If I’m Tepper I’m telling Rivera he better tank that last Saints game in December

[PanthersNC1984]

Jesus H Christ it will literally be a repeat of last year, neither us or the Saints will have anything to play for and of course Rivera will screw our draft position yet again by winning. If I’m Tepper, I’m stopping that poo in its tracks.

Im calling Rivera in my office and saying “look you little c%#ksucker, you’re not fugging this organization again with your routine meaningless win to knock us back multiple spots in the draft, practice will be light and you will be playing 2nd and 3rd stringers, hell, you can have a full starting lineup of practice squad players for all I care, but you’re throwing this one.” 

[Pimpdaddy]

lol

[BurnHurnBurn]

It will end up looking like a South Park little league game.

[Moo Daeng]

[Toomers]

  

[uncfan888]

You don't have to make a thread for every thought you have. We've told you this for years 

[manu4t]

Good lord PU.

If I am Tepper and the season continues on its current track I hope he is telling Rivera he is fired not telling him to tank games. Not that Tepper needs to tell Rivera how to tank, he is already good at that. And it may be a lot sooner than the last NO game too.

[SpeedOFLight]

I never believe in “intentional tanking”. That’s a losers mentality and I doubt grown professional men would elect to tank when their jobs are on the line too. Just play it out. Getting a top ten pick doesn’t guarantee we will draft a stud . Just play to win and let the chips fall as they may 

[1of10Charnatives]

5 minutes ago, SpeedOFLight said:

I never believe in “intentional tanking”. That’s a losers mentality and I doubt grown professional men would elect to tank when their jobs are on the line too. Just play it out. Getting a top ten pick doesn’t guarantee we will draft a stud . Just play to win and let the chips fall as they may 

I agree with this in the NFL, because I think fans overemphasize the value of top ten picks vs rest of the draft, but in the NBA, since only one round of the draft matters and your top 3 players are 70% of how good you are, tanking for draft position is just the reality of how you avoid being perpetually stuck in the middle.

Exhibit A: Charlotte Hornets

[jfra78]

fug it lets just concede the rest of the games and not even show up

[1of10Charnatives]

1 minute ago, jfra78 said:

fug it lets just concede the rest of the games and not even show up

Based on what I saw yesterday we are already doing this.

[SetfreexX]

In all honesty, there is 0 point in going 8-8, or 9-7 neither of which I think is realistic (we are 5-5, and have NO 2x, and ATL at their home)

Add in -- WAS (winnable), SEA & IND

I could see us finishing 6-10 / 7-9 based on the games we have left, I'm not saying tank, I'm saying we can't score enough to finish over .500 

[rhyslloyd]

I'd fire him before he even has the chance to fug it up.

[cptx]

lol, don't y'all that will be the game that grier gets to start, win, and cause a whole offseason of excellent discussion