Event Around the NBA: Oh hell, it's December 2025! (2 Viewers)

[Cugel]

What about equal odds for bottom 14?pull em out of a hat.

 

[wizenheimer]

You think teams would opt out of playoff basketball to get an 8% chance at moving up in the draft???

yes, I do. 8% odds of a #1 pick are better than 1% odds of making the playoffs and advancing past the 1st round

my opinion: there is no taking problem...who gives a shit if a crappy team loses 61 games instead of 55?

 

[blazerkor]

yes, I do. 8% odds of a #1 pick are better than 1% odds of making the playoffs and advancing past the 1st round

my opinion: there is no taking problem...who gives a shit if a crappy team loses 61 games instead of 55?

I'm totally on board with that last part. I think everyone should shut the fuck up about tanking, it's a part of this league and the most popular sporting league in the nation (NFL). People should just deal with it.

I was just responding to Silver talking about doing something to go after it. In my opinion there is no policing it, you either shut up about it or change the draft model in some way that nullifies it. My preference would be to do what you said and forget about it.