Ok, this isn't a poker related post. This is about my beloved Blazers. Let's face it... Our season is over now and right now, I think the best thing for the team to do is to "tank" (means to lose on purpose) so we can have a shot at the # 2 draft pick (not even number 1)... The reason I say this is because as of today, AP College Player of the Year Kevin Durant has declared that he is headed to the NBA!! You know the saying, "Stay in school... It's your best move." Well, that's not true... (Just look at the (young guns) dropouts that have made it big in poker)... i.e. Kobe, KG, Jermaine O'Neil, and Amare Stoudamire to name a few superstars. And how about Joakim Noah for NOT going into the NBA last season... Boy has his stock plummeted since then...
Not only is Durant a superstar in the making, he'll probably get a "phat" endorsement deal from Nike (and others) that will make him millions before playing... The good life... Why should he stay in college? To risk a possible injury next season and then get no endorsements or maybe even no NBA future... You can't risk injury or turn down the dream of a lifetime...
Currently, the Blazers have the 7th worst record in the NBA with 5 games remaining. If we tank and lose the rest of our games, we'll finish with a "worthy" 31 - 51, still 10 games better than last season which will tie us w/the Bucks... that is, if the Bucks win the rest of their games which is highly likely... Tanking can probably get us to the 4th or 5th worst which will give us that much more of a chance of getting "the man" (remember, the Blazers had the best chance of getting the # 1 pick last year and didn't where the 4th worst team in Toronto did so the 4th worst spot is not out of the question. Remember, it's # 2 I ask for, not necessarily # 1)...
In poker, it's called full-tilt... Now in this Blazer scenario, I'll call it Full-tank mode and dammit, let's lose the rest of our games so we have a shot at Kevin Durant!!
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