Alot of people have criticized them for wanting to win their games instead of tanking the season.
2007-04-18 07:22:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
Really? I think that MORE people would have criticized them for NOT winning their games. It is generally accepted that tanking your season is poor sportsmanship and weak. You would not hear the end of it if they did that.
That said, winning games is going to provide much more for a team than winning the lottery. For one thing: it's a lottery. There is no guarantee that you'll get squat out of it. For another thing, there is no guarantee that a higher draft pick will help the team. Sometimes the top picks make a difference. Sometimes they really don't. On top of all of that, draft picks are tradeable. If they REALLY want a higher pick, they can potentially trade for it.
Meanwhile, tanking their games would have been noticed, and less people would have come out to see their last few games as a consequence. The result? Less revenue. Tanking games GUARANTEES that you lose money... all just to MAYBE get a better position on draft day. It is not worth it, and most people know this.
2007-04-18 07:32:44 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think as professionals you owe it to your fans to try and win games.
Rookies are not sure things, even guys like Oden or Durant. They could be an injury away from not being there. They could be a bust. You just never know.
But what you do have is the team you currently have. Even if you get Oden or Durant, you have the rest of the current team to play around them. It's best to build confidence in your team, from within the team, as well as from the fans.
The Sixers have some good young pieces. Andre Iguodala could be a feature player in the next couple years. They have a solid point guard in Andre Miller. Kyle Korver is a good wing player, and guys like Dalembert and Joe Smith are solid in the middle. They could use some more help, but it's the start of a good team.
Better to build upon that than tank the season to hope for that one player to change your fortunes. Basketball is a team game.
2007-04-21 19:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by phil_cheesy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 16:31:46 · answer #3 · answered by fontagne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well iat could really go bopth ways. for the franchise there is no point in winning and they might have lost there shot at greg oden. winning makes no sense because they just lost there chances at a good lottery spot. but remeber they still have fans to entertain and im sure the fans didn buy tickets to see the sixers blow the game. so it all depends on wat the gm's agenda is to sell seats or win the championship
2007-04-18 09:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sixers are a messed up organization. Who know's what they were trying to do this year. Actually, I don't think they care as much for winning as long as they make a profit...basically all NBA teams do....after they traded AA
2007-04-22 06:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by gemini6187 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally, it would have been better to focus on rebuilding for the years to come. But in this case, I think in order for Mo Cheeks' job to stay safe, the numbers in the win column matter.
2007-04-18 09:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by "T-Chitown" 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They had no chance in the lottery...Either way they were screwed, and they can't win games anyways.
2007-04-18 08:07:10 · answer #7 · answered by Roots Above, Branches Below 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
really doesn't matter for them either way
2007-04-18 07:37:10 · answer #8 · answered by okole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋