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dalamon said:
This is not cool :(


Sacramento, Toronto, Detroit, and New Jersey could all edge GS by the end of the season. Prepare for some serious heartbreak, gentlemen. GS is tanking like its no ones business.
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Why is it not cool? We knew they were going to do it. They'll slip to #4 or #5. The key games were against NO and NJ. Had they won those, we would have known GS was playing for pride. But the fix is in...when they get up in the 4th, they just quit. What this might mean is that Stern finally does something about tanking.
 
spycam1 said:
Are the players really ok with doing this?
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Why wouldn't they be? Guys like Lee are signed to long-term deals. He knows they need help (i.e. a lottery pick) in order to have a winning team going forward. And lesser players are playing for contracts. If they go against what the owner and coach want, do you think they'll be resigned by GS next season? Most of them aren't good enough to be signed by anyone but a very bad team.
 
GlassEater said:
Why wouldn't they be? Guys like Lee are signed to long-term deals. He knows they need help (i.e. a lottery pick) in order to have a winning team going forward. And lesser players are playing for contracts. If they go against what the owner and coach want, do you think they'll be resigned by GS next season? Most of them aren't good enough to be signed by anyone but a very bad team.
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Ok, assuming ownership has told players to tank, they would have to promise every player either a contract or money. If one of those players felt short changed, they could tell the NBA that they where told to throw games. I doubt the Warriors players are tanking, I just don't think they care that much either way because there is nothing to play for.

The person they are drafting may be taking David Lee's spot, so I don't really buy that he is tanking for the good of the team.
 
Good news is Sacto, Cleveland, and Jersey all lost. Detroit won again....so we're around 8th spot for GS.
 
Weezur said:
Good news is Sacto, Cleveland, and Jersey all lost. Detroit won again....so we're around 8th spot for GS.
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I think the magic number for the Warriors is 4. I think they pull off 4 more wins the pick will be 7th (still a chance they fall in the lottery) or better.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
I think the magic number for the Warriors is 4. I think they pull off 4 more wins the pick will be 7th (still a chance they fall in the lottery) or better.
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After the games against NO, NJ and the meltdown (right after a time out) in Memphis, you seriously believe the W's might win 4 games? Odds are they win one...perhaps...after they've dropped as low as they can get and a playoff team is resting their starters.

If Greg, KOC and Ty had any cajones, they'd throw out a starting lineup against GS of Carrol, Kanter, Evans, CJ and Watson. Nah, that lineup would likely be a +17 against the Tanksters.
 
So the owner states that GS will get back this year's pick and now how many games have they lost since this declaration? Sorry but David Stern should simply step in and award the pick to the Jazz and fine the Warriors for throwing games.
 
I don't think that there is any doubt that they tanked it last night. Like most have been saying, we would be very lucky to get that pick this year.
 
Some one needs to go to the GSW game on Friday and make a sign that says something about them tanking.

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