OKC has the tanking playbook. They rehabbed vets and then dealt them for picks & vets. They didn't hang on to anyone or sacrifice younger player minutes/shots for the vet when they were bottoming out. Even giving Al Horford half a season off, after playing well enough to re-establish his valueI actually think that there’s a case to be made against the min/max tankathon philosophy that is primarily around the impact of purposeful losing on culture.
How many recent champions were true tankathons? What’s the most successful tank in terms of the ultimate success of the team? The ‘can’t get out of the second round’ 6ers?
Even then, pistons should have traded Bojan
Yea, the Pistons should have traded Bojan last year when he was putting up 22ppg and on a multi-year contract.
If you want to keep Vets to develop a "Culture" then mold it after the Miami Heat. ADD a Haslem as your #15 to keep the kids in line. SPO has no problem bringing in young, hungry players. He only hands out minutes/shots to guys that play D.
The 76ers process wasn't flawed, it was the dozen boneheaded moves by Colangelo & Brand after Hinkie exited.
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