Pick or Playoffs?

[cgf]

Rebuild 3.0 - this time it's for real

*realsies

 

[AnimalMother73]

Fingers crossed both their picks produce relative to their draft position. The Avs finally turned their attention to rebuilding after the 15-16 season and this needs to continue. Makes the decade prior all the more frustrating as they should have started this process in 09. Too many years wasted....

 

[AvsFan29]

Fingers crossed both their picks produce relative to their draft position. The Avs finally turned their attention to rebuilding after the 15-16 season and this needs to continue. Makes the decade prior all the more frustrating as they should have started this process in 09. Too many years wasted....

There's definitely a lot of luck involved. Some draft years suck, some are amazing. Sometimes you get an elite player with the 10th pick (Rantanen), and sometimes you pick a bust (Jost).

We had 48 points a couple years ago, and fell to 4th. Looks like 4th might be a blessing in disguise, considering the way Makar has played.

 

[klozge]

An early draft pick wouldn't totally annoy me and I don't expect them to make the playoffs anymore but I still want them to make the playoffs.

 

[AvsFan29]

An early draft pick wouldn't totally annoy me and I don't expect them to make the playoffs anymore but I still want them to make the playoffs.

We'll make it in about 14 months from now with a much better roster and coaching staff.

I hope.

Ugh

 

[LieutenantDangle]

There's definitely a lot of luck involved. Some draft years suck, some are amazing. Sometimes you get an elite player with the 10th pick (Rantanen), and sometimes you pick a bust (Jost).

We had 48 points a couple years ago, and fell to 4th. Looks like 4th might be a blessing in disguise, considering the way Makar has played.

I still wish he could have drafted Heiskanen, but only time will tell how good Makar will become

 

[AvsFan29]

I still wish he could have drafted Heiskanen, but only time will tell how good Makar will become

He looks pretty damn good. Norris-level potential.

 

[BleedWell]

Pick over four more games of loosing.

 

[AvsFan29]

Pick over four more games of loosing.

But now losing is a good thing !(I know it's not actually good, and I'd prefer playoffs)

 

[BleedWell]

But now losing is a good thing !(I know it's not actually good, and I'd prefer playoffs)

But it is a good thing until it's not.

 

[AvsFan29]

But it is a good thing until it's not.

It's a good thing until next fall

 

[BleedWell]

It's a good thing until next fall

Yep. Or fall after that.

 

[ABasin]

Meh, I don't think it much matters. Playoff hockey would be fun for a week, but otherwise, I don't have a really strong feeling one way or the other. Especially given it looks like they're going to be in good shape for a Top 5 pick regardless.

I'm more focused on whether or not they do the right thing here at the deadline (not be buyers) and what they do with the roster in the offseason.

 

[AvsFan29]

Meh, I don't think it much matters. Playoff hockey would be fun for a week, but otherwise, I don't have a really strong feeling one way or the other. Especially given it looks like they're going to be in good shape for a Top 5 pick regardless.

I'm more focused on whether or not they do the right thing here at the deadline (not be buyers) and what they do with the roster in the offseason.

2 top 5 picks would be an unbelievable boost, that would set us up for years.

 

[Balthazar]

I don't believe we can make the playoffs anymore after yesterday but I refuse to cheer for the tank and the pick.

 

[ABasin]

2 top 5 picks would be an unbelievable boost, that would set us up for years.

Yeah, if it came to that, I'd embrace it. But there are some real '18-19 train wreck teams down at the bottom of the standings. Find it hard to imagine the Avs will realistically tank that badly and pass (in the wrong direction) some of those teams (who will likely be sellers).

Perhaps I'm just tired of rooting for the tank. If they miss, this will be 8 out of 11 years out of the playoffs. I'm 100% an asset management guy, but all of this tanking is getting old.

 

[Pokecheque]

I voted playoffs, but we all know this team is headed for the pick.

 

[AvsFan29]

Yeah, if it came to that, I'd embrace it. But there are some real '18-19 train wreck teams down at the bottom of the standings. Find it hard to imagine the Avs will realistically tank that badly and pass (in the wrong direction) some of those teams (who will likely be sellers).

We have 4 wins in 18 games. We weren't trying to suck, we just do.

A top 10 pick is realistic, and I won't be shocked to see it end up closer to 5.

The top 7-8 players are all great and will help this team.

 

[Foppa2118]

Always playoffs.

They need to learn how to win in the playoffs. That's the last part of development. You only learn how to do that by playing in the playoffs.

 

[Avs]

Playoffs. We already have a pick.

 

[Nihiliste]

Winning is always better than losing.

 

[AvsFan29]

Playoffs. We already have a pick.

We don't really have a shot at the playoffs. We have 2 good picks

 

[ljb4]

Playoffs! Knight could still be available at 16-20.

 

[AvsFan29]

Playoffs! Knight could still be available at 16-20.

If we lose tomorrow, our chances sit around 26%. We would have to go on .800 run to make it. It would be a miracle.

 

[McMetal]

Frankly, I would rather have the 15th pick than keep losing. The last thing we need is more failure in this org, even if we just barely miss I would rather that than watch this team give up.