tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464816168613955101.post6390602881610166215..comments2022-01-11T11:09:33.210-08:00Comments on True Greatness: The Most Important Day of The SeasonC Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259194160891566563noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8464816168613955101.post-35531864533373255502012-04-24T10:59:45.629-07:002012-04-24T10:59:45.629-07:00According to John Hollinger, here is how things wo...According to John Hollinger, here is how things would go down if the Warriors are able to end their wretched season with a perfect tank: <br /><br />"The Warriors are currently No. 8 from the bottom in the win column, but will end up in a tie for No. 7 because somebody has to win the Toronto-New Jersey game on Thursday. If the lottery goes to form, that means the status of the Warriors' pick will come down to a random draw at the league office, which I believe would be held on Friday."<br /><br />This means that, even if they allow Eric Gordon to score 40 points, they still may have to surrender the pick. Which would be awesome. A quick note about tanking and why I do not think it is as big of a problem as others do: it is not really rewarding teams who intentionally fail. Rather, it is offering them the potential of reward (reward being more wins and more money for the franchise). Most of the teams that decide to tank are so bad and so poorly managed that they will inevitably screw up, even if they are given some nice pieces from the draft. So in the end, while it still hurts the league, the real problem is not tanking but horrible ownership/management. For this I blame David Stern, as I do for most problems in America today.C Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259194160891566563noreply@blogger.com