

SameOldNudityDrew wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:Pork - I think hindsight tells us we should have taken Curry at #6 instead of Flynn. I think that verdict would be nearly unanimous on this board.

Nearly unanimous? :)

Had to account for the possibility that David Kahn posts on this Board. :)

:)

Phenom's_Revenge wrote:

PorkChop wrote:Why are you guys expecting a star from the 5th pick when you've already been perfectly content with Ricky from the same spot?
So content that hindsight hasn't even been used in passing on Curry for him . By the majority anyways.

I see what you did there. We'd be very fortunate to get another player at 5 who can elevate his teammates when he is on the court, though.

Alot of losing seasons, I can't think of players that had great seasons playing for us. Which players elevated their games playing next to him?

SameOldDrew wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:

SameOldNudityDrew wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:Pork - I think hindsight tells us we should have taken Curry at #6 instead of Flynn. I think that verdict would be nearly unanimous on this board.

Nearly unanimous? :)

Had to account for the possibility that David Kahn posts on this Board. :)

:)

Are you saying we're not all in agreement that Curry should've been taken instead of Ricky as well? If hindsight is part of the equation ?

I highlighted the word "nearly" because obviously every single one of the 7 billion people on earth would pick Curry over Flynn in hindsight, but the word "nearly" suggests somebody on the board is colossally stupid enough to take Flynn even in retrospect. Then Lip joked it would be Kahn, which is hilarious.

PorkChop wrote:

Phenom's_Revenge wrote:

PorkChop wrote:Why are you guys expecting a star from the 5th pick when you've already been perfectly content with Ricky from the same spot?
So content that hindsight hasn't even been used in passing on Curry for him . By the majority anyways.

I see what you did there. We'd be very fortunate to get another player at 5 who can elevate his teammates when he is on the court, though.

Alot of losing seasons, I can't think of players that had great seasons playing for us. Which players elevated their games playing next to him?

Statistically? Last season? All of them. Each one had a better net rating when he was on the floor.

PorkChop wrote:
Alot of losing seasons, I can't think of players that had great seasons playing for us. Which players elevated their games playing next to him?

There is certain power forward whom had couple of all star seasons playing in same team than Ricky. He was traded to another team that has a super star known about making players around him better. For some reason that power forward has been much less effective in that team. Even all his shooting percentages (2P%, 3P%, eFG% and Ts% are worse even though when that power forward is not anymore number one option he should benefit that defenses are not anymore mainly focusing on him.

I knew Pork Chop couldn't lay off Ricky for too long, the board feels right again.

BizarroJerry wrote:I knew Pork Chop couldn't lay off Ricky for too long, the board feels right again.

Lol. I was thinking the same thing. :)

Lol. I was thinking the same thing. :)

LIP - Any feeling on whether the new brain trust considers Ricky part of the future here?

This is from NBAdraft.net's latest mock

T'Wolves - Kris Dunn; The T'Wolves cleaned housed and the Ricky Rubio might be the next one to go. I view Dunn as a better prospect for the Wolves than Rubio. He have more potential as a shooter and he is a better athlete than Rubio. We have seen what Rubio is, he won't be a top 10 point guard in this league. They need to start over at the PG position