Kolek planning to go pro
Belichick teams never beat themselves, though.
Belichick is the GOAT, but his decision to turn his offense over to Matt Patricia and Joe Judge is as inexplicable as it gets.
OMG Patriots.
I'm calling that play Co-lateral Damage.
I don't know if you saw that some place else or came up with it on your own, but I like it!
The Err-Maculate Reception.
Is Belichick the GOAT or is he a very good coach who was lucky to have the Goat on his team?What is his percentage making the Playoffs minus Brady? In fact, in a quite large sample size, I believe he is a sub-.500 coach without Tom. I’d take Parcells any day.
Coaches are bad when their roster is bad. That checks out.
Losing 10 out of last 11 games isn’t embarrassing?
You keep mentioning the NBA for some reason. The only pro sport that openly rewards losing/tanking is the NFL. There’s no draft lottery in the NFL, you also get “rewarded” with three games (out of 17) on your schedule being different than your division (no other league does that).I’m not shifting any goal posts, if year in/year out you’re around .500, that’s a long term recipe for never getting better. It’s not rocket surgery to realize 3-14 is better than 5-12 long term. Yes, I did that on purpose.
I am bringing up the NBA because that is a league where your clearest, and almost only path to success is drafting near the top of the first round. In the NFL, you can build a team though drafting in the middle of the rounds. Good organizations add talent that way all of the time.The Bears weren't mired in mediocrity because they finished 8-8 a couple of times. They were mired in mediocrity because Ryan Pace sucked at his job. A good GM would have gotten the talent to move that 8-8 team to a 12-4 one. Or maybe never would have drafted Mitch Trubisky in the first place.Honestly I would much rather be 7-7 at this point if I were a Bear fan. First, because winning is fun. Second, you may actually make the playoffs this year. But third and most importantly, it actually shows progress!
Quick question, is the boldest really true in the NBA? I guess it depends on what one means "near the top of the first round". If one is talking top 3 picks. It's simply not true. Here's the list2 1 Paolo Banchero Duke Orlando Magic2 Chet Holmgren Gonzaga Oklahoma City Thunder3 Jabari Smith Auburn Houston Rockets2021 1 Cade Cunningham Oklahoma State Detroit Pistons2 Jalen Green NBA G-League Houston Rockets3 Evan Mobley USC Cleveland Cavaliers2020 1 Anthony Edwards Georgia Minnesota Timberwolves2 James Wiseman Memphis Golden State Warriors3 LaMelo Ball Australia Charlotte Hornets2019 1 Zion Williamson Duke New Orleans Pelicans2 Ja Morant Murray State Memphis Grizzlies3 RJ Barrett Duke New York Knicks2018 1 Deandre Ayton Arizona Phoenix Suns2 Marvin Bagley III Duke Sacramento Kings3 Luka Doncic Spain Atlanta Hawks2017 1 Markelle Fultz Washington Philadelphia 76ers2 Lonzo Ball UCLA Los Angeles Lakers3 Jayson Tatum Duke Boston Celtics2016 1 Ben Simmons LSU Philadelphia 76ers2 Brandon Ingram Duke Los Angeles Lakers3 Jaylen Brown California Boston Celtics2015 1 Karl-Anthony Towns Kentucky Minnesota Timberwolves2 D'Angelo Russell Ohio State Los Angeles Lakers3 Jahlil Okafor Duke Philadelphia 76ers2014 1 Andrew Wiggins Kansas Cleveland Cavaliers2 Jabari Parker Duke Milwaukee Bucks3 Joel Embiid Kansas Philadelphia 76ers2013 1 Anthony Bennett UNLV Cleveland Cavaliers2 Victor Oladipo Indiana Orlando Magic3 Otto Porter Georgetown Washington Wizards2012 1 Anthony Davis Kentucky New Orleans Hornets2 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Kentucky Charlotte Bobcats3 Bradley Beal Florida Washington Wizards2011 1 Kyrie Irving Duke Cleveland Cavaliers2 Derrick Williams Arizona Minnesota Timberwolves3 Enes Kanter Turkey Utah Jazz2010 1 John Wall Kentucky Washington Wizards2 Evan Turner Ohio State Philadelphia 76ers3 Derrick Favors Georgia Tech New Jersey Nets
I probably overstated it, but if you look at that list I see the core of the current Boston Celtics, a two time NBA MVP, the top players on contenders like the Sixers, Grizzlies and Pelicans. Furthermore, I think you are looking at this wrong. Here is the list of championship teams in the 2000s that didn't have someone who was one of their core players drafted in the top 10.2021 Milwaukee Bucks2019 Toronto RaptorsI believe that the 2020 Lakers were the only team who didn't draft any of their core players in the top 10 (or set up draft day trades for them.)
My point is that "tanking" in the NBA does not get you anywhere, especially not anything quickly. Nobody on the list won a championship (except Wiseman) on their own team since Kyrie.