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Cleatwood · 04-20-2021, 10:46 AM

(04-20-2021, 09:58 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:
(04-20-2021, 08:34 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: lol Thank you.

The board does this song and dance every single off season. No coaches or players purposefully try to lose games. That's not what tanking is. Tanking is putting out inferior players (or coaches) in order to give your team a better chance at losing. Those players on the field or court are trying to win the game but they're just not good enough. The Sixers did it for years and I think the Jags/Jets tried that this year.

And for me personally, I either want to have the 1st overall pick or make the playoffs. Continually being 7-9 or 6-10 does nothing for your franchise. "Yea but what about finishing strong!" Nah. There's no correlation between ending the season with a few wins and then continuing that streak the next season.

If we are 7-7 at the end of the year and out of the playoffs you are the guy that wants to play backups the last 2 games and pick 18 instead of 20 with that losing mentality. I'd rather win the last 2 and go 9-7, finish strong and change the culture. Let the players know losing is not the answer and also give the younger players the experience and learn how to win. Some of yal need to watch the last dance in Jordan's 2nd or 3rd year when he got hurt. Some people are just more competitive than others and hate losing.

Yea. Except this doesn't happen..... Culture isn't changed by winning a few meaningless games at the end of a season. Raiders won their last game of the season..... is their culture changed?

Also, why wouldn't you want to play backups for the last 2 games if you're out of playoff contention? It's almost like a pre-season game. See what some of these younger dudes have.

I also agree with Bullseye. If you are a young ascending team (Chargers), then maybe those late season wins mean something. However, they fired their coach and are starting over anyway so who cares?

This has nothing to do with a "loser mentality." Having better players gives your team a better chance to win and the best way to acquire these better players is with higher draft picks. Spurs tanked a season and ended up with Duncan.