2025-2026 Tank Race Prediction Contest and Current Results Thread

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Right now, Brice and Walt are below average defenders due to physical limitations. (Ace also misses rotations and close-outs, but that’s more processing than ability.) Put those two on the floor together with Nurkic, who can no longer guard space well, and the Jazz bleed points pretty fast.

They were -20 in 4 minutes last night, and the game was effectively over in the 1st quarter. The tank is in good hands.

Doesn't really have anything to do with physical limitations. Brice is bad on D because of mental imitations and Walt is just a rookie playing alongside a bunch of young players

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Indiana's tank is legit. They're playing Mac McClung and Tony Bradley.

Bradley played in the NBA Finals...

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Bradley played in the NBA Finals...

Mostly due to injuries to Thomas Bryant and Isaiah Jackson. Are you saying he's good now?

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Doesn't really have anything to do with physical limitations. Brice is bad on D because of mental imitations and Walt is just a rookie playing alongside a bunch of young players

Walt having a 6'4" wingspan is a limitation, unfortunately. And Brice doesn't exactly move great laterally.

 

[sip]

With the Pelicans injury history I'm thinking ATL is feeling really, really good about that Queen trade right now. Could be a tank contender without trying.

That may go down as an all time bad trade.

 

[sip]

The tank race is going to be brutal this year so we better not **** around. We need to come out of the first 20 games not better than 5 and 15.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Mostly due to injuries to Thomas Bryant and Isaiah Jackson. Are you saying he's good now?

And what do they have now? Bradley isnt playing because they are trying to lose. They are playing him because he's the best they currently have.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Walt having a 6'4" wingspan is a limitation, unfortunately. And Brice doesn't exactly move great laterally.

Brice moves well enough if he had any kind of anticipation, awareness, or even just effort on defense.

 

[Shad]

The Grizzlies are suspending Morant now. They're really going to start tanking soon

 

[fishonjazz]

The Grizzlies are suspending Morant now. They're really going to start tanking soon

Booooo