Tanking

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Originally posted by GrendelKhan:
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A lottery will increase Tanking, and worse it will afect play-off possibilities more. because borderline teams will have a stronger urge to TANK due to being able to steal first by just falling outside of the Play-offs.

SO how is that going to make you not want to throw a game or two?

"hmm, Lottery increases my chances for getting a much betetr pick, for still haveng a dceent season, I only have to throw 3-4 games towards the end after I know I'm out."

Lottery isn't the answer to tanking. A Competition Comitee would be.

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<font size="2" face="Sylfaen, Verdana, Helvetica">i dont think a committee would be an answer. all it would take would be a strong opinaniated guy to sway the minds of the other committie members.

I really think a committee wouldn't work. I think that any kind of decissions have to be made by team owners as a group. The last thing we need is a small group of owners trying to run the show. For our sake and theirs.

dicky

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Groups still influence everything regardless.

This was just siuggested as a True answer to the "problem" of tnaking, insteda of supposing that a Draft Lottery woudl reduce tanking at all.

I think tanking is a part of life. It happens all the time in pro sports. No coach or GM would say that they do it but in some circumstances it would be crazy not to tank.

However using a lottery at least makes it a more risky option. There is no guarantee that having the worst record is going to give you the #1 pick. Sure some people will try to increase the chance of their team losing. But other people will rest their starters once their playoff position is guaranteed. It?s just a part of the game.

dicky

<font color="#000002" size="1">[ January 31, 2005 03:47 AM: Message edited by: dickyKnee. ]</font>

KNowinig you are on the outside of the play-offs, tanking becomes MORE attractive with a L9ttery. you coudl have had a fair season and drop 3 at the end and miraclusly end up with the top pick.

And those last gemaes are ones that will affect the play-off scenarios more, as they influence the match-ups and home court advantage.

-- Introducing a Lottery will not reduce tanking.

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Originally posted by GrendelKhan:
KNowinig you are on the outside of the play-offs, tanking becomes MORE attractive with a L9ttery. you coudl have had a fair season and drop 3 at the end and miraclusly end up with the top pick.

And those last gemaes are ones that will affect the play-off scenarios more, as they influence the match-ups and home court advantage.

-- Introducing a Lottery will not reduce tanking.

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<font size="2" face="Sylfaen, Verdana, Helvetica">I think it will unless you are taht bad of an owner that you cant win regardless. Plus it adds a diiferent approach to the game