Playing with a purpose (ummm....we need to tank)

[bordelais7]

No one here wants the Jazz to lose. We just want them to not win.

 

[Gameface]

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

I would root for couple of wins when you consider that 0.357 % chance to get 4th pick on the lottery for the team with the worst winning record. Cause it can get ugly like this;

1. X team - Wiggins
2. Y team - Parker
3. Z team - Randle
4. Jazz - Err... Exum!!

Someone else was making an argument like this yesterday and it makes absolutely no sense. You don't want to be last place because there is a chance you could get the 4th pick at worst? The better the team finishes the lower the chances of getting a top three pick and the later the pick you could potentially get. You do realize that, right? The best odds of getting the earliest pick definitely go to the team with the worst record. That's what we want.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

So is this Killer Whale.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

Here's someone who takes playing with a porpoise to a whole new level.

I wonder if she would be interested in coaching our team?

 

[Mission Accomplished]

With the 2014 pick the Utah Jazz with a middle of the pack record miss out on Parker, Wiggins, Randle. But, they didn't want to instill a losing culture draft....................https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xuoIjxQ_bU

 

[Litany]

Its ok man. It was one win at home. It was going to happen. The Jazz are still on track. The future has not been stolen. Jazz were never going to be 0-82.

Very true

 

[One Brow]

But is it the immortal porpoise, or the golden dolphin, it means the the same thing, it's synonymous?

 

[spycam1]

Here's someone who takes playing with a porpoise to a whole new level.

I wonder if she would be interested in coaching our team?

Lucky *** dolphin.

 

[8]

The Jazz better lose while they can now because a rotation of Burke and Garrett at PG is way better than Tinsley and Lucas was, and what Garrett and Lucas will be

 

[CitizenofCapua]

Someone else was making an argument like this yesterday and it makes absolutely no sense. You don't want to be last place because there is a chance you could get the 4th pick at worst? The better the team finishes the lower the chances of getting a top three pick and the later the pick you could potentially get. You do realize that, right? The best odds of getting the earliest pick definitely go to the team with the worst record. That's what we want.

The reason why i said this the team with the worst winning record got more chance to end up with 4th pick than 2nd 3rd and 4th one. I dont see so much difference between 4th and 5th pick in case if you end up with the 2nd or 3rd worst record. Cause you can still get Smart if you miss the opportunity at picking Exum. But first 3 picks includes the top talents and if Jazz going to have the worst record it should worth the effort. I might be wrong though about distiribution of percentages in general.

 

[Batman]

The reason why i said this the team with the worst winning record got more chance to end up with 4th pick than 2nd 3rd and 4th one. I dont see so much difference between 4th and 5th pick in case if you end up with the 2nd or 3rd worst record. Cause you can still get Smart if you miss the opportunity at picking Exum. But first 3 picks includes the top talents and if Jazz going to have the worst record it should worth the effort. I might be wrong though about distiribution of percentages in general.

Smart is a tier down from Exum, Randle, Parker and wiggins. Truth be told if we do not get a top 4 pick, it may be a tradagy because as far as superstars go it may be only 4 deep. Scout right now are saying Exum would go number 1 if he played college bal this year. Got to have stars to win in this league an that I what we are missing. Finishing worst would give us like a 75% chance of getting a top 3 pick. And worst we could do is 4th. We need to finish worst.

 

[CitizenofCapua]

OK it was actually like this you were right;

First seed is the team with the worst record and got .357 chance to get 4th pick but if you end up with the second worst record it would make .442 in total, for 4th or 5th pick and its increasing gradually for 3rd and 4th worst team with adding odds of getting 6th and 7th pick. So yeah its better if we finish worst

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

The reason why i said this the team with the worst winning record got more chance to end up with 4th pick than 2nd 3rd and 4th one. I dont see so much difference between 4th and 5th pick in case if you end up with the 2nd or 3rd worst record. Cause you can still get Smart if you miss the opportunity at picking Exum. But first 3 picks includes the top talents and if Jazz going to have the worst record it should worth the effort. I might be wrong though about distiribution of percentages in general.