Tank Tank Or Tank Tank Tank?

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To Tank Or Not To Tank?

  1. Tank.

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  2. Don't tank.

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    25.4%

  3. Fine with either outcome.

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  1. LaVarBallsDad

    LaVarBallsDad - Lakers Legend -

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    LaVarBallsDad, Jan 21, 2017
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    John3:16, Jan 21, 2017
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    No tank. But if it happens naturally, I won't be too pissy about it.
     
    alam1108, Jan 21, 2017
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    lakerjones Moderator Staff Member

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    We aren't tanking. I'm hoping we can get another 15 or so wins.
     
    lakerjones, Jan 21, 2017
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    I say based on our record we will be a lottery team, personally I hope we try to win every game and doubt we'll be bad enough to sniff a top 3 pick, unless the NBA wants to gift us the number 1 pick with those crazy odds....for nixing the cp3 trade lol.
     
    OmarE, Jan 21, 2017
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    No tanks.
     
    revgen, Jan 21, 2017
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    Really emplay???

    :No2:
     
    LTLakerFan, Jan 21, 2017
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    :Kobepuking:Never Tank
     
    Barnstable, Jan 21, 2017
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    We don't need another young player to develop. We need to attract a star level FA either this offseason or next to take us over the top. Hopefully it's a 2 way wing like Hayward or PG13. In order to do that we need to win games and become a solid destination. Another youngster will extend our rebuilding process.
     
    lakerjones, Jan 21, 2017
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    Win 30 to 35 games and still manage to keep a top 3 pick.
     
    ThizGuy83, Jan 21, 2017
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    I don't mind having someone like Lonzo Ball distributing the ball
     
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    Yeah I'd like for us to win as many games as possible. The top 3 pick is like a bonus; not something we should plan for. Even if we lose our pick, we could carry over a positive vibe into next season, and playing through competitive basketball would give our young players a clearer vision of what to work on in the offseason. I do not consider that a lost cause.

    Nothing would be worse than ending the season without any clear direction AND losing the pick. (think last year, without the Kobe game and no Ingram) We're not trying to build a farm system. We have enough young talent to develop already. The goal is to establish a winning culture asap.
     
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    P A T H E T I C
     
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    The guy used to be one of us on CL. emplay
     
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    Draft picks ( unless there are used in a blockbuster trade) are overrated , very overrated more often than not ...
     
    wcsoldier81, Jan 22, 2017
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    I say lose with dignity lol
     
    KareemtheGreat33, Jan 22, 2017
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    No more tanking. At this point the next draft pick would just be one more young guy for fans to complain about.

    But more importantly we have to start establishing a winning culture here sooner rather than later. Some of what I see on the court is a talented bunch that doesn't know how to win and developed bad habits during previous tank jobs. That's got to stop.

    If we keep the pick, great. I'm not counting on it.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Jan 22, 2017
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    With this team, tanking is not an option. It's their natural destiny.
     
    KB24, Jan 22, 2017
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    Afraid this is the case...
     
    LaVarBallsDad, Jan 22, 2017
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    Hard to argue with that after today. Sheesh that was really really really awful.
     
    ElginTheGreat, Jan 22, 2017
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