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2024-2025 Tank Race

Handlogten's Heros said:
I still want like 15 more games of playing like *** before I feel comfortable. Games 20-40 the schedule gets a little less tank friendly. The final 20 games teams will be panic tanking. Get out to a big lead in the tank race. My sources tell me Lauri's back is sooooooo spasm'd. Rest and rest are the only cures.
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Agreed. We have a 1-6 record after seven games, but there are still 75 games left. In the 2025 draft, the odds of landing a player who turns into a star are much higher than they usually are for a tanking team. That’s why this draft is super important to us. I want us to be one of the three worst teams after 82 games. Lauri with the kids would get us there, but with Sexton, Clarkson, and Collins around, that might not happen. And since I don’t see those players as part of our future, it would stink if, because of them, we missed out on a stud and had to watch the top prospects go to other teams on draft night.
 
underdog said:
Agreed. We have a 1-6 record after seven games, but there are still 75 games left. In the 2025 draft, the odds of landing a player who turns into a star are much higher than they usually are for a tanking team. That’s why this draft is super important to us. I want us to be one of the three worst teams after 82 games. Lauri with the kids would get us there, but with Sexton, Clarkson, and Collins around, that might not happen. And since I don’t see those players as part of our future, it would stink if, because of them, we missed out on a stud and had to watch the top prospects go to other teams on draft night.
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And there are those that are like "I don't want to lose by 30 every night" and "We can win some games to help moral its okay". I say no. We can't be in the mud and choose how we eat dirt. We just need to accept and seek the losses however we can. Run up a lead while other tankers are still trying to move off of vets. Its go time.
 
What TOR is doing is ideal. They aren't getting absolutely blasted when they lose and it's very clear that their young guys are developing and getting ample opportunity. The extra 1-2% or whatever won't make up for our players looking complete dog **** and having poor development.
 
How the hell is Milwaukee all the sudden so bad… Giannis is still there no? Seems like a sneaky tank job to me. Idk


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KqWIN said:
What TOR is doing is ideal. They aren't getting absolutely blasted when they lose and it's very clear that their young guys are developing and getting ample opportunity. The extra 1-2% or whatever won't make up for our players looking complete dog **** and having poor development.
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I mean that's great... all I'm saying is I see some online being like "I'm all in on losing... and just make it happen under these conditions and bingo bango!" It just doesn't work that way. Some of those Toronto games flip to wins if IQ and Barnes are playing. All I'm saying is once you go to the slimy side you don't get your choice of slimy all the time. If its ugly most of the time then so be it.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
I mean that's great... all I'm saying is I see some online being like "I'm all in on losing... and just make it happen under these conditions and bingo bango!" It just doesn't work that way. Some of those Toronto games flip to wins if IQ and Barnes are playing. All I'm saying is once you go to the slimy side you don't get your choice of slimy all the time. If its ugly most of the time then so be it.
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For sure….Im just saying that what’s happening there is definitely positive. You can’t design and engineer loses perfectly. If the Raptors did end winning some of these games they wouldn’t be super upset because it came by way of young players developing. I don’t think we’re upset that the we beat the in large part because Key and Kessler were amazing. We’re not in a better spot having 1% better odds if it’s because Key and Kessler are complete dog **** all year. Getting blown out by 20+ every night because you have no prospects isn’t exactly a victory we should be proud of.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
And there are those that are like "I don't want to lose by 30 every night" and "We can win some games to help moral its okay". I say no. We can't be in the mud and choose how we eat dirt. We just need to accept and seek the losses however we can. Run up a lead while other tankers are still trying to move off of vets. Its go time.
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Exactly. Let’s not blow this by not being smart.
 
underdog said:
Exactly. Let’s not blow this by not being smart.
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Its kinda like being in the mob and being like "I'm cool with beating a few guys and shaking down businesses but I don't want to murder anyone" well then the mob ain't for you homie. Don't get to draw lines if you want in. Ya gotta be all in. If we are going to be ****** as we need to then 50% of our games should be blowouts or end up with big point differences.
 
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