Anyone who thinks that a professional basketball team would lose a game on purpose

[midnightpulp]

in the playoffs is a in' moron.

I don't give a if one of your key players gets to play the entirety of the next series if you extend the current series you're in, when you have the opportunity to close a team out in the post-season, you close them in' out.

[lefty]

I agree

[Frenzy]

Switch is on.

[spursfan1000]

Lakers fans are stupid tbh, they can't find better excuse rather then lakers tanking for mwp

[Robz4000]

Denver just wanted it more. No way Kobe makes those three consecutive 3s to bring the Lakers back into it if they're tanking.

[BlairForceDejuan]

I just can't imagine teams fuking with throwing games and risking injury with all of the names dropping like flies this post season from injuries.

[Reck]

For damn sure.

I am really getting annoyed with people making threads about the Lakers posibility of tanking.

Not only here but upstairs as well.

The idea of tanking in the playoffs is so moronic it is not even worth debating.

Also hating the word coasting.

That seems to be the fallback excuse when a team loses.

[Jacob1983]

So professional sports teams never lose games on purpose?

[sexinthatsx]

So professional sports teams never lose games on purpose?

Yes... if you're the Charlotte Bobcats. Not for a playoff team though

[SpursIndonesia]

Kobe is just so damn compe ive .......... in his effort to pad his playoff stats. He simply forgot the gameplan to tank in the first place. Bynum did his part though with the statement, certainly giving more motivation for the opponent to make the tanking job a bit less apparent.

[Jacob1983]

Yes... if you're the Charlotte Bobcats. Not for a playoff team though

http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260418029


Clippers tanked in the last game of the season in 2006 to get homecourt in the 1st round. The Clippers and Grizzlies were playoff teams that year so yes playoff teams tank sometimes.

[MI21]

Playoff teams tank regular season games to get favourable matchups / rest stars. Playoff teams don't tank in the actual playoffs.

[tediousj]

They tanked to screw over Vegas

[Jacob1983]

It's still tanking. Spurs did it to get Duncan.

[redzero]

I think you're purposefully being obtuse, Jacob.

[LkrFan]

in the playoffs is a in' moron.

I don't give a if one of your key players gets to play the entirety of the next series if you extend the current series you're in, when you have the opportunity to close a team out in the post-season, you close them in' out.

What about when you are trying to repeat as champion?

[Woo Bum-kon]

What about when you are trying to repeat as champion?

If a team is trying to repeat, then purposefully losing would be counterproductive, don't you think?

[Latarian Milton]

OKC just swept them defending champs and they're damn hot now, lakers just be givin them a few more days to rest and to cool them off imho. won't be surprised if they lost it on purpose tbh and it doesn't make me a moron just because i have such a thought

[MattBonnerExperience]

half the people aren't even reading the first post and making irrelevant points.

[scanry]

half the people aren't even reading the first post and making irrelevant points.

That's because everyone knows that Mid is trolling as usual.

[Venti Quattro]

half the people aren't even reading the first post and making irrelevant points.

poor you

You still haven't figured out who 21_ ings is.

[m>s]

I think you're purposefully being obtuse, Jacob.

not really tbh, dude's a and he was trying to be the finest he could, but still...

[MattBonnerExperience]

poor you

You still haven't figured out who 21_ ings is.

Nor do I care.