2018-19 SEASON - SO SAD !!

[KB21]

1 hour ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Question:

If any of you had $100 ... And you were FORCED to place a wager on the Hawks that would pay out $250,000 if:

a) the Hawks won 20 games or less

OR

b) the Hawks won 30 games or more ...

which way would guys and gals bet?

20 games or less, easily.

[Final_quest]

I picked us to win 23 games, but I’d rather bet $100 on us winning over 30 games.  Winning less than 20 games is statistically unlikely.

[Vol4ever]

The only successful tank would be getting a Lebron James, Michael Jordan, Shaq, Tim Duncan, David Robinson in the draft.  Those along with a few I left out are generational talents and none were in this draft and I dont see any in the near future.  The tanking route we have taken only guarantees extreme mediocrity.  

[AHF]

On 9/15/2018 at 10:13 AM, KB21 said:

You tank because you foolishly believe in the myth that you have to be very bad to be very good, which makes no logical sense at all when you say it out loud.  You tank because you ignore the fact that bad teams stay bad over a long period of time.  You tank based on the foolish belief that you will get some unicorn star that will change the fortunes of your franchise.

Now, if you truly wanted to rebuild the correct way, you would NEVER accept losing and make it a goal to be as bad as you can humanly be.  You would bring in undervalued assets from the free agent market like Atlanta did when Danny Ferry signed Paul Millsap and DeMarre Carroll.  You would continue to build around veteran players and bring in youth for developmental purposes.  

There is no pathway for ever being good within a 5 year period when you tank.

Philly was in the playoffs in year 5 of their tank.  

(Note that you incorrectly include a year they tried and failed to make the playoffs as a tank.  The tank started after they missed the playoffs and they sold off the team.  Year 5 of that 'process' was last year's #3 seed in the East.)