01-26-2026, 08:56 PM
(01-25-2026, 11:57 AM)RasheedsBigWhiteSpot Wrote: No, I had to word it like I did because, without exception, everyone would choose tank and a top 8 pick if the other option is the Play In and facing OKC.
I chose playoffs because having a puncher's chance against a non-OKC team is worth it, especially because the difference between pick 8 and 18 is negligible in this draft. You are just as likely to land a gem like Christian Anderson late as picking in the lottery.
Is this the 2000 draft?
Mavs ended up with 3 1st rd picks in the absolute worst draft in history. Is this draft comparable to it or the better drafts.
Playoff run is pretty much a guarantee of running into OKC from this point forward?
The inability to answer those two questions leads me to factoring the odds. The odds say that injuries preventing us from climbing high enough to avoid the play in and A 1ST RD dismissal is LESS THAN this being a repeat of the Courtney Alexander, Etoe Thomas and Donnell Harvey (9, 10, & 22) draft