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2018-2019 Tank Thread

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NBA will always be about star players so tanking in that sense is attractive.

There is no perfect formula though. Would Irving, Wiggins, Dion be a big 3? Throw in the misses on TT(4th pick over Kawhi and Klay) and Bennett (good god) and tanking isn't a perfect science.

Ideally you get some good players and also high picks. I think the Cavs are trying to do this with locking up Love and then having Cedi and Sexton develop.

There is just no clear way.

1) Warriors- Drafted amazingly well with Steph at 7 and Klay at 11 and Draymond at 33 or whatever. KD bullshit aside... they drafted a great team that fit perfectly even without KD.

2) Celtics- Destroyed the Nets with horrible trades and then were able to simultaneously add stars via trade and FA while drafting them.

3) 76ers tanked for years.

4) Raptors-drafted ok, made some trades, then pounced on a top 3 player in the league-look like the team to beat in the East early on.

5) Rockets-traded for Harden, traded for Paul. Big spenders.
Yeah Imo tanking is highly overrated as a successful means to building a roster, most of the pieces acquired never live up to expectations,have significant injury histories add a topping of hype and even for those that do, without a solid blend of vets that are good solid rotation players no team that has tanked for years but has no good vets has ever won anything.
Scouting and drafting well are keys to team building while maintaining a crew of solid veterans and then fa or trade acquisition of high caliber players finish the deal. Sound familiar? Cavs are doing it right this time. Not only because tanking ruins the development of the good young players meanwhile tanking also ensures vets all leave the team.
Maybe if the Cavs hadn't made the deadline deal for Hood,JC and Nance, maybe if Sexton wan't the best pg in the draft that fell in their lap and maybe if Cedi Osman wasn't the steal of the 2015 draft etc then a full tank and blown up rebuild would make sense.
 
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1) Warriors- Drafted amazingly well with Steph at 7 and Klay at 11 and Draymond at 33 or whatever. KD bullshit aside... they drafted a great team that fit perfectly even without KD.

Half-true.

Dell Curry bullied the Twolves into passing junior over twice, and that changed literally everything else.

Iggy and Liv most notably, but many other players down the chain, were UFA signings; in fact, Iggy pulled a Durant originally.

They also benefited from perfect timing with both the cap spike and #30's ankles, and as long as the front office is halfway competent it is a top-tier FA destination, where players can make significant off-court money.

To sort of go back to the first point, you put Coach Doogie Howser, Gavin Belson Lacob and Myers in a market like Minnesota or Milwaukee and they probably rarely make it past the 2nd round.
 
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<td>0.48</td>
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<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
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<td>140</td>
<td>0.14</td>
<td>0.13</td>
<td>0.13</td>
<td>0.12</td>
<td>0.28</td>
<td>0.2</td>
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<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
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<td>–</td>
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<td>140</td>
<td>0.14</td>
<td>0.13</td>
<td>0.13</td>
<td>0.12</td>
<td>0.15</td>
<td>0.26</td>
<td>0.07</td>
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<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>125</td>
<td>0.13</td>
<td>0.12</td>
<td>0.12</td>
<td>0.12</td>
<td>0.07</td>
<td>0.26</td>
<td>0.17</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>0.11</td>
<td>0.11</td>
<td>0.11</td>
<td>0.11</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>0.27</td>
<td>0.09</td>
<td>0.01</td>
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<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>0.09</td>
<td>0.09</td>
<td>0.09</td>
<td>0.1</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.09</td>
<td>0.3</td>
<td>0.21</td>
<td>0.04</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
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<td>7</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>0.08</td>
<td>0.08</td>
<td>0.08</td>
<td>0.09</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.2</td>
<td>0.34</td>
<td>0.13</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
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<tr>
<td>8</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>0.06</td>
<td>0.06</td>
<td>0.07</td>
<td>0.07</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.35</td>
<td>0.32</td>
<td>0.07</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
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<td>9</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>0.05</td>
<td>0.05</td>
<td>0.05</td>
<td>0.06</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.51</td>
<td>0.26</td>
<td>0.03</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>–</td>
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<td>10</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>0.03</td>
<td>0.03</td>
<td>0.04</td>
<td>0.04</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.66</td>
<td>0.19</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
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<td>11</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>0.03</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.78</td>
<td>0.13</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
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<td>12</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>0.02</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.86</td>
<td>0.07</td>
<td>0</td>
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<td>13</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.93</td>
<td>0.02</td>
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<td>14</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>0.01</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>–</td>
<td>0.97</td>
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Was looking for some table code to put into my posts. Mind if I steal-I mean-use this? :abnormal:
 
Was looking for some table code to put into my posts. Mind if I steal-I mean-use this? :abnormal:
there are multiple tablizer sites on the web that will generate a code from a spreadsheet. I usually copy the reference chart into my fke excel then paste into the tablizer.
then paste the code using the parse html button.

the drawback is that a lot of people use their cellphones now and cant always see the full chart.
 
Keep it locked and loaded, and by that I totally mean keep Lue at the helm, Clarkson and TT as the side grenadiers. Shits working magically right now.
 
This tank stops for no one!

BERLIN OR BUST!
 
Maybe we are tanking. Is this how it's supposed to look when tanking?
 
Keep it locked and loaded, and by that I totally mean keep Lue at the helm, Clarkson and TT as the side grenadiers. Shits working magically right now.
Yes. Lue, Longo and our shitty vets are essential to this tank. We rollin
 
We are pulling a heavy tank! Too bad Draft Express isnt free anymore.
 
I’m mad at the Cavs because I really think they’re going to flirt HARD with that idiotic place in the standings where we don’t make the playoffs but finish outside of the top 10 meaning it was literally the worst possible outcome

If the Cavs get their heads out of their asses and actually tank then I’ll be all over the updates. But it’s hard to get invested when I watched what happened with the Nets last year where if you’re willing to even try during the regular season you’re already better than like 7 or 8 teams that are actively trying to lose. The second half of the year if you’re not trying to lose you’re gonna get your wins against the meme teams of the world. We have to be one of those meme teams

I’m all in on the tank, but I think Dan is too short sighted to ever think more than 7 minutes ahead of time so I really think we will lose our pick and miss the playoffs (as if being the 8 seed would be some great feat lol)
The Nets were/are coached extremely well, that is why they manage(d) to overachieve.

Fortunately for us, we don't have that problem!
 
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Any danger of losing that pick should’ve been put to rest tonight.
 
The Nets were/are coached extremely well, that is why they manage(d) to overachieve.

Fortunately for us, we don't have that problem!
They also overachieve because they didn't own their pick. They would of been in the hunt for worst record otherwise.
 

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