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What are we doing?
« on: January 24, 2015, 11:49:02 AM »

Offline truth4lyfe

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We are going to regret these wins at the end of the season. Play the young guys and either win with them or lose and get a top pick. It makes no sense to have guys like Bass, Prince and Thornton winning us games so that we can slightly improve their trade value.

Our top asset is our own 2015 1st, and we shouldn't compromise its value for the sake of another late 1st or 2nd. Playing the vets is hurting development and our draft position.

Re: What are we doing?
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2015, 12:16:34 PM »

Online Csfan1984

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Don't worry Dan hooked Cs up with lottery win guy. If we are lower than 8 we will be top 3 guaranteed.

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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2015, 12:44:09 PM »

Offline Alleyoopster

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We are going to regret these wins at the end of the season. Play the young guys and either win with them or lose and get a top pick. It makes no sense to have guys like Bass, Prince and Thornton winning us games so that we can slightly improve their trade value.

Our top asset is our own 2015 1st, and we shouldn't compromise its value for the sake of another late 1st or 2nd. Playing the vets is hurting development and our draft position.

In this current "deflategate" era is this where you want your team to head if you are a professional franchise?  Wouldn't it be considered cheating to put in a lineup that gives your team the best chance to lose? 

Maybe not if you have a franchise like the 76's, but what if you are a team with a winning tradition like the Celtics.  My guess, if the Celtics knowingly tanked, then the league would  switch from its blind-eyed position to an investigative one. 

Speaking of tanking...what if the 76's end up winning the NBA Championship in a couple years.  Would there be an asterisk attached to it?  Or, at least some sort of backlash from the fans?

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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2015, 12:51:08 PM »

Offline Kuberski33

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You owe it to the people who pay a lot of money for tickets to games to give them their money's worth and that means competing to win games.  If you're going to follow the 'tank' analogy, a team should have the option of forfeiting the rest of its games and refunding the money paid by its ticket holders.  It just gets absurd.  I feel for the people paying hundreds of dollars a ticket to watch the Sixers when you'd get more entertainment staying home and watching another game on ESPN.