Part 1: An NBA Popularity Check and Tyson's Big Comeback With Wosny Lambre and Van LathanTanking in the NBA faces challenges due to the deep talent pool across teams.
NBA predictions: How bottom of the Eastern Conference will play out in 2024-25Many NBA teams are motivated to intentionally lose games to secure higher lottery picks for future drafts.
Part 1: An NBA Popularity Check and Tyson's Big Comeback With Wosny Lambre and Van LathanTanking in the NBA faces challenges due to the deep talent pool across teams.
NBA predictions: How bottom of the Eastern Conference will play out in 2024-25Many NBA teams are motivated to intentionally lose games to secure higher lottery picks for future drafts.
2025 Draft Lottery Odds FinalizedThe new draft lottery aims to discourage tanking by altering how top picks are determined.
Eliot Wolf says 2024 Patriots will not be tanking this seasonTanking is not an acceptable strategy for the Patriots, according to Eliot Wolf.
Plaschke: This tanking columnist was really, really wrong about the playoff-bound RamsThe Rams' most overpowering win was against the author, who predicted they would be bad enough to intentionally tank.The Rams don't have enough talent to consistently compete, so every loss could be seen as a win in terms of draft position.
Eliot Wolf says 2024 Patriots will not be tanking this seasonTanking is not an acceptable strategy for the Patriots, according to Eliot Wolf.
Plaschke: This tanking columnist was really, really wrong about the playoff-bound RamsThe Rams' most overpowering win was against the author, who predicted they would be bad enough to intentionally tank.The Rams don't have enough talent to consistently compete, so every loss could be seen as a win in terms of draft position.
New England Patriots links 11/27/23 - Win-win: Giants win game; Pats win draft positionTanking in sports requires buy-in from multiple stakeholders, making it unlikely for teams to intentionally tank.Coaches, players, and team management all have personal and professional incentives to avoid tanking.The New England Patriots are struggling this season, but they are not intentionally tanking.