re: Disastrous night for the tank

Like I've said before, I would never expect a competitor to intentionally go out there and compete at a lower level to lose.

That being said, Minn is right and winning gains us nothing at this point. Not saying I want the hornets to tank, but I get his point.

Is the 1st pick a sure thing the worse your schedule is? Of course not, but 5% is 5% better than not having it at all.

Are Davis and Robinson 100% bust-proof? Of course not, but you've seen their peronsality, what they can do on the court and you go from there.

I understand it's not a sure thing and I understand the players drafted 1 and 2 aren't sure things. But in terms of business and 3 wins putting you out of the top of the lotto, and the 3 losses yielding an insane amount of upside comparatively...the losses are obviously better for the franchise. Simple cost-benefit analysis.

We lose our remaining games and cle and sac lose theirs also. Outcome.....we are still at square one and we've lost nothing.

We win our remaining games and get bumped down the list in terms of odds and we are now in a worst position to hopefully have our ping pong ball show up 1st.

You don't cheer for your team to lose, but at this point in the season, NOTHING is on the line. The fan support, team morale and all that bs is not going to be affected by 3 losses at the end of a season by a team who is obviously receiving an asenine amount of support considering they could potentially draft top 3.