It'd be trivial to start tanking now.. Lets say they lose every single game left, who can they possibly pass in the 'tank rankings'?
3 teams The Mavs, Bulls and Wizards..
Unless the hope is to hit the lowest chance for the #1 pick in the history of the lottery, there's little value in missing the playoffs for Utah..
To me the most interesting part of a potential playoff series is - What is Hayward going to do? Are we going to see the Hayward from that OT last night, or the one the one that closed the 4th Q with a huge 3 and steal??
A big series for Hayward would really lessen my concerns about overpaying him if he were to opt out next season,i'td really set the stage for hm going into a contract year.. A ****ty one where they get blown out, and Hayward shoots poorly, could be eye opening too.. Is he a big-game player??
Everyone remembers that shot he almost made in the National championship game, he shot 2-11 in that game though, in a 2 point loss..
Plus we've got all this young talent, would be an accomplishment to see them finish over .500 and make the playoffs considering all the injuries this year. I don't mind seeing the youngins/ low-paid players play for some more game checks. Even in a losing effort we might see a performance like Derrick Favors vs the Spurs years back.