(06-02-2024, 04:43 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: It was bad enough to spend the #1 pick of the 2nd round on Tyrell Terry, cause Bill Simmons thought he was the next Trae Young. It´s next level to pick Hayes, cause KOC had him #1 on his draft board. That being said the top of this draft behind Edwards was really poor. Everything stands and falls with that GUY. If Detroit gets Wembanyama, Hayes and their whole roster is immediately looked at differently. Are you telling me the Spurs roster was any better than the Pistons roster, twelve months ago. NOPE. Now they got Wemby. Everything changes.
At least their GM was smart enough to understand how good Wemby is and tanked properly, unlike the Mavs who had to rely on multiple teams being stupid with Luka, because Carlisle, Nelson and Cuban had to play Mejri hero-ball. Oh the dark times.
Bill Simmons is an idiot basketball hipster.
Even so, I think he's better than Tim Bontemps, who seems like an even bigger Duncan Donut and a tool.
Someone posted a video the other day where these two numpties were saying Duncan was the best bball player between 2002-2007 and the "most important player to the league" in that time period. Ridiculous, laughable really. KG was better than Duncan for every year from 2003-04 onward. And Kobe was indisputably better than both KG and Duncan from 2005-06 onward and a hell of a lot more important to the league than either. Duncan also never repeated... and if not for the NBA gifting the Spurs the 2006-07 title, they would not have won a title between 2004-05 and 2013-14, 9 whole years (!). Seriously, how sucky as an ATG must one be... to be the best PF in the league, have the 2nd/3rd best SG in the league (Manu), and a top 5 PG in the league from 2002-2014 (Parker).... and still never repeat? Or go 9 years without a proper ring?
Also, for all of Duncan's supposed defensive prowess as an individual (as opposed to the Spurs' overall defensive schemes, which deserve the real credit)... the Spurs defensive rating dropped big time when Bruce Bowen retired and until Kawhi became a stud. Heck, even Amar'e Stoudamire was regularly dropping 30-40 PPG on Timmy D's head in individual 1-on-1 matchups, when Amar'e was healthy.
Frikkin' hipsters and tools.