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Tanking

Eazy-E

By Eazy-E,
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So many people keep bringing up tanking and I don't understand why. Can any of you give an example of tanking actually working? 

The Timberwolves and 76ers both still suck and are the best most recent examples of teams that tank every year.

Also what good are draft picks when your team proves every year that they are terrible at evaluating and drafting talent.

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2 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

 

Also what good are draft picks when your team proves every year that they are terrible at evaluating and drafting talent.

 

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2 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

So many people keep bringing up tanking and I don't understand why. Can any of you give an example of tanking actually working? 

The Timberwolves and 76ers both still suck and are the best most recent examples of teams that tank every year.

Also what good are draft picks when your team proves every year that they are terrible at evaluating and drafting talent.

Well, other than the dummies like Timberwolves, 76ers and Bobcats whom are terrible at drafting you do have some examples that actually been successful at it. Like, GSW (Curry, Klay, Green), Portland (Lillard, McCollum), OKC (KD, Westbrook, Harden, Adams, Kanter), Indiana (George, Hibbert, Lance). 

 

However, this is probably not the year to tank. Not any great stars coming out imo. Plus, too late to start tanking. And when you are putting it on the brain of Rich Cho to draft, go head and five fingers your asshole. 

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3 hours ago, Guest Oh wow said:

Well, other than the dummies like Timberwolves, 76ers and Bobcats whom are terrible at drafting you do have some examples that actually been successful at it. Like, GSW (Curry, Klay, Green), Portland (Lillard, McCollum), OKC (KD, Westbrook, Harden, Adams, Kanter), Indiana (George, Hibbert, Lance). 

 

However, this is probably not the year to tank. Not any great stars coming out imo. Plus, too late to start tanking. And when you are putting it on the brain of Rich Cho to draft, go head and five fingers your asshole. 

None of the teams you mentioned truly "tanked" or had a number 1 pick. You can still end up with good players or get lucky with the lottery if you don't full blown tank. 

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This is why the NBA is screwed up.  Even if you're terrible, for years, you still may not find that impact player or even be able to because of how the lottery is (and most likely rigged).    Unless you're one of the top 4 superteams now, it's probably just not happening.   So you have like 26 teams that know they need to be terrible and get lucky on a superstar, IF they get that draft pick lol.    It's just not very competitive.    

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14 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

None of the teams you mentioned truly "tanked" or had a number 1 pick. You can still end up with good players or get lucky with the lottery if you don't full blown tank. 

OKC did tank.

2007: Seattle #2

2008: Seattle #4

2009: OKC #3

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14 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

None of the teams you mentioned truly "tanked" or had a number 1 pick. You can still end up with good players or get lucky with the lottery if you don't full blown tank. 

GSW: 

2009: Curry #7

2010: Epke Udoh #6

2011: Klay #11

2012: Barnes #7

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