Dec 3, 2024
1:54:58pm
1:54:58pm
The NBA really needs to do something about tanking
The best team in the NBA, the Cavs, are 18-3, and have a 85.7% win percentage.
The worst team in the NBA, the Wizards, are 2-16, and have an 11.1% win percentage.
There is no chance that the talent gap is that wide. It comes down to teams knowing that the best way to rebuild quickly is to luck into a franchise player, and the odds drastically increase with more losses. It's terrible for the game. This goes without saying.
The NBA needs to fix this yesterday. Give everyone in the lottery the same number of ping pong balls. Get rid of the play in tournament so that teams don't deliberately tank to not get in the playoffs as a 10 seed, so they can get in the lottery instead. Heck, reduce the number of teams in the playoffs to 12 total. Do something. It is beyond pathetic.
The worst team in the NBA, the Wizards, are 2-16, and have an 11.1% win percentage.
There is no chance that the talent gap is that wide. It comes down to teams knowing that the best way to rebuild quickly is to luck into a franchise player, and the odds drastically increase with more losses. It's terrible for the game. This goes without saying.
The NBA needs to fix this yesterday. Give everyone in the lottery the same number of ping pong balls. Get rid of the play in tournament so that teams don't deliberately tank to not get in the playoffs as a 10 seed, so they can get in the lottery instead. Heck, reduce the number of teams in the playoffs to 12 total. Do something. It is beyond pathetic.
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They already did something about tanking. Tanking doesn't work as a way to build a team. Which team has tanked
Dec 3, 1:57pm
Dec 3, 2:01pm
Uh ... recently? No. OKC got their best player in a trade and have already traded one of their top picks.
Dec 3, 2:06pm
Hahaha ... "primarily through the draft"? Uh huh. They had TWO top 10 draft picks and have already traded one.
Dec 3, 2:23pm
They've had good picks but they didn't tank to get them. Jalen Williams was the #12 pick. Holmgren was #2 but he's hurt
Dec 3, 2:55pm
Dec 3, 2:15pm
Dec 3, 2:01pm