TANK!

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by tlongII, Nov 20, 2019.

  1. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Are you just trying to rile up decent people?
     
  2. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    Nope. Only indecent people.
     
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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Once we start playing good teams again it'll be back to this. Which is what we should be doing anyway.

    Goes to show just how good dame is.
     
  4. Dougnsalem

    Dougnsalem not barf

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    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    They suck at tanking.

    Doing great at mediocre pace though.
     
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  6. AldoTrapani

    AldoTrapani Well-Known Member

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    Didn’t you use to say this is how you entice free agents by making the playoffs lmao
     
  7. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Nah that wouldnt be a me thing to say.
     
  8. DUB

    DUB Da, da da, da dah!

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    I'm against tanking.

    Tanking is for losers. Literally.

    Tanking breeds a culture of failure.

    The only way to successfully tank (and it's a gamble), is to move on everyone who was at the organisation during the tanking, and start from scratch with the rewards of your tanking. Anything else, and the stench of failure transfers to the new recruits, and continues the failure.
     
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  9. Orion Bailey

    Orion Bailey Forum Troll

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    Hows tanking going?

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  10. Hobbesarable

    Hobbesarable Cartoon Character

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    The tank definitely wasn't working last night. Hahahaha.

    Had a fantastic time with @Orion Bailey and @TorturedBlazerFan at the game!
     
  11. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    They’re not doing it right.
     
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    hoopsjock Well-Known Member

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    That's because it was never realistic.
     
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  13. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    Incorrect. Another key injury and it’s a foregone conclusion.
     
  14. TorturedBlazerFan

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    The only thing that would cause them to tank is an injury to Dame, and even then CJ may be able to keep them sort of respectable. So yeah if their entire starting lineup is hurt they might tank.

    I understand the lets get a good lotto pick but you cant ask players to just not try, GM’s and Coaches maybe, but players want to win and many of them are playing for contract incentives and the next contract and all that.
     
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    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    An injury to Dame, CJ, or Hassan and this team is sunk.
     
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    This is exactly why I have a problem with people who think just deciding to tank in the middle of the season is a thing, it's not. Another key injury would force the team to be bad and they'd win less games because they aren't as good. That isn't making a decision to lose games. That's losing games because you aren't good enough to win.

    You're arguing that they're not tanking right by acknowledging they need another key injury to do it. Does that make sense to you?
     
  17. CupWizier

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    tanking is a losers mentality. I prefer winning mentality.
     
  18. CupWizier

    CupWizier Well-Known Member

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    exactly and why the Warriors aren't tanking. They just don't have much talent compared to what they had last year. Losing Iggy, Durant, Thompson, Curry, Looney (for a period) and Draymond Green (for a period) doesn't leave much talent. I think tlongl is confused as to what tanking means.
     
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    Dougnsalem not barf

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    IMHO, tanking is for people that tongue punch fart boxes.....
     
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  20. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Kink shaming again?
     
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