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Tank World Order (6.0)

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At 9-12 where do you stand?

Tank World Order: Hope the team continues its downward trajectory so that they can add another top lottery pick talent to the core of Barnes and OG?
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Team Mediocre: Try and win at all costs this season. Playoff experience is valuable for the young players on our team. Making the playoffs, even if the play-in helps preserve our winning culture.
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Team Neutral: Have not decided what direction I want the team to head. Waiting until later in the season to decide.
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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1601 » by DelAbbot » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:16 pm

Madhouse wrote:
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March is gonna be TOUGH.


rest of January looks stiff.


We have 2 games vs CHI and 1 vs ORL to be squeezed into the future schedule
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Post#1602 » by JN » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:16 pm

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March is gonna be TOUGH.


Survey says 8-0 for the good guys.

If you were a fan of Scott Hall and NwO this comment could be meant to go either way!
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Post#1603 » by Pooh_Jeter » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:16 pm

It's natural to waver in your commitment at times, but when I saw the anger and violence exhibited by certain users on the other side I knew it wasn't right.
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Post#1604 » by KL78192020 » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:20 pm

fake wins keep on coming, no Randle, Rose, Kemba! finally made it to 9th place!
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Post#1605 » by KL78192020 » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:22 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:Image

March is gonna be TOUGH.


Lakers are kinda trash. Suns/Sixers and Bulls are decent but by then most teams will be resting players if they have a good spot. Might be time for Lebron to rest to, March is always a tricky month.
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Post#1606 » by Los_29 » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:24 pm

GreatWhiteStiff wrote:Lots of fake win potential that tWo (TwO?) is blinded too. We're going to fake win our way to ACTUAL success, DelAbbot!


You joining Team Compete with Masai, Bobby and Nurse? There is room left on the bandwagon.
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Post#1607 » by DelAbbot » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:28 pm

GreatWhiteStiff wrote:Lots of fake win potential that tWo (TwO?) is blinded too. We're going to fake win our way to ACTUAL success, DelAbbot!


fake it til you make it!

but Masai aint about that fake win
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Post#1608 » by Madhouse » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:30 pm

Los_29 wrote:
GreatWhiteStiff wrote:Lots of fake win potential that tWo (TwO?) is blinded too. We're going to fake win our way to ACTUAL success, DelAbbot!


You joining Team Compete with Masai, Bobby and Nurse? There is a room left on the bandwagon.


if we have a winning record at the end of the month I would actually. Doubt we will tho.
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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1609 » by 720 » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:30 pm

Team Mediocre are excited about beating up on barebones Clippers and Knicks. :lol:
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Post#1610 » by Madhouse » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:34 pm

720 wrote:Team Mediocre are excited about beating up on barebones Clippers and Knicks. :lol:


and Spurs.

Lets see what happens after we play Bucks and Suns
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Post#1611 » by 720 » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:37 pm

Madhouse wrote:
720 wrote:Team Mediocre are excited about beating up on barebones Clippers and Knicks. :lol:


and Spurs.

Lets see what happens after we play Bucks and Suns

We know what's gonna happen. They'll beat up on bad teams, they'll get occasional wins on good teams. Sometimes lose to teams that are worse than them. Get somewhere around 35-40 wins. Play one of the top teams in the playoffs and lose (if Masai and Bobby don't pivot for the lottery). If they pivot for the lottery they might have a chance at getting a great player (maybe even a special player) to add to the core.

Starters are fine but our bench is too ass to do anything. Plus we have no true go to star to make any kind of real damage in the playoffs (main reason why I keep bringing up how Barnes should be featured more in these games, help him grow).
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Post#1612 » by DelAbbot » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:39 pm

Los_29 wrote:
GreatWhiteStiff wrote:Lots of fake win potential that tWo (TwO?) is blinded too. We're going to fake win our way to ACTUAL success, DelAbbot!


You joining Team Compete with Masai, Bobby and Nurse? There is a room left on the bandwagon.


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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1613 » by 720 » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:41 pm

DelAbbot wrote:
Los_29 wrote:
GreatWhiteStiff wrote:Lots of fake win potential that tWo (TwO?) is blinded too. We're going to fake win our way to ACTUAL success, DelAbbot!


You joining Team Compete with Masai, Bobby and Nurse? There is a room left on the bandwagon.


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Team Mediocre still delusional.

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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1614 » by Madhouse » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:44 pm

720 wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
720 wrote:Team Mediocre are excited about beating up on barebones Clippers and Knicks. :lol:


and Spurs.

Lets see what happens after we play Bucks and Suns

We know what's gonna happen. They'll beat up on bad teams, they'll get occasional wins on good teams. Sometimes lose to teams that are worse than them. Get somewhere around 35-40 wins. Play one of the top teams in the playoffs and lose (if Masai and Bobby don't pivot for the lottery). If they pivot for the lottery they might have a chance at getting a great player (maybe even a special player) to add to the core.

Starters are fine but our bench is too ass to do anything. Plus we have no true go to star to make any kind of real damage in the playoffs (main reason why I keep bringing up how Barnes should be featured more in these games, help him grow).



Nothing has really changed despite what people say about our healthy team. Around 40 wins, lose playin, get pick between 11-14 and hope for lotto gods
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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1615 » by will » Sun Jan 2, 2022 11:45 pm

Scheduled L for tWo here.
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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1616 » by Los_29 » Mon Jan 3, 2022 12:09 am

Madhouse wrote:
720 wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
and Spurs.

Lets see what happens after we play Bucks and Suns

We know what's gonna happen. They'll beat up on bad teams, they'll get occasional wins on good teams. Sometimes lose to teams that are worse than them. Get somewhere around 35-40 wins. Play one of the top teams in the playoffs and lose (if Masai and Bobby don't pivot for the lottery). If they pivot for the lottery they might have a chance at getting a great player (maybe even a special player) to add to the core.

Starters are fine but our bench is too ass to do anything. Plus we have no true go to star to make any kind of real damage in the playoffs (main reason why I keep bringing up how Barnes should be featured more in these games, help him grow).



Nothing has really changed despite what people say about our healthy team. Around 40 wins, lose playin, get pick between 11-14 and hope for lotto gods


I think what's changed is we thought we were a 40 win team with all of our guys healthy. They haven't been healthy. As mentioned earlier, this was like the first time all season we've had our top 8 guys and only the 4th game all year we had our full starting lineup. Scottie is way better than we had imagined and we've seen an improved OG, FVV, Pascal and GTJ.

There is a range that we can finish in and it's a big one. If we stay healthy and a team like the Sixers lose Embiid for a stretch of games we could finish as high as 5th. If we don't stay healthy we can finish as low as 12th.

We are also far more likely to make bigger strides than a lot of other teams given how little we've played together and how young our team is.
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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1617 » by will » Mon Jan 3, 2022 12:21 am

Scottie & Chet
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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1618 » by GreatWhiteStiff » Mon Jan 3, 2022 12:50 am

We are playing for the playin, kids. That's. how you compete when you don't have a championship team. It's a process, but not a tanking process, a process in competing!
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Let's playin for 9th!

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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1619 » by 720 » Mon Jan 3, 2022 1:20 am

GreatWhiteStiff wrote:We are playing for the playin, kids. That's. how you compete when you don't have a championship team. It's a process, but not a tanking process, a process in competing!

You have to first start jogging on the treadmill before you can full sprint. I get what you mean.
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Re: Tank World Order (6.0) 

Post#1620 » by Johnny Bball » Mon Jan 3, 2022 1:32 am

Pooh_Jeter wrote:It's natural to waver in your commitment at times, but when I saw the anger and violence exhibited by certain users on the other side I knew it wasn't right.


I know, its sad that all you fellow tank boys have to be so angry and insulting right now, isn't it. It was just a win.

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