2025-2026 Tank Race Prediction Contest and Current Results Thread

[Handlogten's Heros]

A lot of ego for guys in his position, I’d say it’s kind of typical. Probably felt a lot better to have a mic drop moment than some non-answer.

Truthfully, I think the whole situation is kind of screwed because of the two half tank years. We really have only tanked for one year, but it feels like 3. The half tank years may even feel worse because you had to quit half way through instead of having reasonable expectations before the season.

I see why people are impatient, whether that be fans, FO people, or players. But we kinda got one year of tanking for the price of 3.

I think its the ego mixed with the face and his mannerisms. It feels like fake confidence/ego.

He apparently got Danny to chill on drafting Fears so I feel somewhat indebted to him lol.

We have commitment issues.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Right now I think Was, Bkn both finish below us. I also think 1-3 of Phx/NOP/Sac/Bos/Ind will finish below us on accident or with a stealth tank. I think we are okay I guess. I prefer to lock in at #3.

I think Charlotte is actually solid if they have decent health.

Washington is a better team than us. They're very close to being legit decent.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Washington is a better team than us. They're very close to being legit decent.

Nah. If they end up with a better record its because they are in the East. Not better than us.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Right now I think Was, Bkn both finish below us. I also think 1-3 of Phx/NOP/Sac/Bos/Ind will finish below us on accident or with a stealth tank. I think we are okay I guess. I prefer to lock in at #3.

I think Charlotte is actually solid if they have decent health.

My current expectations is the 6th pick. I think we end up with the 4th or 5th worst record and get passed by one or two teams in the lottery.

We're probably like 8th worst record by the all star break and then get more aggressive about losing.

 

[fishonjazz]

We need Cody to start instead of Svi....but that's a hard ask when we're winning and AA had to get his mic drop moment in. I bet AA felt awesome in that moment though, worth losing a FRP.

Whats the context of the mic drop moment here?

 

[HermanG]

Whats the context of the mic drop moment here?

Austin was asked ia dumb long-winded question of whether we would resort to similar shenanigans than last season to get a better pick and he said very bluntly "No. There will be none of that".

 

[George W]

we're getting minimum 40 wins and will finish at least in the play-in

- George

 

[hgb]

You can't pull that crap after what happened last season.

Either you trade Lauri or play him.

I'm sure you can sit him on some b2bs (it's not like he's been an ironman through his career, some rest is probably good), but that's hardly going to matter enough.