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The Thunder Are Pulling Off A Historic Tank Job All While Slapping Adam Silver Right In The Face
We're going to ignore who that 1 win came against for the duration of this blog. I'm down bad enough as it is. This is a blog about the Thunder, and what a historic tank job we are currently witnessing. Now, I've seen a run like this before. Back in 2007 the Celts went 1-22 over a 23 game span, but they weren't getting crushed by over 20 points per game on average. You could make a case that this OKC team is legitimately the worst team we've ever seen set foot on an NBA court.
I'm actually going to do something that may come as a surprise to some. We all know that this very act is something that Adam Silver is trying hard to eliminate. Whether it's flattening the lottery odds, adding in the play in tournament in an effort to keep teams engaged and competitive, Silver does not want tanking. But as we've seen, teams like the Rockets and Thunder could give two shits what Adam Silver wants.
My question is this. Is Silver going to drop the hammer down on the Thunder like he did with the Sixers and Sam Hinkie? Granted, the Sixers lost on purpose for like three straight years, but do we think the Thunder are suddenly going to start winning next year? No. Having SGA back might help, but their overall purpose is going to be the same. They want to lose, especially when they have all these picks moving forward. The NBA pretty much forced Sam Hinkie out and made the Sixers hire maybe one of the dumbest executives of all time, yet Sam Presti is getting praised for what he's doing. That feels a little messed up. The Thunder straight up shut down a 100% healthy Al Horford because they wanted to lose. They gave up good rotation players to a contender to facilitate that trade in the first place, only to then not play the guy they got back because he suddenly looked pretty good. With all this talk about the integrity of the league, the Thunder are slapping Adam Silver right in the face.
Entire article: https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog...mpaign=organic_social_twitter_BarstoolTweetss
We're going to ignore who that 1 win came against for the duration of this blog. I'm down bad enough as it is. This is a blog about the Thunder, and what a historic tank job we are currently witnessing. Now, I've seen a run like this before. Back in 2007 the Celts went 1-22 over a 23 game span, but they weren't getting crushed by over 20 points per game on average. You could make a case that this OKC team is legitimately the worst team we've ever seen set foot on an NBA court.
I'm actually going to do something that may come as a surprise to some. We all know that this very act is something that Adam Silver is trying hard to eliminate. Whether it's flattening the lottery odds, adding in the play in tournament in an effort to keep teams engaged and competitive, Silver does not want tanking. But as we've seen, teams like the Rockets and Thunder could give two shits what Adam Silver wants.
My question is this. Is Silver going to drop the hammer down on the Thunder like he did with the Sixers and Sam Hinkie? Granted, the Sixers lost on purpose for like three straight years, but do we think the Thunder are suddenly going to start winning next year? No. Having SGA back might help, but their overall purpose is going to be the same. They want to lose, especially when they have all these picks moving forward. The NBA pretty much forced Sam Hinkie out and made the Sixers hire maybe one of the dumbest executives of all time, yet Sam Presti is getting praised for what he's doing. That feels a little messed up. The Thunder straight up shut down a 100% healthy Al Horford because they wanted to lose. They gave up good rotation players to a contender to facilitate that trade in the first place, only to then not play the guy they got back because he suddenly looked pretty good. With all this talk about the integrity of the league, the Thunder are slapping Adam Silver right in the face.
Entire article: https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog...mpaign=organic_social_twitter_BarstoolTweetss
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