01-11-2026, 02:18 PM
(01-11-2026, 08:52 AM)Winter Wrote: If the choice is between Nate Ament and Koi Peat, then really??? Are you so good at analysis that you know which will be better? Of course there's a percentage difference, but outside the top 5, I doubt there's a lot of certainty. I don't think any team will consider it a regular season fight to see who places 7th and 8th in the draft. This isn't Boozer or Peterson we're talking about.
It isn't even mid-season yet. Coaches aren't going to massage their lineups in the regular season to conspicuously lose in a fight for 7 or 8 unless maybe it's the last game of the season. Then Maybe. But you won't be entirely sure how teams will pick above you even then.
This is a really strange way to look at it. It is about Boozer or Peterson. That percentage difference in landing one of them is significant and you want to increase your odds as best as you can.
I'm not sure Kidd hasn't been massaging his lineups to lose at various points this season already and he better start now regardless. This might be the last significant asset this team has for the next 10 years, especially after the latest AD injury. They need to do everything they can to increase its potential value.