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LakerSD
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| I got back for 4th quarter. The first half of it was definitely a tank lineup lol. |
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Baron Von Humongous
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Username wrote: | | Fracture wrote: | Players ain't tanking they're just bad tbh.. although when Russell kicked the ball outta bounds for no reason it made me question it  |
Yeah there seems to be some confusion or denial on this board about how bad our young players actually are. There was no tanking going on here, they're just not very good. |
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pio2u
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| Fracture wrote: | | Players ain't tanking they're just bad tbh.. although when Russell kicked the ball outta bounds for no reason it made me question it |
They don't know how to win. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| pio2u wrote: | | Fracture wrote: | | Players ain't tanking they're just bad tbh.. although when Russell kicked the ball outta bounds for no reason it made me question it |
They don't know how to win. |
They knew how to win literally last game just fine.
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dcarter4kobe
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The players were not tanking.
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TheGoat1
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For a single game, maybe. The ultimate crown goes to the Sam Hinkie era Sixers tho. They turned tanking into an organizational strategy worthy of mention The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
As for the Lakers tonight, I hope they were really tanking out there. If not and they were actually trying to win this game, we are in even deeper ish than we all realize.  |
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justsomelakerfan
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Players don't tank. Coaches... will sort of tank, but not really. Management tanks.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| dcarter4kobe wrote: | | The players were not tanking. |
I'd like to believe they were rather resign myself to thinking they're this bad. |
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ringfinger
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| dcarter4kobe wrote: | | The players were not tanking. |
Agreed. There would be no reason for the players to tank. We need to stop being ao absurd. |
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| Wait, people actually think players tank? This is what our young players amount to so far, ladies and gentlemen. It's pretty sad to think that our young players can't even beat a beat up 76ers team. |
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ringfinger
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| PassTheBooze wrote: | | Wait, people actually think players tank? This is what our young players amount to so far, ladies and gentlemen. It's pretty sad to think that our young players can't even beat a beat up 76ers team. |
I hope not. A player would never do that. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| PassTheBooze wrote: | | Wait, people actually think players tank? This is what our young players amount to so far, ladies and gentlemen. It's pretty sad to think that our young players can't even beat a beat up 76ers team. |
Yet we beat up the Suns just fine.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| PassTheBooze wrote: | | Wait, people actually think players tank? This is what our young players amount to so far, ladies and gentlemen. It's pretty sad to think that our young players can't even beat a beat up 76ers team. |
Cue the "advanced stats" in 3,2,1.....
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Ziggy
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Like Lou Williams said, players aren't concerned about a draft pick who might come in and take their jobs. Russell was just that bad and we didn't play Young or any of the vets. |
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Baron Von Humongous
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| In-between staring daggers at the refs, Julius was cracking up all game after mistakes. They were treating it like a pickup game. |
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Runway8
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: Most Obvious Tank Job Ever? |
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| Megaton wrote: | I don't think I have ever seen a tanked up game than what this team committed today. I mean, great for the tank obviously but holy crap. That last two minutes was something else.
Between Clarkson's terribly bricked free throw after going a perfect 10/10 from the line, Randle throwing up a half court buzzer instead of an outlet pass to DLO for the 3, Heck, Saric even tried on his team near the end.
Just a very depressing game to watch from both sides. |
I still don't understand why fans think players actually try to tank so the next latest and greatest can come in and take their job. SMH.
We're just not good dude. |
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| Baron Von Humongous wrote: | | In-between staring daggers at the refs, Julius was cracking up all game after mistakes. They were treating it like a pickup game. |
Yeah I noticed that to, seems like the guys were having fun and were trying to play a free-flowing fun game, I guess it proves that the Lakers don't care about winning regular season games like the Clippers and New York. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| You're confusing stinking with tanking but they do look quite similar. |
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LakerLogic
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Not knowing the shot-clock out of a timeout, come on now. |
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Megaton
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| LakerLogic wrote: | | Not knowing the shot-clock out of a timeout, come on now. |
There were so many factors in that game even beyond that play that I'm now more feared of a potential investigation of potentially losing the pick for intentional tanking than of the lottery balls.
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krisobe
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Dlo was point-shaving. |
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Yong
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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DLO our franchise player sacrifices himself, putting himself on Shaqin a Fool, to get us a top 3 pick :)
He CAN'T be that BAD surely. It has to be a tank job. |
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ringfinger
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Megaton wrote: | | LakerLogic wrote: | | Not knowing the shot-clock out of a timeout, come on now. |
There were so many factors in that game even beyond that play that I'm now more feared of a potential investigation of potentially losing the pick for intentional tanking than of the lottery balls. |
Absurd. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| ringfinger wrote: | | Megaton wrote: | | LakerLogic wrote: | | Not knowing the shot-clock out of a timeout, come on now. |
There were so many factors in that game even beyond that play that I'm now more feared of a potential investigation of potentially losing the pick for intentional tanking than of the lottery balls. |
Absurd. |
Players don't tank, they just stunk.
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LakerSD
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think players tank but I feel like Luke was tanking tonight. His lineup decisions and playing time seemed like a tank job. |
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