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spycam1 said:
Yeah. Duh. No one ever said that the players should try to lose.

This is a common misconception anti-tankers have about the meaning of the word "tank". Look at Philly. The players aren't going out there and saying, "Let's get this L, guiz", yet it's still one of the biggest tank jobs in history.

And your point about how we were all wrong about tanking for player X. Umm...pretty sure we'd all be pretty happy if we had Wiggins like we all originally wanted, and I'm pretty sure we're all happy we have Exum now (yes, we got him by tanking, whether you like it or not). And adding another player like Russell to the team would help us become contenders down the line, too.
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Please refer to us as pro-winning culture fans instead please.
Thank you.
 
Don't play dum dum dum dum, you know what I'm talking about. What other teams are there that have proven tanking being a good policy. Tic, tac, tic, tac...
 
Bodhi said:
D'angelo is looking more and more like the guy we need to add to this team.

That and I really have high hopes for Hood being a really important part of this team going forward. Whether off the bench or starting.
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Hood has had a horrible start to his career. He hasn't proven his shooting ability and he has had 3 foot injuries in succession.

Not ready to give up on him or anything, but I wouldn't count on him being a rotation player next year if we go out and sign some quality free agents and draft another high profile rookie wing.
 
Jamezz said:
Don't play dum dum dum dum, you know what I'm talking about. What other teams are there that have proven tanking being a good policy. Tic, tac, tic, tac...
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San Antonio acquiring Duncan.

Cleveland sucking to get LeBron, Irving etc.

New Orleans getting Davis after parting ways with CP3.

OKC continually sucking to get Durant, Westbrook, and Harden.

Every team sucked at some point to get their star players.

All these examples prove two things:

1. Sucking for a period of time does not create a losing culture that the team can't recover from.

2. Just about every team gets their franchise player via the draft, and usually toward the very top of it.

You have to have talent to win it all in the NBA. For a small market team like Utah the draft is the only way they can acquire truly talented players. We've got some really nice young pieces, but adding more is only going to help. If losing three more games this season is going to be the difference between drafting Russell and drafting Winslow, then I'd rather lose a few more games. I'm not saying the coaches or players should try to lose, I'm just saying it's what would be best for the long term outlook of the team, and the FO should make moves to help that happen, if they present themselves.
 
Cy said:
Hood has had a horrible start to his career. He hasn't proven his shooting ability and he has had 3 foot injuries in succession.

Not ready to give up on him or anything, but I wouldn't count on him being a rotation player next year if we go out and sign some quality free agents and draft another high profile rookie wing.
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His injuries are definitely concerning. He just seems like a fragile dude.
 
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