So you’d rather we suck ass, while trying to win only to get our asses handed to us in a 1st round matchup by a team much better? mmmmkay. That doesn’t help the franchise. Collecting assets helps the franchise in both long term and near term. Professional sports, it’s either be good, or suck ass. Being a team that barely sniffs the playoffs or hardly misses it is detrimental to a franchise. If you have a problem with the team taking the smart approach of trying to collect the most talent by not winning in a season where it’s obvious we aren’t doing anything in the playoffs anyways… I’d recommend you not tune in til next year and shift focus towards something that won’t disappoint you as much.
It might be more than slightly better if Blevins stays in the starting lineup. A good pick can help “acquire another player via trade this summer.” Yes, the draft is a crapshoot but having the 4th pick gives you better odds of getting a star than the 15th pick. You’ve got to give yourself the best shot. Dallas tanked the end of Dirk’s last season. It was publically reported that Mark Cuban told the players it was better to lose. They played for real for 3 quarters and then put in their scrubs to try to win. They ended up losing a lot and got Luka.
The Rockets won 7 in a row this season. Who cares? We need more talent. Trying for play-in is dumb. Look at Toronto last season. They purposely tanked out of the play-in last year and ended up with Scottie Barnes. Winning a play-in tournament is probably the worst thing that can happen to your team unless you haven’t been to the playoffs for 10 years.
Where’ve you been? Did you have a problem when we beat up on tanking teams during our final push every year the last several seasons? This has been going on for years but they’ve done two things to combat it. The four worst teams all get the same odds so once you’re there, there is no reason to tank all the way to the bottom. And secondly, they’ve added the play-in tournament to make more teams think they have a shot. A smart team doesn’t fall for the fool’s gold play-in though.
He has plantar fascitis. It is very painful. Making him play through pain to hurt out draft position makes no sense.
By the way, you’re only getting to see players like Williams work his ass off BECAUSE we are tanking. Bringing in Williams was part of the tank. And that he’s working his ass off should give you hope for future.
All of those things were accidents. Bad luck. A Blazer curse. Call it what you will. Even the “Jail Blazers” were Whitsitt’s attempt to win a championship. This is planned, intentional losing, which turns my stomach even more than the things you mentioned.
Nonsense. You have apparently drunk the Kool Aid. Nurkic was playing very well and had a smile on his face during our 4-game winning streak. I hadn’t seen him have that much fun all season. They sat him because the 4-game win streak scared the crap out of them.
The goal of working your ass off is to WIN. That’s what makes this all so sad. We’re telling our players to try and win games even though we don’t want them to.
That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. You’re twisting yourself into a pretzel trying to defend the organization’s “Lose now” strategy.
Dallas got Luka through a trade. And have you noticed the Blazer’s luck in the draft? Losing games to get a college player who may or may not turn out is madness.
for me the last few years of watching Stotts ISO ball and horrible defense was the low pt, to each their own. I like seeing the youngs guys get minutes, the explosion of Simons.
Your position that Nurk doesn't have plantar fascitis based on guessing seems pretty laughable. What gives you such great insights into the mind of what another person is experiencing? Do you often get yourself all worked up over vague guesses? I've had plantar fascitis, it's no joke. STOMP
Of course it’s no joke if it’s real. It’s also a convenient excuse if you want to remove a player from your lineup.
Our young players are playing hard, and getting a ton of pt so we can see what we have in them. Meanwhile, we are improving our odds for the draft in a lost year. I'm sure there's been a lower point.
Be easy on me now.....I feel, that if their plan is to keep hopefully the two picks then they should shop Dame and legitimately start the rebuild. If their plan is to couple a player with picks to acquire immediate all star quality help, in the front court to give Dame and the team a 2-3 year window to get it done great. There's zero guarantee either way, but Id rather keep Dame and trade the fucking picks for an all star. If Dame comes back healthy, with the emergence of Simons (if we keep him) and hopefully another youngster we could make some noise. If however the plan is to rebuild we will could be looking at a number of years to develop enough to be in the playoffs. NBA Hoops is all about playoff basketball as it does create the synergy that teams have a shot and its a clean sheet and fun. Only 11 teams of 30 have won the title in the last 40 years and there are only 3-4 legit teams of 30 that are serious contenders each year. Playoff basketball is what keeps the league alive as does the tourney for M Madness.
