ESPN article on tanking

[TheDorkLord]

The general public comes when there is a buzz about the team. There are several different ways to do that, but winning is the most important.

That is the key. Those general fans will show up after the process is completed. Assuming all the pieces fall into the right places, we get a little of the luck we haven't had, etc. So hopefully in around 3 years we start winning and those bandwagon fans will show. "Management" has to know part of tanking means suffering through not having the bandwagon people in the short term.

[King Taharqa]

Fuck general fans. If you aren't a fan when the team is bad... you aren't a fan.

Thank you. We need to stop falling for the "bandwagon fans/whine & cheesers/casual NBA watchers at the end of the rainbow" routine. Ever since the Bobs started people have been proclaiming the end is near every year, and here we are at Year 8. Our end goal is not getting some non-loyal fans onboard, or end goal is winning a title and putting a contender on the floor.

[adam187]

^yo love that sig. where did you find that? i grew up in roanoke.

[DY_nasty]

As for Boston, I said (by proxy) because they used their sucktitude to get vets instead of draft picks

People forgot how hard Boston tanked for the Oden pick that year. Even though they didn't get the #1 pick like they wanted, they had a high lotto pick and it led directly to them getting straight into contention.

Hell, Miami tanked it up too. Beasley didn't work out, but they laid low long enough in FA to allow themselves a great opportunity down the road.

[WAM9]

Well, I see King Taharqa has infringed on my Carolina Cougars logo exclusivity agreement but since he is from "Bobcat Country" I guess it is alright!

[ziggy]

Fuck general fans. If you aren't a fan when the team is bad... you aren't a fan.

This right here is pure Shakespeare.

[Mustachio]

This right here is pure Shakespeare.

actually..

Fine fair weather fans i doth bite my thumb at thee, for a fan in darkness thou must be or true victorious glory thou shan't see.

[dnbman]

Fine fair weather fans i doth bite my thumb at thee, for a fan in darkness thou must be or true victorious glory thou shan't see.

[WAM9]

actually..

Fine fair weather fans i doth bite my thumb at thee, for a fan in darkness thou must be or true victorious glory thou shan't see.

Awesome!!!

[Plowright]

Amen brother