Should the Pistons just lose or try to win?

I don’t think we should give up, no. I do, however, think that if a game is close, we should miss a few key shots. At this point, it’s better to lose and get the higher lottery pick than win and get… nothing.

One of the many flaws of the current NBA.

I’ve said this before, but I think they should cut Tay and Rip’s minutes by a bit, and give the young guns some burn. Basically give minutes to everyone who hasn’t had a chance to play yet. Maybe good things will happen and we’ll see some nice chemistry from random combinations. Maybe we’ll even win a game or two. But if we don’t, we’re that much closer to a potentially high draft pick and the rooks have gained solid experience on the floor. Free Summers!

….to not win?….Who cares about draft position…..Teams should never not try to win games…I cant believe you even posted this man.

Even if we try to win, we’ll lose more than we’ll win.

The “no honor in tanking” argument is moot, silly, and outdated. The Cavs, Celtics, Magic, and Spurs are among the elite because AND ONLY because they sucked such a dick for a season that they got a fabulous draft pick which turned into a franchise guy. If we get a shit draft pick and continue to be a middling team for years (like the Pacers/Wizards/Knicks/Bobcats), I blame all the “don’t tank, it’s not right!” fans and their short-sighted and misguided views on the subject. We are NEVER going to get a stud here through free-agency. The draft is the only way we’re going to get back to prominence.

…..those of You guys want the team to tank games never played HS sports let alont College or professional sports…..Makes me sick to my stomach

It is important to show the players currently on the roster, and also on any other rosters or in college, that the organization values winning. Especially now with the uncertainty surrounding the ownership situation.

Now, there are different ways to show other people you are serious about winning. One way would be to put Rip and Tay on the floor for 40 minutes a game because they are your best players. I would not subscribe to that particular course of action, because “winning” is more than just winning NOW.

Daye and Summer (and even Jerebko) must, must, MUST see more playing time. They have to. Otherwise, Jod is likely to make yet another ill-informed decision about who to keep on the roster next year and who to dump. He needs to see them play against NBA competition.

In short, the team needs to continue to try and play good basketball, WINNING basketball. They just don’t necessarily need to win games to do it. This is why I HATE the term “tank”. It implies the team should purposefully set a course for failure (and don’t fool yourself; losing games on purpose is failing, regardless of what happens in the draft).

It would look sweet when I ride my bike

Are very very different things. Tanking means going into the game with a reduced chance of winning, like playing the rookies and resting the vets more. I am okay with this. I want the team to win, but I don’t want to see a perennial mediocre team that wins just enough to stay that way. We had the opportunity with free agency and Joe blew it. The draft is the next available opportunity, failing that we jettison the bad contracts for nothing and suck a few years longer.

Throwing a game when we are up or close to winning should never ever happen. The Pistons should never do this and it would make me upset if they did.