inliner311
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From what I can tell, no one in the whole Cavs organization is "on board with the tank." Because outright tanking is dumb. So, I'm glad Drew isn't doing anything besides trying to win and develop players. Anything else from a head coach would be bad for our players and bad for this organization.
When you lose someone like LeBron, you don't have to outright tank. Simply developing lots of young players, letting injured players like Love sit out for as long as possible, and trading off vets for assets will basically lead to lots of losses.
That is all that we are doing as an organization, I think. The league has taken away the "outright tanking" advantage, and I'm glad they have done so.
If there is any type of "tanking" that we'll do, it will be this:
If at the end of the season, we are on the bubble of whether or not we keep our pick, I could see us shutting down Love, Delly, and TT (if he's not traded) for "injuries" or other excuses during the last 10-20 games.
Maybe saying saying Drew wasn't fully on board with the tank is the wrong phrasing. I don't think he is all in on developing all the young guys, which is a part of tanking to me but I guess it isn't to everyone. I think it was part of the reason Hill was moved so early so he wouldn't get in the way of Sexton's development. Zizic seems like an after thought on this roster.
I agree I think the front office will give alot of the vets time off at the end of the season and will find injuries to justify it.