tomdalton22 said:

this team can't even tank right

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grandy said:

Just when I thought they were going to tank for real, they go and blow it by winning.

Now tied with New York for the 9th worst record, 2 games ahead of Cleveland and Utah.

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tomdalton22 said:

Watch...they'll get the #9 pick in the draft and have to give it to the Bobcats.

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grandy said:

Mediocrity really is the worst case scenario.

They either need to go on some miraculous run and end up in the bottom third of the 1st round, which would soften the blow of losing that 1st rounder (extremely unlikely) or they need to outright tank so they can keep that pick (Joe D probably gets fired in the process).

Anything in between will hurt the future of this team.

I'm not too knowledgeable about this team (I don't follow as much as I used to), but from a simplistic point of view (based on what I've heard/read) I look at it like this...

- Drummond is the centerpiece of this team and the closest thing they have to a "superstar", it's important to continue building around him
- Like it or not they're stuck with Josh Smith, I'm guessing he's next to impossible to move, they might as well move him back into his proper position
- I hear this upcoming draft is impressive in quality and depth, if they can keep their 2014 pick, they'll be in a good position to rebuild and grow
- In addition to keeping their pick, if they can get a 1st for Monroe they can get another player from this deep 2014 draft AND they can move Smith back
- Tanking would hopefully get rid of Dumars, this team has done nothing since the Iverson trade and living off the glory years has to come to an end
- I hear Mo Cheeks isn't all that good? Maybe tanking gets rid of him too
- The pick they traded to Charlotte is top 1 protected in 2015 and unprotected in 2016 so the pick is basically gone in 2015 if they don't give it away this year, 2015 is the year you make your run, not 2014

Does that about sum it up? or am I way off?

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kmd47 said:

IDK what is worse, cancelling a professional sporting event because of 3 inches of snow or cancelling school for 3 days in a row because it is too cold....? People are soft nowadays...

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tomdalton22 said:

They don't have snow plows and salt trucks in Atlanta. As far as the cold weather, there are a lot of little kids that have to walk to school. It doesn't take long in -8 degree weather with high winds for a little kid to get frostbite. My guess is it is a liability thing.

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