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LogicMan
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Well we are 45 to 50 games into the season and we know who is in the bottom 10 teams. At this point, and with the 2017 draft being so deep, which organization starts the annual tanking process ?
The Celts spot looks pretty secure (thank you Nets). The Nets are not tanking. But I think these teams are going to tank:
1. LA. Its pretty obvious they are in a bad place. At this point, with arguably Ingram as the prized piece 3 to 5 years from now when he gets some meat on him they have a tough challenge; win enough to get to 25 games and get a little better?, or lose enough to get and keep a coveted top three pick. Great arguments each way.
2. Kings. Hey you got Boogie but you need some firepower behind him, especially a floor general. Injuries have already hit you recently, and your just not going anywhere....what is the long term plan? I am thinking if your keeping Cousins you need some talent, and a top 5 draft pick might be ready to impact right away.
3. Sixers. Now this is a very very difficult situation. Embid is a beast, and he is instilling a defensive attitude and winning way.....your 7-3 in your last 10.....why tank now? Well the answer is: ITS ONE OF THE BEST DRAFTS FOR GUARDS IN YEARS. Your not getting a guard for Noel so this is your best avenue.
4. Dallas. Yeah, no need to even discuss. You need to get bad, and quickly. You will tank for sure.
5. Phoenix. Man the team has talent on paper, but you remain in purgatory. Probably you look at the sixers and think, hey, they finally are getting a payoff for years in the bottom, maybe we can too. I dont know alot about the Suns so what do you think.
Which team will start the tank first?
1 Boston(from Brooklyn) 9-35 .205 L2 1-9 64.3% 25.0%
2 Miami 15-30 .333 W4 5-5 55.8% 19.9%
3 Los Angeles 16-32 .333 L1 3-7 46.9% 15.6%
4 Dallas 15-29 .341 W1 5-5 37.8% 11.9%
5 Phoenix 15-29 .341 W2 5-5 29.2% 8.8%
6 Philadelphia 15-27 .357 L1 7-3 21.5% 6.3%
7 Minnesota 16-28 .364 W2 5-5 15.0% 4.3%
8 Sacramento 17-27 .386 W1 2-8 10.0% 2.8%
9 Orlando 18-28 .391 L1 2-8 6.1% 1.7%
10 New Orleans 18-27 .400 W1 4-6 4.0% 1.1%
11 Portland 19-27 .413 W1 4-6 2.9% 0.8%
12 New York 20-26 .435 W1 3-7 2.5% 0.7%
13 Detroit 21-25 .457 L1 5-5 2.2% 0.6%
14 Milwaukee 21-23 .477 W1 3-7 1.8% 0.5%
The Celts spot looks pretty secure (thank you Nets). The Nets are not tanking. But I think these teams are going to tank:
1. LA. Its pretty obvious they are in a bad place. At this point, with arguably Ingram as the prized piece 3 to 5 years from now when he gets some meat on him they have a tough challenge; win enough to get to 25 games and get a little better?, or lose enough to get and keep a coveted top three pick. Great arguments each way.
2. Kings. Hey you got Boogie but you need some firepower behind him, especially a floor general. Injuries have already hit you recently, and your just not going anywhere....what is the long term plan? I am thinking if your keeping Cousins you need some talent, and a top 5 draft pick might be ready to impact right away.
3. Sixers. Now this is a very very difficult situation. Embid is a beast, and he is instilling a defensive attitude and winning way.....your 7-3 in your last 10.....why tank now? Well the answer is: ITS ONE OF THE BEST DRAFTS FOR GUARDS IN YEARS. Your not getting a guard for Noel so this is your best avenue.
4. Dallas. Yeah, no need to even discuss. You need to get bad, and quickly. You will tank for sure.
5. Phoenix. Man the team has talent on paper, but you remain in purgatory. Probably you look at the sixers and think, hey, they finally are getting a payoff for years in the bottom, maybe we can too. I dont know alot about the Suns so what do you think.
Which team will start the tank first?
1 Boston(from Brooklyn) 9-35 .205 L2 1-9 64.3% 25.0%
2 Miami 15-30 .333 W4 5-5 55.8% 19.9%
3 Los Angeles 16-32 .333 L1 3-7 46.9% 15.6%
4 Dallas 15-29 .341 W1 5-5 37.8% 11.9%
5 Phoenix 15-29 .341 W2 5-5 29.2% 8.8%
6 Philadelphia 15-27 .357 L1 7-3 21.5% 6.3%
7 Minnesota 16-28 .364 W2 5-5 15.0% 4.3%
8 Sacramento 17-27 .386 W1 2-8 10.0% 2.8%
9 Orlando 18-28 .391 L1 2-8 6.1% 1.7%
10 New Orleans 18-27 .400 W1 4-6 4.0% 1.1%
11 Portland 19-27 .413 W1 4-6 2.9% 0.8%
12 New York 20-26 .435 W1 3-7 2.5% 0.7%
13 Detroit 21-25 .457 L1 5-5 2.2% 0.6%
14 Milwaukee 21-23 .477 W1 3-7 1.8% 0.5%