Tanking for a New Front Office and Coach

manifested · Post #1 » by **manifested** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:28 am

Is it even possible to tank for a new front office? a new coach?

The time may be to consider it. Teams tank because they realize they have a limited ceiling. They aren't contenders usually due to some combination of age, talent, injuries, or gun related locker room incident. They find themselves in a position where losing in the short term could net a more positive long term outlook.

The Wizards will not fire EG or Wittman unless this team loses. And this team will not seriously contend unless those two go out the door.

I'll admit, I am conflicted about this myself. It's hard to root against the team when it seemed like a top 3 seed was in reach just a month ago. But it's also becoming increasingly hard to root FOR this team when the limitations have been so brutally exposed.

tontoz · Post #2 » by **tontoz** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:55 am

Looks like my avy is back in play. I am just ahead of my time.

closg00 · Post #3 » by **closg00** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:03 am

I'm all about that tank, that tank, no Grunfeld.

JWizmentality · Post #4 » by **JWizmentality** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:13 am

Don't care...this team is dead to me. I haven't cared this little since Magee, Young, Blatche days which is amazing because apart from Temple, Seraphin, Webster, Maynor 2.0 and Randy "Long 2 or die" Wittman. I like everyone on the team.

TGW · Post #5 » by **TGW** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:16 am

It's just funny that the team was clearly needing an infusion of talent at the deadline, and Grunfeld's answer to that was—Ramon Sessions.

I'll see you guys during the playoffs...if they make it.

JWizmentality · Post #6 » by **JWizmentality** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:27 am

TGW wrote:It's just funny that the team was clearly needing an infusion of talent at the deadline, and Grunfeld's answer to that was—Ramon Sessions.

I'll see you guys during the playoffs...if they make it.

That's probably the worst part...that we'll make the playoffs. You couldn't pay me to go to a game.

queridiculo · Post #7 » by **queridiculo** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 4:42 am

Not surprisingly, the Gortat trade has had exactly the impact many anticipated when it was made.

Just good enough to make the playoffs in a weak east, cash strapped, no chance to infuse talent through the draft, and no real hope at sustained success as a result of an aging roster.

Any GM that came in would have to convince Leonsis that it's in the best interest of the franchise to gut the roster, and to start over, and that's just not going to happen given the narrative this franchise has been trying to establish.

The Wizards are stuck in NBA no-man's land for the foreseeable future, with no hope for change, or improvement.

To Uncle Ted this is what success looks like, get used to it.