Game thread..Pelicans @jazz.... tank tested

[♪alt13]

I don't think Kobe lets them miss and I think the Knicks will be fine because the east is a joke. Celtics will be top 3 for sure.

Also, I've said it before, if I believed they rigged the lottery I'd quit following the league.

I don't know. I think Kobe wants another ring and he has to realize that he's not going to get one this year. I can see his injury keeping him out longer than expected. Nash is out for at least 2 weeks now as well. I honestly think that the lakers are going to tank and it makes me nervous.

 

[SLJazz]

I'm not sure finishing in last place is any better than finishing with second or third worst record. In fact, I like third worst best. If Jazz finish 28th in the league, they have roughly equal chances at any of the top 3 pick, with a slightly higher chance at the 4th pick. Finish in first place gives them a higher chance to land the first pick, but 35% of landing the forth (compared to only 22% of landing 4th pick for third to last finish)..

You also have to consider the 0% chance of getting the 5th or 6th pick that the worst team has compared to the 30.5% chance that the 3rd worst team has.

 

[Batman]

Time to get Ian Clark big minutes and bet Biedrens on the floor. Tank on.

As the sick and battered Dennis Lindsey left his family, also ill, to go with KOC to the Chicago Classic, KOC turned to him and said, "you know what Dennis, lets leave your family with something encouraging... transcendentally inspiring." What are you thinking, Kevin?" Responded Dennis. "Follow my lead", said KOC. KOC and Lindsey then stood up in the back of their contemporary carriage and turned back to the Lindsey family (all of which were watching the epic departure from the front porch) and Yelled "Hurrah!! Hurrah for Tanking!!!"

 

[Siro]

Misleading. Go ahead and add the chances of us getting a worse than 4th pick to this pct. We should shoot for dead last. Even if we win tonight we will likely lose the next 7 so I say get a win tonight. I would rather we lose both against phx at the end of the month though.

What I'm saying is, finishing in last place far from guarantees the top pick. It only happened twice since lottery rules changed in the 90s. The difference between finishing dead last and finishing with third worst record is that the former guarantees a top 4 picks, while the latter nets you a top 6 (and the odds of 3rd landing the 6th pick is only 4%, so pretty much guarantees a top 5 pick). It is a trivial difference since the draft has several superstar prospects, and we cannot know where they end up in the future.

I hope you feel less misled.

 

[jazzfan1971]

I want the team to go out, play their hardest and win if they can.

On the flip side, I'm very happy with each loss going in the L column.

But, I really wouldn't mind if we were without a win until Burks suited up.

 

[Litany]

I don't know. I think Kobe wants another ring and he has to realize that he's not going to get one this year. I can see his injury keeping him out longer than expected. Nash is out for at least 2 weeks now as well. I honestly think that the lakers are going to tank and it makes me nervous.

I think it would make sense for them to do it but I don't think Kobe has it in him.

Have you seen his twitter?

It's 1225. He was the ranked the 25th best player and his team 12th. He's not built to endorse a tank. Besides a rookie doesn't help him win titles.

The way he helps win titles is taking the minimum next year and getting talented FAs

 

[♪alt13]

I think it would make sense for them to do it but I don't think Kobe has it in him.

Have you seen his twitter?

It's 1225. He was the ranked the 25th best player and his team 12th. He's not built to endorse a tank. Besides a rookie doesn't help him win titles.

The way he helps win titles is taking the minimum next year and getting talented FAs

There is no reason they can't have both. Plus it will be easier to lure a talented FA with a wiggins,Randle,Parker than without.

 

[Hotdog]

I hope we lose. I want a huge head start on this Tank before Burke comes back. He might help us win.

It would be better to start winning games towards the end of the season to give us momentum going into next season.

 

[spycam1]

I have faith in the tank. We'll pull off another L.

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[spycam1]

I hope we lose. I want a huge head start on this Tank before Burke comes back. He might help us win.

It would be better to start winning games towards the end of the season to give us momentum going into next season.

All of this.

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[Bawse Dawg]

The Nuggets are trying to trade the Manimmal for Shumpert.... No amount of losses will satisfy me.

 

[b_line]

What I'm saying is, finishing in last place far from guarantees the top pick. It only happened twice since lottery rules changed in the 90s. The difference between finishing dead last and finishing with third worst record is that the former guarantees a top 4 picks, while the latter nets you a top 6 (and the odds of 3rd landing the 6th pick is only 4%, so pretty much guarantees a top 5 pick). It is a trivial difference since the draft has several superstar prospects, and we cannot know where they end up in the future.

I hope you feel less misled.

My worry about the chance of getting the 5th pick is this: I view the draft as 1, 2, 3 being Parker, Randle and Wiggins, in no particular order. After that, do you see a surefire superstar? I see Dante Exum being very good, but not surefire like the other three, and then 5th, is there a player as good as any in the top 4? I don't really think there is. But we have a whole college season to see that.

So, in summation, Jazz need to tank the hell out of this season, and ensure a top 4 pick with their record. The other thing we need to do is hire some linebackers to play for ten day contracts when we play the warriors, and get lucky with the ping pong balls on that pick. We can have ourselves a superstar, and another all star with the GSW pick. Just count it as payback for the way Mark Jackson treated Stockton, and the way those guys immorally tanked one year. (Is what we are doing this year any better morally?)