Inigo Montoya wrote:KissedByaRose1 wrote:Hey all, i have absolutely no idea where to ask this so I'm putting it here.
Have you guys seen anything you would deem "tanking strategy" by Ainge/Hardy so far this season? And also know a ton of your players are hurt but in general do you still feel like they're playing hard? Asking for selfish reasons as you're +5 at home tomorrow against my POS team and i just wanted to get the pulse on if you think this is a game the current regime would rather win than lose =)?
Yes, there has been tanking strategy in play recently.
The trade deadline got rid of three rotation players in exchange for some draft capital and nothing else, since the players the Jazz got back were either waived (Knox), away from the the team after a failed buyout (Porter Jr.), not playing in the NBA (Procida) or not getting minutes other than very little garbage time (Lewis).
This weakened the team significantly and forced Hardy to play the rookies who up until that point were only playing in the d-league.
With that being said, the coach is trying to win while developing talent, and the players are trying to win. The tanking moves were only on the front office level.
If I had to guess, I'd predict a Bulls W, especially with the injuries the Jazz have had recently.
Tank for top 5. Feels like when GSW owed us a pick.