Aloha,
The Rockets was supposed to be a W for us but they didn’t hear that and won. They also didn’t know they were supposed to lose to the Pels and won that game too.
And today the Magic beat the Clippers and the Jazz beat the Celtics. Evidently the Jazz players never received Danny memo to tank. By the way if you haven’t noticed THT has been balling since he became the starting point guard. He has averted 17 and 5.5 assists over the last 10. He has been a big reason why they have been hanging around without Clarkson.
Every game will be hard. I almost wish we had more of the high end teams on the schedule because we seem to get up for them. No one is pulling away so a win streak could still lift us up and we have the talent for that.
Our biggest problem is 6 new players, with guys in and out of the line up, and almost no practice time. we haven’t had enough time to jell as a group. And you can see that unfamiliarity in every game. Yet we are in every game. The hope is we can learn to play together at least enough to win more of these games.
Lotta obstacles on the journey to our goals. How we surpass, or don’t, will define a lot of the summer.
I also have never bought into the idea that coaches and players will ever ‘tank’ its just not how they are wired.
It’s one thing to recognize the season is lost and focus on the future, and quite another to lose on purpose. I agree they’re too competitive for that.
Injuries, the play-in tourney, and spreading the chance to get the #1 draft pick between worst 3 or 4 teams has essentially become the new formula for amazing parity in the NBA. There is no reason even for the 3 or 4 teams with the worst record to tank.