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1921460, I don't think it makes sense for this team to tank...
Posted by soulfunk, Mon Feb-20-12 10:03 AM
The most you can do to "tank" is to play your young players instead of playing your "best" players. Other than Tayshawn still starting, they are pretty much doing that...it didn't make sense at the beginning of the year when BK wasn't starting. Besides changing the lineup, you can't do anything else to "tank"...you can't expect the guys out there playing to not try as hard.

It's just that at this point, the young guys ARE the best players on the team. And whenever that's the case, it's good to let them play their best and develop...makes more sense to get a season of good chemistry and development going than to tank just to get a better chance in the lottery at the top pick. It would be different if there was no lottery and the worse record automatically got the fist pick in the draft. Besides that top pick, there isn't anyone worth tanking for.