2018-2019 Tank Thread

[2 For The Brew]

I have a word of advice for the Cavs fans who are completely on the Zion train of thought:

1. Try not to get too worked up before the lottery.
2. Try not to get surprised by where we end up after the lottery.
3. Even if our spot in the end looks awful, don't expect the Cavs to just draft without any extra thought.

Just playing around with the simulation on Tankathon made me realize how likely the Cavs could end up 5th in the draft. But that's the case for everybody now: if the lottery changes stay the same for the next few years, we're gonna see crazy results. But because it's only once in every 360 or so days, we won't get a chance to see how crazy it gets. I mean, hell, there's far better odds for a team to fall 3-4 spots the higher up they are in the lottery...

So we could miss on Zion, Barrett, Morant, etc...

And if that worst case scenario does happen, at least we'll be high enough that we could use that pick to get a real treasure, whatever it is. I could see us doing what Atlanta did with Dallas to get their guy (Young), and vice versa (Doncic).

Also, for our other pick, I wouldn't be surprised if we pulled a draft day deal like we did to get Zeller in 2012. Having extra assets means we have the means to target certain players, even in the second round.

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Even after saying all this sh!t, I truly have no idea what happens. Hell, we could end up with Zion anyways.

Why would you run a simulation when the actual odds are known?

 

[bjfcool]

Bulls resting top 7 players vs knicks. The tank is strong!!

View: https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1112416108861181954

 

[bboy]

Bulls resting top 7 players vs knicks. The tank is strong!!

View: https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/1112416108861181954

thats bullcrap...Cavs need to sit Love again tonight...this could easily be a win

 

[rabman_gold]

Why would you run a simulation when the actual odds are known?

To get a feel for how it would look in the end. Nothing does it better than a mock draft. It's nothing scientific or complicated... just trying to remind myself that things changed.

 

[6.19.2016]

thats bullcrap...Cavs need to sit Love again tonight...this could easily be a win

When we lose to the Dubs by 50 (we will be on a b2b and they won't) can we count it as multiple losses? Plz?

 

[Ozone]

So they don't have to lose tonight because the Suns won't win another game anyway knowing they have the #2 locked up... but they do have to lose to make sure they stay at 3, but Bulls have NY tonight so unless they play the waterboys and cheerleaders the Bulls will be pretty much locked into 4th with a win tonight against ny regardless of Cavs winning or losing

 

[WorldFreeB]

So they don't have to lose tonight because the Suns won't win another game anyway knowing they have the #2 locked up... but they do have to lose to make sure they stay at 3, but Bulls have NY tonight so unless they play the waterboys and cheerleaders the Bulls will be pretty much locked into 4th with a win tonight against ny regardless of Cavs winning or losing

Its 48-24 knicks with 10 minutes left in the second quarter so the Bulls are tanking like nothing anyone has ever seen. Must be playing the ball boys or something.

 

[CavsFanJapan]

When we lose to the Dubs by 50 (we will be on a b2b and they won't) can we count it as multiple losses? Plz?

Don’t you mean when we WIN by 50? That would secure our overall no. 1 pick because it will show we are not tanking and Adam Silver will ensure we get the top pick.

 

[AussieCavFan]

Didn't they introduce fines for resting uninjured players?

 

[Ozone]

Its 48-24 knicks with 10 minutes left in the second quarter so the Bulls are tanking like nothing anyone has ever seen. Must be playing the ball boys or something.

yep I guess I forgot the Knicks have no reason to tank at this point in addition to the Bulls playing drunk.
luckily the boys are losing in Phoenix

 

[kookoo]

Phoenix tanking the last minute and we almost tie it up...

 

[Joe Henderson]

Jesus, for a terrible team, these Suns sure look like a bunch of insufferable assholes. Good thing they’re winning though.

 

[Ohio]

Big loss last night boys!!

 

[LeeBuckeye]

Thank goodness we have Brandon Knight who has come out with a STRONG -34 against the Clippers then followed that up with a -31 against the Suns in a 9 point differential game (Sexton, Cedi, Nance, and Clarkson were all net positive while playing 30 minutes plus and we still lost )

 

[Futuredome]

Can't wait for the Bulls to stumble onto another win lol locking them into the 4th spot. Little shits.