How so? It seems like it would encourage teams to have the best coaching staff and developmental system possible... It might have the effect of giving destination cities even more of an advantage...
Take the bottom 15 teams and have a lottery every year equal odds. Draw for 15-11, then draw for 6-10, then 1-5 This would prevent major tanking and just about every year 15 of thirty teams are 500 or below. Plus they couldn't just plan a three-five year tanking strategy that was dependable, so they would need to find other ways to build a playoff team.
I think it could be a good idea to include the 8th seed so as not to have any reason not to make the playoffs. I think that would be 16 teams? Then do something like you suggest.
Blazers 3.5 games from the 10th seed . Phoenix and the Spurs lost and Sac and Golden State won yesterday. The Rockets are rocketing in the wrong direction. They've lost 6 in a row and are behind today in Toronto in the 3rd quarter (by 5 points). Fred Van Vleet is still out.
The Sacramento - Dallas (in Dallas) game felt like the playoffs and went into overtime. Sacramento won when DeMar DeRozan split a double team and sunk the shot. Master of the mid-range. (see video below) With Golden State and Sacramento's wins, Phoenix fell out of the top 10. In this video you can see Klay Thompson drill a 3-pointer to give the Mavs a 1-point lead, followed by DeRozan's game-winner.
After two victories against Eastern Conference opponents (Chicago and Milwaukee) , the Warriors in their next 4 games play Dallas twice, Houston, and Sacramento.
Overheard Chauncey and Joe's convo at the team's Christmas party: "I want an extention." "You got January to show me what you got." Overheard Chauncey and Joe's convo after the trade deadline: "You serious? Continue to win?" "Beat Minny and your former team and you can do whatever you want, otherwise stop winning , your extention is safe!"
What luck that the injuries happen before AS break! Rest up guys! Also means Shaedon will start tomorrow.
Whether we root for a tank or the play in........we should all root for these 6 teams to win as many games as possible Chicago Bulls Philadelphia 76ers Brooklyn Nets Toronto Raptors San Antonio Atlanta
Atlanta is odd as their trades make it seem like their tanking - but their pick is unprotected going to the Spurs.
