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2024-2025 Tank Race

Saint Cy of JFC said:
Blazers are kind of out of the premium tank race.
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Ya I haven't been worried them for a long time.
I also stopped worrying about Detroit or Philly and if Zion and McCollum stay healthy and on that team and in the lineup then I'm done worrying about the pelicans too.
The tank is going really well. My prediction is that we finish 3rd or 4th behind the wizards and one or two of Charlotte or New Jersey.
 
fishonjazz said:
Ya I haven't been worried them for a long time.
I also stopped worrying about Detroit or Philly and if Zion and McCollum stay healthy and on that team and in the lineup then I'm done worrying about the pelicans too.
The tank is going really well. My prediction is that we finish 3rd or 4th behind the wizards and one or two of Charlotte or New Jersey.
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I don't trust New Orleans at all to win enough. Nope.

Brooklyn is 4 wins ahead, so we have a bit of time before any direct worries from them. But yeah, they could pose a challenge by season's end.
 
Damn

Pelicans scored 136 points and lost by 1
 
We're now at least 5 games in the win column behind all teams not in the bottom 4.

This means we're in pretty good shape if you insist on having the best odds for the top players.
 
NOP loses by 1
TOR wins/WAS loses by 24
BKN wins/ CHA loses by 21

I preferred that Toronto won since I don't have a lot of hope in catching Washington. I think I preferred that Brooklyn won since I think their end of season tank will be much stronger than Charlotte.
 
idiot said:
We're now at least 5 games in the win column behind all teams not in the bottom 4.

This means we're in pretty good shape if you insist on having the best odds for the top players.
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I wonder how the standings could effect the trade deadline? Maybe the FO feels pretty confident in our ability to stay bottom 3 and doesn't worry about trying to get worse.
 
SoberasHotRod said:
I wonder how the standings could effect the trade deadline? Maybe the FO feels pretty confident in our ability to stay bottom 3 and doesn't worry about trying to get worse.
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Yeah, not quite sure what the FO thinks, but some tankers believe we should stand pat at the trade deadline and keep Sexton, Collins, and Clarkson. They say it’s been going well so far so why worry. That’s a risky route to take imo. Still 37 games left, and teams will be tanking even harder down the stretch. Could lead to a major letdown on draft night. And in any case, I would trade them. When I picture our next contending team, I don’t want us to have short guards who can’t defend. That’s why I don’t want us to keep Sexton. Hanging onto Collins and Clarkson doesn’t make sense either. We pivoted and brought in many young players, and more coming in from the draft. I think we’re at least 3-4 years away from being a contender (probably even if we added a star player now). And another reason is that I want us to tank for the 2026 draft as well.
 
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