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Too good to tank?

Are we too good to tank?

  • Yes

    Votes: 29 51.8%

  • No

    Votes: 27 48.2%
  • Total voters
    56
Biggest reason to be somewhat confident in the tank is Key/Lauri have been having career years and likely won't play at that level all season if they are being dragged down by a few rotation players.
 
Taking down Houston, a 13-3 team coming into tonight's game. Without our defensive star. Too good yo!
 
Max Porter said:
Whatever it takes to stay within the top 7 picks of the lottery otherwise OKC gets our pick and after last years first pick going to the Mavs and the only guarantee is top 5 pick if you are the worst in the league, they better not win much more.
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I think at this point, we're just hoping to be one of those teams who actually use the lottery to get a better pick rather than ensuring the pick. Its looking like a lost hope unless something bad enough happens (not specifying to not put bad juju into the world) that takes another starter out most/all of the rest the season.
 
MT Steve said:
Really wish the Jazz would've not blown it up and tanked midseason in 2023-24.

Could've just let that pick convey instead of drafting Cody Williams.
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Especially it didn't take much hindsight to call this draft class one of the weakest of all time. It looked terrible then and it still looks terrible now.

Plus in 2024 we had like 3 other draft picks we could fall back on in case we give it to OKC whereas this pick we are in the risk of losing is the only we have for the entire 2026.
 
We are soooo stupid. Like so dumb. Just roll out Cody and Taylor for 30 minutes instead of Svi/Love for 40+. Can still be competitive and lose under the guise of development.

We are going to FAFO and it’s gonna hurt for years. But the vibes lol.

Also, if you think Nurk isn’t a rotation level center you don’t know ball. @Saint Cy of JFC
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
We are soooo stupid. Like so dumb. Just roll out Cody and Taylor for 30 minutes instead of Svi/Love for 40+. Can still be competitive and lose under the guise of development.

We are going to FAFO and it’s gonna hurt for years. But the vibes lol.

Also, if you think Nurk isn’t a rotation level center you don’t know ball. @Saint Cy of JFC
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Everyone was saying we were crazy to trade sexton for Nurk but Nurk is more valuable to us. He’s not amazing he’s just a smart and crafty player.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Just roll out Cody and Taylor for 30 minutes instead of Svi/Love for 40+. Can still be competitive and lose under the guise of development.
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Cody is the worst player in the NBA and the current Taylor isn't much better, unfortunately. You can ostensibly "develop" kids in the league by playing them instead of established vets, but once the kids get this bad, it's just too obvious of a tanking move. They might just as well pick a random guy out of the stands and insert him at small forward.

People like to talk about the PT the vets get, but I mean... we just let WCJ run an NBA team for like 40 minutes and he'd been absolutely terrible this season. I wouldn't call that playing it safe.
 
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