Game Thread 2022-23 Game #80 - BLAZERS @ SPURS - APRIL 6, 2023 - THURSDAY - 5:00 PM (PDT) ROOT

The hope was that the flat odds for the worst 3 teams and the more balanced odds would reduce tanking. It doesn't seem to be working.

The only way to prevent tanking would be to have even odds for all 30 teams.

 

given how crucial those games are for our opponents, and with us being at home... think he might play

 

Yeah. Because these teams have something to play for.

 

Good question. I say yes, because it's against the Clippers and Warriors. They both need to win. If the Blazers have the lead in those games, Chauncey can still take him out

 

It's shitty but I was commiserating with @OneSport3 and talking about guys like bingo what's his name-o.

 

If Shaedon can beat a fully trying Clippers or Warriors team….we’ll…

 

oh wait... Clips is on the road.

 

The only solution to tanking is relegation and that is never happening.

 

Yes spread was 4. 1/2 up five three pointer killed the spread if you bet the spurs

 

If all 30 teams had equal draft odds (1-30), that would also elimnate tanking, and wouldn't require relegation.

 

I was answering whether he should play or not in my opinion. Which would be No. He shouldn’t.

 

6, IIRC, but I don’t think we won the Oden lottery.

 

Well, only the top 4 spots are determined by the lottery. There would still be plenty of reason to tank if you’re already bad.

Is someone suggesting that all 30 first-round picks be determined by the lottery?

 

Sure. Play him the first half and if we’re within spitting distance you bench him.

 

GS is not going to want to do us any favors.

 

I honestly think that reversing the lotto odds would do it... take some of the odds to win it from the last four out of the playoffs and the worst team in the league can have like a 3% chance to win the first pick instead of 0.7% but reverse the lotto and smooth the odds just a little bit. Teams will be playing to win and after the four lotto winning picks you still obviously draft worst to best but teams will not be tanking. If teams who could make the playoffs want to tank for the chance that they might win the lotto let them but I think there would be a big bunch up 7-12 in both conferences and the teams outside of that would not be there by choice. What I'm saying is that a team who could make the playoff but wanted to tank for a 9% chance at a top four pick might slip further than the last four in.

I think it would make games like tonight go away completely actually and I would be more than happy with that.

 

they have flat odds for the #1 pick. But if they don’t get #1, the number 2, 3, and 4 teams draft in that order. So the spurs still had incentive to lose and hold onto #2.

 

The Warriors are only a half game ahead of the Lakers for the 6th seed in the West. No way they’re going to mess around and risk dropping to the play-in.

 

Correct.

If they had a true lottery, for all 30 picks, with even odds for all 30 teams, there would no incentive for teams to lose.

 

Don’t underestimate how bad the Warriors are on the road. Just announced that Wiggins will not return in the regular season. If we don’t keep our eyes on the prize, we might mess around and win the game.