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2025-2026 Tank Race Prediction Contest and Current Results Thread

KqWIN said:
Hornets completely dominating the Thunder.
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Up 26 in the 4th on the road, what the hell. I know OKC has been slumping in the last 10, but still.

The Jazz will be moving 6th worst with the hornets win (at least momentarily depending on the trailblazers game)
 
rippimpc said:
Looks like Dallas. Man if Washington trades for Trae young that would be sweet
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If Washington trades for Trae, I hope the Jazz social media team gives us a livestream of Ace following Danny and Austin around saying, “Thank you” over and over again.
 
All projection models seem to have it as a 6 way race to the bottom, I tend to agree. LAC, DAL, and CHO seem to be better teams trending in a different direction.

I think 6th is reasonable. A lot of the models are expecting BKN to be a tad better than us, but they don't account for tank shenanigans or future trades.
 
KqWIN said:
All projection models seem to have it as a 6 way race to the bottom, I tend to agree. LAC, DAL, and CHO seem to be better teams trending in a different direction.

I think 6th is reasonable. A lot of the models are expecting BKN to be a tad better than us, but they don't account for tank shenanigans or future trades.
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I think 6th is where we land but I didn't want to get there by the skin of our teeth. Cho likely doesn't put the brakes on. Dallas I still think its AD dependent which is scary. They also have a tough schedule.

Our 3 head to head matchups with Dallas may be what determines this. Still and outside shot at catching Brooklyn maybe but they don't have any league attention for their tanking efforts and we somehow do. So they may be in a better position to pull the plug all the way.
 
Watched the following podcast featuring a U. of Utah professor thinking it might obliquely provide some insight into NBA tanking culture. And while I think there are some things that may potentially apply to tanking (though the subject is never directly broached) , I ended up being enriched by this guy's ideas more generally about the role of games in our lives.

 
Dallas in 9-9 when AD plays. Health and trade stuff is what determines where Dallas ends up.
 
I don't think Charlotte is any better or worse than Utah, but they have less incentive to lose and more to just develop and let the chips fall where they may.

But all their main guys outside of Kon are extremely injury prone, so they could just fall apart at any moment.
 
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