Tanktastic
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Everybody is confirmed out: Markkanen, Kessler, Collins, Sexton, Clarkson.
Game Thread Mar 05, 2025 05:00PM MT: Utah Jazz @ Washington Wizards
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Doc Cherno
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All remaining players and coaches need to get double technical fouls for cursing out the dance team until we have to forfeit.
I’m starting to think that was one of the intended outcomes with the other being sincere intention of getting them to approach the game the right way. In other words, probably happy for the rockiness of the winners and losers to sorting themselves.
The mission is to lose every single game besides the two upcoming games against the Wolves. This might be the biggest tanking hurdle of season so far with the home game against the Wizards being the ultimate.
In the meantime, we are all huge Hawks, Spurs, Kings*, and Suns* fans.
*Wolves finishing 9th is still possible, facing the Suns might actually pose some resistance if they can get their **** together.
In the meantime, we are all huge Hawks, Spurs, Kings*, and Suns* fans.
*Wolves finishing 9th is still possible, facing the Suns might actually pose some resistance if they can get their **** together.
Jaanipoeg
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The Walker rest is definitely slimy, but I get it after the last two years.
If Silver does go crazy with punishments out of nowhere, I do think Utah is the kind of franchise to use as a "Missouri Football", so hopefully we have enough deniability, but just saying "rest" on a healthy youngin isn't the best optics
If Silver does go crazy with punishments out of nowhere, I do think Utah is the kind of franchise to use as a "Missouri Football", so hopefully we have enough deniability, but just saying "rest" on a healthy youngin isn't the best optics
homeytennis
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This game will prove if we are tank worthy or not.
I don't think the league really cares about tanking. They care about stars sitting out during nationally broadcast games, and that's about it.
Or tanking a play-in game and then admitting it in a press conference.
Lol, right, they care about looking bad.
99.9% of NBA fans/ media/ etc. don't care about the Jazz resting Walker Kessler on a random game against a another team nobody cares about.
The NBA is run by owners and so for the Jazz to get in trouble, the other owners would have to complain, which they wont because they want to be able to tank themselves when it's advantageous.
They are also happy to easily win games against tanking teams when they aren’t tanking.
I had a thought about this last night when watching the Raptors game. In theory, playing guys some of the game is less tanky than sitting them out for the entire game….but it might cause more problems with gambling and ruffles feathers in a different way.
When guys sit out entirely, there’s still an illusion there that the players and coaches available are trying to win. You often hear that tanking is done by GM’s, not coaches and players which has been true for the most part. When you get coaches looking at their bench and putting in their worst 5 guys on purpose, that illusion is totally gone.
Thee Jazz Fan
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Players aren’t trying to lose though. Org is but no excuse for the players not to give their all. The org also wants the players to play their best because their biggest role is helping the young players progress and learn to win.
So Coach Hardy should be throwing the players under the bus they gave a **** performance. There’s no excuse for it.