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2024-2025 Tank Race

In history?

I’ve just told you how the Warriors sat Curry for the rest of the 2012 season to give the rookie Klay playing time - in order to keep the Barnes pick.
I've just told you how the Jazz pulled off an even more impressive "tank" last year to give the rookie Keyonte playing time - in order to keep the Williams pick.

Why do you keep implying that the Jazz are bad at tanking?
 
I've just told you how the Jazz pulled off an even more impressive "tank" last year to give the rookie Keyonte playing time - in order to keep the Williams pick.

Why do you keep implying that the Jazz are bad at tanking?
I’m not imply we’re bad at tanking but at this stage with NO historically bad we need to ensure we keep on track.

Good to see Lauri missing tonight’s game for example.

It’s the first time he’s missed consecutive games in a month.
 
These statements seem to be at odds.
Well we could be better.

Warriors sat Curry for nearly the whole season. They did what it takes to grab our pick.

This game tonight is the first consecutive games Lauri has missed in a month. (Which comes after our win against Houston BTW, correlation?)

I’m hoping this trend continues.
 
Well we could be better.

Warriors sat Curry for nearly the whole season. They did what it takes to grab our pick.

This game tonight is the first consecutive games Lauri has missed in a month. (Which comes after our win against Houston BTW, correlation?)

I’m hoping this trend continues.
Why don't you cite what we did last year, since it was a more impressive tanking result than what the Warriors did?
 
Been there, done that ...

Warriors finished that season 5-21. Last year we finished the season 5-26. They got Harrison Barnes at #7. We got Cody Williams.

Tell me what the stakes are this year, other than just the very imprecise "best odds".
I think the quality of the draft class = stakes.

Some people only focus on the #1 pick in which case its just about amassing as manny lotto balls as possible to hopefully swing for that guy. I dont think any FO in the league thinks about it like that. Thats just fans getting hyped about "a guy"... but the mathematics dont really work for your favor here so the overall strategy has to be broader.

Imo you need to look at the top 5 to see if its worth it. This years top 5 are all better looking prospects than last years top 1.
 
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