<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Golden State&#8217;s Tank Job to Retain its Lottery Pick is Going Swimmingly</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:20 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Scalia</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633587</link> <dc:creator>Scalia</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:58:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633587</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Also, Klay Thompson is good.That is all.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Sebastian Pruiti has been raving about him all year on Grantland&#039;s rookie rankings]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Also, Klay Thompson is good.</p><p>That is all.</p></blockquote><p>Sebastian Pruiti has been raving about him all year on Grantland&#8217;s rookie rankings</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633586</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:53:05 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633586</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Also, Klay Thompson is good.That is all.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I graffiti&#039;d the shit out of everyone on FB that was pissed about losing Monta about how good this kid is/can be. It&#039;s been a jot to watch him get all these minutes and I&#039;m even more excited about watching him in the future years.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Also, Klay Thompson is good.</p><p>That is all.</p></blockquote><p>I graffiti&#8217;d the shit out of everyone on FB that was pissed about losing Monta about how good this kid is/can be. It&#8217;s been a jot to watch him get all these minutes and I&#8217;m even more excited about watching him in the future years.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Scalia</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633585</link> <dc:creator>Scalia</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:48:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633585</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;After Golden State traded Monta Ellis to the Bucks in March, the mission was clear: tank so it could retain its 2012 lottery pick.&lt;/blockquote&gt;They also could have analyzed the teams performance with him on the court vs off the court and determined that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=2142&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;he was making them worse&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;blockquote&gt;Still, the Warriors have shown a persistent ability to play worse with Ellis on the floor. This season, they&#039;re 5.9 points worse per 100 possessions. A year ago, his net plus-minus was -7.4. In 2009-10, when Ellis was less effective, Golden State was a remarkable 11.5 points worse per 100 possessions when he played.&lt;/blockquote&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>After Golden State traded Monta Ellis to the Bucks in March, the mission was clear: tank so it could retain its 2012 lottery pick.</p></blockquote><p>They also could have analyzed the teams performance with him on the court vs off the court and determined that <a href="http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=2142" rel="nofollow">he was making them worse</a>:</p><blockquote><p>Still, the Warriors have shown a persistent ability to play worse with Ellis on the floor. This season, they&#8217;re 5.9 points worse per 100 possessions. A year ago, his net plus-minus was -7.4. In 2009-10, when Ellis was less effective, Golden State was a remarkable 11.5 points worse per 100 possessions when he played.</p></blockquote> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: YYSA</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633584</link> <dc:creator>YYSA</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:43:36 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633584</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;“See I never just did things just to do them- come on I mean what am I going to do just all the sudden just jump up and grind me feet in somebody’s couch like it’s, like it’s something to do? Come on I got a little more sense than that. Yeah I remember grinding my feet in Eddie’s couch.”&lt;/blockquote&gt;awesome.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>“See I never just did things just to do them- come on I mean what am I going to do just all the sudden just jump up and grind me feet in somebody’s couch like it’s, like it’s something to do? Come on I got a little more sense than that. Yeah I remember grinding my feet in Eddie’s couch.”</p></blockquote><p>awesome.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Scalia</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633583</link> <dc:creator>Scalia</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:42:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633583</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It’s pretty simple &lt;/strong&gt;– if the Warriors get the 1st through 7th lottery pick, they keep it. If not, they lose it to the Utah Jazz....Yeah, the Jazz are going to pass up a Top 7 pick in a loaded draft because it already has a lot of youth.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&quot;See I never just did things just to do them- come on I mean what am I going to do just all the sudden just jump up and grind me feet in somebody&#039;s couch like it&#039;s, like it&#039;s something to do? Come on I got a little more sense than that. Yeah I remember grinding my feet in Eddie&#039;s couch.&quot;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><strong>It’s pretty simple </strong>– if the Warriors get the 1st through 7th lottery pick, they keep it. If not, they lose it to the Utah Jazz&#8230;.Yeah, the Jazz are going to pass up a Top 7 pick in a loaded draft because it already has a lot of youth.</p></blockquote><p>&#8220;See I never just did things just to do them- come on I mean what am I going to do just all the sudden just jump up and grind me feet in somebody&#8217;s couch like it&#8217;s, like it&#8217;s something to do? Come on I got a little more sense than that. Yeah I remember grinding my feet in Eddie&#8217;s couch.&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Curtis the Close talker</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633582</link> <dc:creator>Curtis the Close talker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:41:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633582</guid> <description><![CDATA[Oh yea, that&#039;s right. In my defense, I&#039;m too damn tired to think of that.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh yea, that&#8217;s right. In my defense, I&#8217;m too damn tired to think of that.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: YYSA</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633581</link> <dc:creator>YYSA</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:39:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633581</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Here, let’s break it down a little easier for you… the Warriors finish with the 7th worst record in the league and &lt;strong&gt;Phoenix&lt;/strong&gt; finishes with the &lt;strong&gt;14&lt;/strong&gt;th worst record. Somehow, someway the &lt;strong&gt;Suns&lt;/strong&gt; get the #1 pick and jump to the head of the line. What happens next? The Warriors end up with the #8 pick and lose it because of the 6 teams ahead of them AND the &lt;strong&gt;Suns&lt;/strong&gt; (in this example).&lt;/blockquote&gt;Fixed because I prefer this example. I need some hope for when the Suns lose a tie breaker and miss the playoffs.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Here, let’s break it down a little easier for you… the Warriors finish with the 7th worst record in the league and <strong>Phoenix</strong> finishes with the <strong>14</strong>th worst record. Somehow, someway the <strong>Suns</strong> get the #1 pick and jump to the head of the line. What happens next? The Warriors end up with the #8 pick and lose it because of the 6 teams ahead of them AND the <strong>Suns</strong> (in this example).</p></blockquote><p>Fixed because I prefer this example. I need some hope for when the Suns lose a tie breaker and miss the playoffs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Babar 2.0</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633580</link> <dc:creator>Babar 2.0</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:38:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633580</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also, Klay Thompson is good.That is all.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also, Klay Thompson is good.</p><p>That is all.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Babar 2.0</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633579</link> <dc:creator>Babar 2.0</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:37:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633579</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Yeah, the Jazz are going to pass up a Top 7 pick in a loaded draft?&lt;/blockquote&gt;The Editor-in-Chief laughs at the suggestions of needing an editor...it&#039;s right in his title!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Yeah, the Jazz are going to pass up a Top 7 pick in a loaded draft</p><p>?</p></blockquote><p>The Editor-in-Chief laughs at the suggestions of needing an editor&#8230;it&#8217;s right in his title!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: José Ovechkin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633578</link> <dc:creator>José Ovechkin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:35:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633578</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Are they going to draft another undersized SG with bad ankles?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Undersized SGs are PGs in the NBA now.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Are they going to draft another undersized SG with bad ankles?</p></blockquote><p>Undersized SGs are PGs in the NBA now.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Charske Don't Surf</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633577</link> <dc:creator>Charske Don't Surf</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:26:03 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633577</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Yeah, the Jazz are going to pass up a Top 7 pick in a loaded draft?&lt;/em&gt;Don&#039;t even bother...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Yeah, the Jazz are going to pass up a Top 7 pick in a loaded draft</p><p>?</em></p><p>Don&#8217;t even bother&#8230;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: A.P. (artist formerly TJ21)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633576</link> <dc:creator>A.P. (artist formerly TJ21)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:25:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633576</guid> <description><![CDATA[Are they going to draft another undersized SG with bad ankles?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are they going to draft another undersized SG with bad ankles?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Curtis the Close talker</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633575</link> <dc:creator>Curtis the Close talker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:24:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633575</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;But we have new ownership and Jerry West involved!!!!!!!!!!/is worried they’ll still fuck up the pick&lt;/blockquote&gt;They finally have a chance to be a real team with Monta gone. Klay is the goods. Add a SF and I kinda like that team.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>But we have new ownership and Jerry West involved!!!!!!!!!!</p><p>/is worried they’ll still fuck up the pick</p></blockquote><p>They finally have a chance to be a real team with Monta gone. Klay is the goods. Add a SF and I kinda like that team.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633572</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:22:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633572</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I don’t believe that can happen, Franklin. Outside the top 3, the spots are set unless the team moves into the top 3.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Here, let&#039;s break it down a little easier for you... the Warriors finish with the 7th worst record in the league and Detroit finishes with the 8th worst record. Somehow, someway the Pistons get the #1 pick and jump to the head of the line. What happens next? The Warriors end up with the #8 pick and lose it because of the 6 teams ahead of them AND the Pistons (in this example).]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I don’t believe that can happen, Franklin. Outside the top 3, the spots are set unless the team moves into the top 3.</p></blockquote><p>Here, let&#8217;s break it down a little easier for you&#8230; the Warriors finish with the 7th worst record in the league and Detroit finishes with the 8th worst record. Somehow, someway the Pistons get the #1 pick and jump to the head of the line. What happens next? The Warriors end up with the #8 pick and lose it because of the 6 teams ahead of them AND the Pistons (in this example).</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Curtis the Close talker</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633568</link> <dc:creator>Curtis the Close talker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:18:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633568</guid> <description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t believe that can happen, Franklin. Outside the top 3, the spots are set unless the team moves into the top 3.Also, they could&#039;ve tanked better by just holding on to Monta. He&#039;s been awful.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t believe that can happen, Franklin. Outside the top 3, the spots are set unless the team moves into the top 3.</p><p>Also, they could&#8217;ve tanked better by just holding on to Monta. He&#8217;s been awful.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Broccoli Beef</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633567</link> <dc:creator>Broccoli Beef</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:17:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633567</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;The only guarantee is that the Warriors will fuck up the pick.&lt;/blockquote&gt;But we have new ownership and Jerry West involved!!!!!!!!!!/is worried they&#039;ll still fuck up the pick]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The only guarantee is that the Warriors will fuck up the pick.</p></blockquote><p>But we have new ownership and Jerry West involved!!!!!!!!!!</p><p>/is worried they&#8217;ll still fuck up the pick</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Senator Jersey</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633566</link> <dc:creator>Senator Jersey</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:17:07 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633566</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Yeah, the &lt;strong&gt;Jazz&lt;/strong&gt; are going to pass up a &lt;strong&gt;Top 7&lt;/strong&gt; pick in a loaded draft&lt;/blockquote&gt;?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Yeah, the <strong>Jazz</strong> are going to pass up a <strong>Top 7</strong> pick in a loaded draft</p></blockquote><p>?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: payaso</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633564</link> <dc:creator>payaso</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:12:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633564</guid> <description><![CDATA[The only guarantee is that the Warriors will fuck up the pick.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only guarantee is that the Warriors will fuck up the pick.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Franklin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/10/golden-states-tank-job-to-retain-its-lottery-pick-is-going-swimmingly/comment-page-1/#comment-1633563</link> <dc:creator>Franklin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:09:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=173625#comment-1633563</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best/funniest case - they get to 6th or 7th worst record and then a team or two below them in the lottery pecking order get lucky and their pick gets bumped to 8th.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Best/funniest case &#8211; they get to 6th or 7th worst record and then a team or two below them in the lottery pecking order get lucky and their pick gets bumped to 8th.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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