For the good of the NBA, shouldn't some of these teams stop tanking?

[QUOTE=robert de niro]tanking is really bad, it only damages the sport. In many other leagues and sports bottom 3 teams go down to the lower division and the top 3 of that lower division go up, it's a way of keeping it competitive, NBA is rewarding the slack teams BIG

[QUOTE=Qwyjibo]Well you still need good management to go along with tanking. The Bobcats don't suck because they tanked. They suck because they've had piss poor management. The Pelicans are a poor example because they tanked and got a legit franchise player. Tanking didn't cause them to waste money on Tyreke Evans.[/QUOTE]

You are right on the Pelicans.

Ok what about the Sacramento Kings? :confusedshrug:

Give the teams that just missed the playoffs the highest probability to win the lottery (9th has highest, then 10th, etc.).

The thing is that when you have the chance to get a sure fire hall of famer and certain franchise player like Wiggins you need to do whatever it takes to get him. I can't blame the teams tanking, the one who wins the lottery will get multiple championships for their trouble

Worked for us twice before, so why not again...

[QUOTE=Real Men Wear Green]I'm not saying there was no reason for Utah to rebuild. But what I hope you realize is that tanking can and in Utah's case is part of the rebuilding process for a lot of teams. It just doesn't seem to me that the Jazz did anything to improve in the offseason.

In the case of Ellis, he doesn't make Utah a Champ by himself (no one does) but he would have made the team better. In the right situation like most good players he could be part of a Championship formula, to answer your question.

And [B][U]I'm not saying the players are coaches are part of the tank. That's almost never done[/U][/B], as far as I know. But when a team doesn't improve the roster, just let's talent walk and goes into a season with Gordon Hayward as the best player? That's how a front office tanks.[/QUOTE]
Popavich the year before they drafted Duncan. That was blatant tank job. Pure genius though, but a tank job.

[QUOTE=IncarceratedBob]The thing is that when you have the chance to get a [B]sure fire hall of famer[/B] and certain franchise player like Wiggins you need to do whatever it takes to get him[/QUOTE]
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