2024-2025 Tank Race

[HadAnEffectHere]

NBA fined the Hawks $100k for Trae Young not playing through Achilles soreness last week.

1. The Hawks are not tanking at all and are trying as hard as they can to win as they don't own their pick and are out of the postseason right now. Probably the stupidest possible target to make an example out of.
2. This feels like a warning shot at the Blazers and Jazz.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

NBA fined the Hawks $100k for Trae Young not playing through Achilles soreness last week.

1. The Hawks are not tanking at all and are trying as hard as they can to win as they don't own their pick and are out of the postseason right now. Probably the stupidest possible target to make an example out of.
2. This feels like a warning shot at the Blazers and Jazz.

They did it because it was a NBA Cup game and they are trying to push the NBA Cup

 

[NUMBERICA]

Walker -> CHO would be a bogo tank trade. Eliminates a tank competitor and helps our tank. They have all their picks plus two extra. I seriously think they can make the play in with Walker.

We should be targeting BOGO tank trades. Charlotte is fine, Philly (who has the worst record in the league while TRYING to win) and NOP are better.

 

[Shad]

The 76ers gave officially joined the tank race. With 3 allstars and 1 mvp, they're some how convincing the league they're not intentionally throwing games. It's going to be crazy when they get a better pick than us

 

[KqWIN]

I’m more worried about the teams with potential to be worse than they are now (CHO, CHI, BKN) than the teams who are certainly going to be better going forward (PHI, NOP).

 

[NUMBERICA]

I’m more worried about the teams with potential to be worse than they are now (CHO, CHI, BKN) than the teams who are certainly going to be better going forward (PHI, NOP).

I’m sorry, that’s weird. The record as it exists is information we know so putting greater weight on speculation is just weird.

The Sixers in particular are in a pressure cooker about this that might push them to tank harder than any team in the league due to their pick protection which they could actually duck if they simply stay the course. Maybe that will be hard with the ascension of McCain and the return of Maxey, and maybe sitting Embiid and George actually makes them better, but that team sucks, they don’t like each other, and they have no leadership.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

On this date last year the Jazz had the 7th worst record vs the 5th worst record now. So, they performed slightly worse so far but it does not look like a serious, dedicated tank at all. The entire difference in the standings is probably due to the mediocre start by Lauri, otherwise the Jazz would be exactly in the same place as last year.

We have been playing a lot more young players. Also, in spite of the position we have more losses per game. So it isn't the same position.

The way I see it, things change at the all star break. If we end up losing the last 20 games like we did last year then we have a distinct advantage vs last year.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

The Wizards are tough. They just refuse to win.

 

[KqWIN]

I’m sorry, that’s weird. The record as it exists is information we know so putting greater weight on speculation is just weird.

The Sixers in particular are in a pressure cooker about this that might push them to tank harder than any team in the league due to their pick protection which they could actually duck if they simply stay the course. Maybe that will be hard with the ascension of McCain and the return of Maxey, and maybe sitting Embiid and George actually makes them better, but that team sucks, they don’t like each other, and they have no leadership.

Is it weird? We're 15ish games in and we can't speculate on how the rest of the season will go? I prefer to take the information we've learned so far and try to analyze how things will develop over time.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

THT has been good

 

[jazznik]

Every time when the Jazz lose to San Antonio, Denver, Dallas or the Lakers it helps to push down the Wolves in the standings. Today's loss was golden.

 

[FrenchJazzFa]

If Minny falling down ( which may happen) as there will be some reefs soon in the locker room ( specially if Rudy get 15 rebounds per game and see the ball 3 times in 44 minutes...), we may have golden picks this year. Hope we remain bottom 3 and Minny pick could ended 10-12.