2024-2025 Tank Race

[fishonjazz]

I think the point (at least for me) is that just saying "best odds" is not a good justification for then moving to "massive effects." The difference between best and 2nd best odds is not always "massive." And I'm pretty sure this is one of those situations where the difference is best labeled "small."

I never argued anything about massive.
I simply said that it's significant enough for me to care whether we finish 2nd or 5th.
For me, there is a difference and it's significant enough that I really want to finish 2nd or 3rd much more than I want to finish 5th.

 

[fishonjazz]

I'd argue that this is the wrong way to see it.

The difference of 3.5% is the same whether it's 1% vs 4.5%, 76% vs 79.5%, or 10.5% vs. 14%. Having the odds go your way with just a 3.5% better chance is not nothing (and thus we're still tanking), but it's simply a small difference and is far more likely than not to NOT be the decisive factor in the ultimate results.

Yet it's still a large enough difference for me personally to feel much different about the outcome where we finish the season 2nd or 3rd worst vs finishing the season 5th worst.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

Yet it's still a large enough difference for me personally to feel much different about the outcome where we finish the season 2nd or 3rd worst vs finishing the season 5th worst.

100% If you're going to do this, don't do it half arsed I feel really good about it whatever happens

 

[NUMBERICA]

Philly should tank their asses off after all lol **** me

 

[FalseFlagg K]

My friends there are now only 67 days until the Utah Jazz win the 2025 NBA draft lottery. It is inevitable destiny.

 

[idiot]

I never argued anything about massive.
I simply said that it's significant enough for me to care whether we finish 2nd or 5th.
For me, there is a difference and it's significant enough that I really want to finish 2nd or 3rd much more than I want to finish 5th.

Yes, you didn't use "massive". Apologies if I implied that you did.

But the argument that we're both participating in started with a post that did use that term so I felt the issue was still in play.

 

[infection]

Saw this random tweet on the twitters. It came across my feed from non-basketball sources and laughed when this guy is apparently a Jazz fan.

ETA: he’s talking about Flagg.


View: https://x.com/kidnjay_/status/1897057215544197340

 

[Shad]

Joel and Irving will be out all of next year too. The 76ers, Mavs, and Hornets will be heavy losers next season. It will be hard to out tank them

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Saw this random tweet on the twitters. It came across my feed from non-basketball sources and laughed when this guy is apparently a Jazz fan.

ETA: he’s talking about Flagg.


View: https://x.com/kidnjay_/status/1897057215544197340

Flagg wouldn't fit in with the Jazz because we only like players who can play on one side of the court. It would be too difficult to incorporate a two way player.

 

[KqWIN]

TOR definitely trying to lose on purpose with this late game lineup.

 

[KqWIN]

They finished the game with this lineup lol:

Orlando Robinson
AJ Lawson
Jared Rhoden
Jakobe Walter
Jamal Shead

I ain't complaining bc the Jazz have been doing more of this crap, but the NBA is clearly a joke of a league.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Joel and Irving will be out all of next year too. The 76ers, Mavs, and Hornets will be heavy losers next season. It will be hard to out tank them

No they won't...