Official Draft Positioning Thread, aka: The Tank Cave

Wiz99 · Post #241 » by **Wiz99** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:47 pm

We're a half game ahead of the Kings.

I think its time for Jamison's knee to "act up".

You never know when that tendinitis will flare up.

Oh, and Caron's "hamstring" might need some extended rest.

doclinkin · Post #242 » by **doclinkin** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:41 pm

Wiz99 wrote:We're a half game ahead of the Kings.

I think its time for Jamison's knee to "act up".

You never know when that tendinitis will flare up.

Never happen. For better or worse, Jamison never quits.

Wizards2Lottery · Post #243 » by **Wizards2Lottery** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:55 pm

Wizards remaining schedule:

Clippers remaining schedule:

Kings remaining schedule:

T'Wolves remaining schedule:

I highly doubt we finish with the worst record in the league. I could see us ending 3rd or 4th.

queridiculo · Post #244 » by **queridiculo** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:50 pm

I really don't see Washington winning more than three games out of that remaining schedule. That would put the Wizards at 19 wins still one behind Minnesota, assuming of course they drop every remaining game on their schedule.

At worst I see Washington finishing 3rd, with 2nd being a real possibility.

Coxy · Post #245 » by **Coxy** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:35 am

Sorry, or congrats I suppose, but you guys are going to finish last. Im just hoping GS can move up into the top 5 picks as well. Happy tanking Wiz.......

BigA · Post #246 » by **BigA** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:35 pm

One advantage for the Wizards is that the Kings, Clips, and T-Wolves all play each other again, so that's 3 games that somebody has to win.

ZonkertheBrainless · Post #247 » by **ZonkertheBrainless** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:22 pm

yeah, losing the clips game really helped us.

likwitdesi · Post #248 » by **likwitdesi** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:44 pm

Look at how delusional a lot of the OKC fans are. They would take Jeff Green (who has a below-average PER) over Griffin.

tkunit · Post #249 » by **tkunit** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:24 am

now assuming we don't land the #1 who is looking like the best sg in the draft.

FreeBalling · Post #250 » by **FreeBalling** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:02 pm

tkunit wrote:now assuming we don't land the #1 who is looking like the best sg in the draft.

If we are picking 2nd I'd take Mr. Un-Stop-able. James Harden SG from AU.

queridiculo · Post #251 » by **queridiculo** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:46 am

I'd go Evan Turner before I'd take a flier on Harden.

Come on Clippers you can do it!

Post #252 » by **miller31time** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:04 am

Clippers won tonight.

That's some good news.

likwitdesi · Post #253 » by **likwitdesi** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:29 am

I think that if we can't get Griffin or an elite PF this offseason, then we need to train McGee more into being a PF. At that spot his excellent shotblocking ability would complement Haywood's post D very well and that would really solidify the D in the post so that the coaching staff doesn't have to crowd the paint anymore. Furthermore, McGee already has the midrange J. I feel that he can dominate some of the PFs in this league with his height and length. That's not to say that he shouldn't play center next season, but I am saying he needs to be more of a PF/C rather than just a center.

eltacoman · Post #254 » by **eltacoman** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:54 am

Harden is nice ..... i hope we land a top 3 pick 1)Blake 2)Rubio 3)Harden or pick up Tiebeat with the 3rd or 4th if we and he slides there ...trade him with stevenson for the rights to Garald Henderson and a expiring .... Henderson is nice too

Pass_The_Sticks · Post #255 » by **Pass_The_Sticks** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:10 am

The Kings and Grizzles play each other on Thursday. Somebody has to win! =)

Post #256 » by **LyricalRico** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:18 pm

eltacoman wrote:pick up Tiebeat with the 3rd or 4th if we and he slides there ...trade him with stevenson for the rights to Garald Henderson and a expiring .... Henderson is nice too

That's the scenario I'm hoping for. We could probably work that out with Minnesota.

queridiculo · Post #257 » by **queridiculo** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:30 pm

I'm always weary of Duke players. His disappearing act yesterday didn't help matters either.

clubbing_caveman · Post #258 » by **clubbing_caveman** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 6:32 pm

Fellow tanksters, I am getting worried that we may not be able to catch Sactown in the chase for the ultimate fail grail. Our ping pong balls are looking to be less and less. Our best chance for the ultimate prize is fading. With GA looking to be back, and BH possibly playing a few games, we could stand a better chance of winning more games. We may even vault into 3rd or 4th. Oh noooos.... we cant even loose right.

Severn Hoos · Post #259 » by **Severn Hoos** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:36 pm

Forget Sacramento. Catching them is a pipe dream. They probably won't win two more games all year, so even if we lost all of our remaining games, we'd still have a coin flip for the most ping pong balls.

On the other hand, Sacramento does play a very vital role in our quest for ping pong balls. Why? Because they still have to play the Grizzlies (tonight), @ the Clippers, and @ the T-wolves. Losing those three games would be a huge boost to our chances.

The T-wolves look like they'll struggle to win any games outside of the finale vs. the Kings (though they do play the Clippers). The Clipps have Minn, OKC, and LAC still on the schedule. The Grizzlies have the Kings and Wiz, and OKC only has the Clippers left among the 50+ loss teams.

Best case scenario: Sacramento loses out and guarantees the worst record.
Grizzlies beat Sac, the Wiz :pray:

, and steal one more (Milwaukee? Atlanta in the finale?)
Clipps beat Sac and Min
Wolves beat the Kings.
OKC beats the Clippers.

That leaves OKC & Min at 21 wins, Grizz & Clipps at 20 wins.

If the Wiz win 2 of their last 9, they'll be at 19 wins, 2nd worst. Win 3, and they'd be tied for 2nd with Mem & LAC - splitting the balls. Win 4 and they'd drop all the way to a 3-way tie for 4th.

Clearly, the margin of "error" is very small.

Benjammin · Post #260 » by **Benjammin** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:51 pm

hermitkid wrote:I'm always weary of Duke players. His disappearing act yesterday didn't help matters either.

I'm both weary and wary of Duke players.