Mike Smeltz

Um, and the nets having their pick, even though they're the six best odds, this is like the best season they could have possibly have had, even as they're trying to like actively tank and do all the things that they're doing. Um, But again, it's been enjoyable. This team has those early Kenny Atkinson, Coach Nets, Spencer Dinwiddie, Joe Harris type vibes.

And it is way more fun to watch this team than it was the end of the Katie Kyrie era because that was just so negative and the expectations were so high. This team, the expectations are... like lower than the basement, right? It's like Minecraft. You're digging. I don't know if you guys put my six year old now plays Minecraft. I know Minecraft. Oh yeah. I know Minecraft.

And it is way more fun to watch this team than it was the end of the Katie Kyrie era because that was just so negative and the expectations were so high. This team, the expectations are... like lower than the basement, right? It's like Minecraft. You're digging. I don't know if you guys put my six year old now plays Minecraft. I know Minecraft. Oh yeah. I know Minecraft.

And it is way more fun to watch this team than it was the end of the Katie Kyrie era because that was just so negative and the expectations were so high. This team, the expectations are... like lower than the basement, right? It's like Minecraft. You're digging. I don't know if you guys put my six year old now plays Minecraft. I know Minecraft. Oh yeah. I know Minecraft.

You're digging into like the molten lava level. Yeah. That's how low the, the nets expectations were. Um, And it's kind of fun when Zaire Williams pops off or Keon Johnson or Noah Clowney makes one out of eight threes. And so it's exciting. But it's also the worst. And it's good and it's bad. And it's like, God, it's such a mind mess.

You're digging into like the molten lava level. Yeah. That's how low the, the nets expectations were. Um, And it's kind of fun when Zaire Williams pops off or Keon Johnson or Noah Clowney makes one out of eight threes. And so it's exciting. But it's also the worst. And it's good and it's bad. And it's like, God, it's such a mind mess.

You're digging into like the molten lava level. Yeah. That's how low the, the nets expectations were. Um, And it's kind of fun when Zaire Williams pops off or Keon Johnson or Noah Clowney makes one out of eight threes. And so it's exciting. But it's also the worst. And it's good and it's bad. And it's like, God, it's such a mind mess.

Yeah. There is a clear, there's like a lot of bad math happening. What you described is not bad math. That was good math. There's bad math happening within the Nets fan base. Like people are very angry that they're not the fifth spot in the odds over the Sixers, that they are the sixth. you guys know this, the lottery odds difference between five and six is minuscule.

Yeah. There is a clear, there's like a lot of bad math happening. What you described is not bad math. That was good math. There's bad math happening within the Nets fan base. Like people are very angry that they're not the fifth spot in the odds over the Sixers, that they are the sixth. you guys know this, the lottery odds difference between five and six is minuscule.

Yeah. There is a clear, there's like a lot of bad math happening. What you described is not bad math. That was good math. There's bad math happening within the Nets fan base. Like people are very angry that they're not the fifth spot in the odds over the Sixers, that they are the sixth. you guys know this, the lottery odds difference between five and six is minuscule.

It's 1.5% to get the top pick advantage to the Sixers in the fifth spot. It's basically 5% chance better to be in the top four if you're the fifth spot or the sixth spot. So it's like the way they flattened it, it's really not as impactful as people are like really upset about it. It's just that like, Yeah, this is the worst. This is the worst possible Suns season.

It's 1.5% to get the top pick advantage to the Sixers in the fifth spot. It's basically 5% chance better to be in the top four if you're the fifth spot or the sixth spot. So it's like the way they flattened it, it's really not as impactful as people are like really upset about it. It's just that like, Yeah, this is the worst. This is the worst possible Suns season.

It's 1.5% to get the top pick advantage to the Sixers in the fifth spot. It's basically 5% chance better to be in the top four if you're the fifth spot or the sixth spot. So it's like the way they flattened it, it's really not as impactful as people are like really upset about it. It's just that like, Yeah, this is the worst. This is the worst possible Suns season.

And as good as the Nets probably could have been this year. And you kind of think about that other scenario where you have those Suns picks, you hold that team hostage. It would be great to hold Matt Ishbia hostage. Like, how much fun would that be? Um, so that's kind of like, that's a little bit of the stinging thing, but I still look at it.

And as good as the Nets probably could have been this year. And you kind of think about that other scenario where you have those Suns picks, you hold that team hostage. It would be great to hold Matt Ishbia hostage. Like, how much fun would that be? Um, so that's kind of like, that's a little bit of the stinging thing, but I still look at it.

And as good as the Nets probably could have been this year. And you kind of think about that other scenario where you have those Suns picks, you hold that team hostage. It would be great to hold Matt Ishbia hostage. Like, how much fun would that be? Um, so that's kind of like, that's a little bit of the stinging thing, but I still look at it.

This as like the nets are going to have four first round picks this year and just an insane amount of salary cap space. Uh, that's a better position than like, you know, just whatever morass that they were in for the past few years.

This as like the nets are going to have four first round picks this year and just an insane amount of salary cap space. Uh, that's a better position than like, you know, just whatever morass that they were in for the past few years.

This as like the nets are going to have four first round picks this year and just an insane amount of salary cap space. Uh, that's a better position than like, you know, just whatever morass that they were in for the past few years.

Nope. That's the negative of the team. I really want to stress this to people. Noah Clowney, okay, their first-round pick from, I guess, two years ago. I've heard, I think it was Ryan Russillo talk about this, where... the development now that they have in the NBA of like young players that they make shoot threes that shouldn't be shooting threes. Noah Clowney is the poster boy for that.