Zombie OT (Kind of): Tanking doesn't work

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TBpup said:
Historically, some of the worst franchises in the NBA. Pretty easy to cite their ineptitude.
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Lol you are quoting me from 11 years ago.

I was on one for sure. I'm team tank at the moment.
 
ancient thread !!

here's the good stuff

Natebishop3 said:
He didn't request to come to Portland. The Rockets wanted him gone and we obliged, taking on his huge contract.
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Scottie Pippen helping Portland get to the WCF wasn't good enough. Total waste of money. Garbage player indeed. No rings, get put in the Nate shredder.
 
B-Roy said:
I thought this was an interesting (and somewhat relevant) topic. It's a study done on teams since 1985 that have employed "tanking" as a strategy vs trying to build a contender through mediocrity.

http://freakonomics.com/2013/10/29/losing-is-not-a-winning-strategy-in-the-nba/



Very good read, there's also some quotes from our beloved KP.
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It seems to show there isn't much difference. Bad teams rate of winning 54 games increased by 8.4% over 5 years vs 10.7% for mediocre teams. The rate of increase is almost the same, but the bad teams are obviously starting from a lower level.

But bad teams tend to be bad at drafting (which is why they're bad).
 
beast crnjo said:
It seems to show there isn't much difference. Bad teams rate of winning 54 games increased by 8.4% over 5 years vs 10.7% for mediocre teams. The rate of increase is almost the same, but the bad teams are obviously starting from a lower level.

But bad teams tend to be bad at drafting (which is why they're bad).
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Christ, that post you replied to was literally over a decade ago.
 
Whyachi said:
ancient thread !!

here's the good stuff


Scottie Pippen helping Portland get to the WCF wasn't good enough. Total waste of money. Garbage player indeed. No rings, get put in the Nate shredder.
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That's the "good stuff?"

Where did I say those things.... 11 years ago?
 
JFizzleRaider said:
I mean, they drafted Ginobili in the 2nd, and Parker in the late 1st. Kawhi in the mid 1st.

They got their star then drafted well. Hoping we have the same luck with Flagg next year.
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Wheres the catman?
Dont fizzle out on us now. That damn dog will take over control of this place again!!!!
 
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