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Tank World Order (XIV) Here we go, The Final Stretch of the 2025 Tank Season!!!

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If we stay at our current draft range (7-9), who would you like for the Raptors to draft?

Fears
28
22%
Malauch
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46%
Knueppel
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4%
Queen
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16%
Richardson
1
1%
Demin
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4%
Other (state whom in the thread if you wish)
9
7%
 
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Post#841 » by WuTang_CMB » Thu Apr 10, 2025 10:42 am

Yes spurs. Raps always a lock for 7.
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Post#842 » by DreamTeam09 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 11:15 am

Masai is dumb
We're going to finish 10th
Can't even tank properly

Yawn yawn yawn
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Post#843 » by dohboy_24 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 11:30 am

We the 7th!
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Post#844 » by JShuttlesworth » Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:17 pm

Glad the Spurs got that W!

It's been fun being part of tWo for the last 3 seasons and battling with many delusional posters over those years. RGM was dead this season, but those who stuck around seemed to unite and find some common ground (some reluctantly though) on the goal to tank.

Next year I will be taking my talents to team mediocre, team treadmill, team compete, whatever you want to call it. But in the mean time, I will pray to the basketball gods for some lottery luck!
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Post#845 » by Duffman100 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:28 pm

DreamTeam09 wrote:Masai is dumb
We're going to finish 10th
Can't even tank properly

Yawn yawn yawn


We're gonna make the play in.
We're gonna finish 10th
We're gonna finish 8th.

It was doom and gloom the entire time. Now it's all about 2 slots (5th to 7th).
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Post#846 » by AkelaLoneWolf » Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:29 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
DreamTeam09 wrote:Masai is dumb
We're going to finish 10th
Can't even tank properly

Yawn yawn yawn


We're gonna make the play in.
We're gonna finish 10th
We're gonna finish 8th.

It was doom and gloom the entire time. Now it's all about 2 slots (5th to 7th).

I think we’re locked into 7th now. Nets can’t match us in wins.
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Post#847 » by Raps in 4 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:36 pm

JShuttlesworth wrote:Next year I will be taking my talents to team mediocre, team treadmill, team compete, whatever you want to call it.


It's not like we have a choice. :lol: Unless we suffer injuries again, this team is winning 40+ games next season.
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Post#848 » by TorontoBarneys » Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:39 pm

Bailed out by the Spurs and retain 7th. Masai should be grateful as a tiny modicum of karma swung back in his direction from the Poeltl trade.
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Post#849 » by Duffman100 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:53 pm

AkelaLoneWolf wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
DreamTeam09 wrote:Masai is dumb
We're going to finish 10th
Can't even tank properly

Yawn yawn yawn


We're gonna make the play in.
We're gonna finish 10th
We're gonna finish 8th.

It was doom and gloom the entire time. Now it's all about 2 slots (5th to 7th).

I think we’re locked into 7th now. Nets can’t match us in wins.


Oh I know. I'm talking about what the complaining is about now.
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Post#850 » by Tripod » Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:57 pm

Duffman100 wrote:
AkelaLoneWolf wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
We're gonna make the play in.
We're gonna finish 10th
We're gonna finish 8th.

It was doom and gloom the entire time. Now it's all about 2 slots (5th to 7th).

I think we’re locked into 7th now. Nets can’t match us in wins.


Oh I know. I'm talking about what the complaining is about now.

Oh you can rest assured there are some still thinking "we were in 2nd and ended up 7th. Stupid team"
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Post#851 » by Duffman100 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:59 pm

TorontoBarneys wrote:Bailed out by the Spurs and retain 7th. Masai should be grateful as a tiny modicum of karma swung back in his direction from the Poeltl trade.


I'll be interested to see what the sentiment is if the Spurs at 8th jump into the top 4 :lol:
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Post#852 » by WuTang_CMB » Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:07 pm

I wish the draft lottery was a lot earlier.


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Post#853 » by Duffman100 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:22 pm

WuTang_OG wrote:I wish the draft lottery was a lot earlier.


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It would be so Raptors to fall into that 0.03 :lol:
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Post#854 » by wegotthabeet » Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:28 pm

TorontoBarneys wrote:Bailed out by the Spurs and retain 7th. Masai should be grateful as a tiny modicum of karma swung back in his direction from the Poeltl trade.


What if they move up to top 1? Karma wise they deserve it. If Philadelphia wins the lottery I will stop believing in karma.
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Post#855 » by Tor_Raps » Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:41 pm

wegotthabeet wrote:
TorontoBarneys wrote:Bailed out by the Spurs and retain 7th. Masai should be grateful as a tiny modicum of karma swung back in his direction from the Poeltl trade.


What if they move up to top 1? Karma wise they deserve it. If Philadelphia wins the lottery I will stop believing in karma.


How do you think OKC got where they're at today? Shai sat for like 2 years due to tanking loll
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Post#856 » by Parataxis » Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:50 pm

JShuttlesworth wrote:Next year I will be taking my talents to team mediocre, team treadmill, team compete, whatever you want to call it. But in the mean time, I will pray to the basketball gods for some lottery luck!


Team continuous incremental improvement!

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Post#857 » by bape_lovers » Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:52 pm

or you could be the hornets where they are lottery every year

Tor_Raps wrote:
wegotthabeet wrote:
TorontoBarneys wrote:Bailed out by the Spurs and retain 7th. Masai should be grateful as a tiny modicum of karma swung back in his direction from the Poeltl trade.


What if they move up to top 1? Karma wise they deserve it. If Philadelphia wins the lottery I will stop believing in karma.


How do you think OKC got where they're at today? Shai sat for like 2 years due to tanking loll
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Post#858 » by mtcan » Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:57 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:
wegotthabeet wrote:
TorontoBarneys wrote:Bailed out by the Spurs and retain 7th. Masai should be grateful as a tiny modicum of karma swung back in his direction from the Poeltl trade.


What if they move up to top 1? Karma wise they deserve it. If Philadelphia wins the lottery I will stop believing in karma.


How do you think OKC got where they're at today? Shai sat for like 2 years due to tanking loll

Ya...OKC tanked and all they got out of it was Chet Holmgren and Josh Giddey. Those 2 are the only picks OKC made that were their own picks and a direct result of their tanking.

SGA was a the result of a desperate Clippers team

Jalen Williams was taken with a Clippers pick.

Ousman Dieng was traded from NY for 3 protected firsts

Cason Wallace was drafted by Dallas but traded to OKC for Dereck Lively and the chance to dump Bertans.

So really...OKC tanked hard for only 2 years and ended up with Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso. The rest of their roster was them being mediocre or taking advantage of the Clippers' stupidity.
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Post#859 » by Duffman100 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:58 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:
wegotthabeet wrote:
TorontoBarneys wrote:Bailed out by the Spurs and retain 7th. Masai should be grateful as a tiny modicum of karma swung back in his direction from the Poeltl trade.


What if they move up to top 1? Karma wise they deserve it. If Philadelphia wins the lottery I will stop believing in karma.


How do you think OKC got where they're at today? Shai sat for like 2 years due to tanking loll


They literally only have Chet from the top 5...
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Post#860 » by 720 » Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:18 pm

DreamTeam09 wrote:Masai is dumb
We're going to finish 10th
Can't even tank properly

Yawn yawn yawn

We literally didn’t even tank properly. Thank the lucky stars that Harrison Barnes hit that game winner.
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