jimmy eat jazz
Well-Known Member
Why ask what we think when you're not interested in our responses? I've seen numerous well-reasoned responses, but all you do is dismiss them, so you can make your point yet again, which I think most of us get by now. There are numerous reasons why Hayward, Favors, Kanter, Burks, Burke et al. might not want to tank:
1. Professional pride
2. Competitiveness (hate to lose)
3. Felt obligation to give fans their money's worth
4. Fear of losing position to someone else
5. Coming up on contract and want to prove value
6. Want to build/be part of a winning culture
7. Etc.
All of the above seem legit reasons to me, and there might be others.
As for me, I hope to hell that the young guys don't dog it or enter tank mode. If the Jazz as an organization wants to tank, and thus manipulate playing time or the DL list, that's its choice, but you can bet that the C5 won't be tanking, and as a paying fan (long time season ticket holder) my view is that they (players) better not be tanking it or I'll quit going. I've waited two years for the youth movement, and now, damn it, I want to see it for better or worse.
(BTW I don't think anyone besides you thinks that the floor this year is 15 wins.)
1. Professional pride
2. Competitiveness (hate to lose)
3. Felt obligation to give fans their money's worth
4. Fear of losing position to someone else
5. Coming up on contract and want to prove value
6. Want to build/be part of a winning culture
7. Etc.
All of the above seem legit reasons to me, and there might be others.
As for me, I hope to hell that the young guys don't dog it or enter tank mode. If the Jazz as an organization wants to tank, and thus manipulate playing time or the DL list, that's its choice, but you can bet that the C5 won't be tanking, and as a paying fan (long time season ticket holder) my view is that they (players) better not be tanking it or I'll quit going. I've waited two years for the youth movement, and now, damn it, I want to see it for better or worse.
(BTW I don't think anyone besides you thinks that the floor this year is 15 wins.)