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Is Goran Dragic doomed to be in 9th place again?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Carl Herrera, Apr 12, 2014.

  1. Carl Herrera

    Carl Herrera Contributing Member

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    Goran Dragic was drafted in 2008 by Phoenix.

    The 2008-09 Phoenix Suns finished in 9th place in the West (46-36).

    Goran Dragic was traded in 2011 to the Houston Rockets.

    The 2010-11 Houston Rockets finished in 9th place in the West (43-39).
    The 2011-12 Houston Rockets finished in 9th place in the West(34-32).

    Goran Dragic returned in 2012 to Phoenix via free agency.

    After a bad year, the Phoenix Suns improved significantly, the 2013-14 Phoenix Suns are currently in 9th place again (47-33, and have lost the tiebreaker to 8th place Memphis).

    In sum, Goran Dragic's teams have finished the regular season in:

    9th place
    3rd place
    9th place
    9th place
    15th place
    (so far) 9th place.

    60% of the time, Dragic finished in 9th place every time.
     
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  2. Joe-House

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    Goran Dragic is my brother
     
  3. Andrew Wiggins

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    Not coming through when we really needed him and losing like 8 games in a row to fall out of the playoffs is the reason we didnt riot at the toyota center when the rockets did not re-sign him.
     
  4. A_3PO

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    Yes, he is basically doomed again unless Memphis loses to the Lakers tomorrow.
     
  5. DreamShook

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    Lin before Morey is an idiot for letting this guy go.
     
  6. vator

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    Interesting. No I'm serious. I really do think this is interesting. I don't know why, but it is.

    Really, really good player. Not great though. It's been a joy watching his game develop over the years and how in control he is now. He can't be the best player on your team though. He is a legit 2nd guy in my opinion, but he can't be the star player on your team if you want to make some real noise.
     
  7. Andrew Wiggins

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    I am happy and am getting exactly what i wanted. Memohis neating up on the spurs in the first round willonly help us if our goal is wcf.
     
  8. Andrew Wiggins

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    The suns really should have signed danny granger if they wanted to make it to the playoffs.
     
  9. Mr. Clutch

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    He is doomed to be the 9th, 3rd, or 15th seed.
     
  10. shastarocket

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    It won't matter when the NBA goes to the top 16 teams overall to the playoffs

    :grin:
     
  11. Play07

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    Morris - 6th man
    Jeff - coach of year
    dragic - all NBA team
    green - most improved
    all the dragic threads - CFs fascination going at morey

    I use to want them to make playoffs but at middle of season after all the hype I've been hoping they finish 9th seed.
     
  12. Mr. Clutch

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    I wonder if he's like Lin.

    Only plays well if he's the man, but team is no good if he's the man.
     
  13. RoxBeliever

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    Goran made a mistake when he didn't re-sign with us. You can tell that to Channing Frye.

    Have you seen that PHX line-up? Doughnut in the middle. Not Goran's fault.

    Dragic on any of the contenders would be sick. He has another year to play in PHX before he gets his player option.
     
  14. RoxBeliever

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    But PHX vs OKC would have been a good playoff series
     
  15. RoxBeliever

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    revisionist ...

    you forget the part where McHale and Morey went to Europe to talk to Goran to sign with us for 3 years

    we wanted Goran. it was that 4th year player option that was the hurdle.

    fans questioned why we let him go. we were more understanding why Lowry was let go because of his spat with McHale
     
  16. vator

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    While I agree with you, Dragic on any of the playoff teams wouldn't be the same player. He would have to sacrifice more of his game to fit in. Like Harden in OKC, Joe Johnson in PHX, and Bosh in Miami. Rather than average 20 points, I could see him in the 14-17 range so he would be under the radar nationally, but an all lefty backcourt with him and Harden sure would have been nice to watch.
     
  17. LonghornFan

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    Yeah, all 4 games would have been exciting.
     
  18. TheresTheDagger

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    Too early to tell.

    Memphis plays at Phoenix on Monday and then host Dallas on Wednesday.

    Its still very possible Phoenix comes out as the 8 seed.
     
  19. lucnguye92

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    It's funny, Dragic can't get into the playoffs, Lin can't stay healthy in the playoffs.
     
  20. WinkFan

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    He's played pretty well with Bledsoe, and Bledsoe has a much higher usage when they play together.
     

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