NYKBocker wrote:I don't like tanking but I can see the appeal. Spurs lucked out with this but then you have teams like Boston and philly with the opposite effect.I would rather not tank. I always tell my kids that it's not the destination that matters..it's the journey that they will remember.
+1 Good lesson for the kids. Tanking for lottery picks is akin to agreeing with your kid that he should just forget about studying Algebra or history because he'll never use them in real life... to continue on a journey takes discipline. Constantly looking for short cuts by quitting is a poor excuse for a worldview.
And btw, not too pile on the rabbit, but how's Minnesota doing with all those fabulous first rounders?
The lottery is a nice dream, but if you spend your life dreaming, you will more than likely end up very poor.
Holeee sheeehit! Welcome to the jrodmc cliche festival...
I've been listening to Sixer fans for over 5 years now, talking about this one and that one and "just you wait..." It is pretty pathetic at this point. I have to throw them a bone every once in awhile like... yeah... too bad MCW didn't work out, and man, Nerlens looked like the real deal and that's a ****ty break with Simmons...and..