“Tanking” is a word that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver does not appreciate. Unfortunately NBA fans like us don’t appreciate him referring to “tanking” as the t-word and we also believe this guy needs to hit a buffet for about 30 days straight.
“What is going on is rebuilding. And we have a system right now that incentivizes teams to rebuild. There’s a sense that you’re better off rebuilding in some cases from scratch than remaining mediocre. Now I am concerned even if it’s a legitimate strategy that there’s a perception out there by many people that it’s not. There’s an awful lot of chatter out there in the land and I continue to hear the ‘T’ word. So I think it’s my obligation to address it.”
Silver was addressing concerns of teams like the Philadelphia 76ers essentially “tanking” the reason and the NBA in return putting out a crappy product.
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