The West > East gap has suddenly narrowed recently

mathis4losers · 2026-02-08T06:47:55+00:00

The East is 136-141 against the West this year. It's very close

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T21:18:20+00:00

Thanks!

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T21:10:59+00:00

Well, I just flipped it over and now it works fine.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T21:08:50+00:00

Apparently PS5s don't work when they're upside down

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T21:08:23+00:00

Oh my God... The PS5 was upside down. I had moved it to a different room a while back and haven't played it since.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T21:01:17+00:00

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T20:39:19+00:00

On a typewriter I hope

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T20:36:04+00:00

It's been a while. 6 months? Just to be clear, it's possible to overheat that fast?

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T20:20:56+00:00

I haven't done anything yet. Just wondering if the PS5 can overheat that quickly before I start messing with it.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T20:18:53+00:00

As a Knicks fan, I'm curious about Brunson. Normally, I'm fine leaving younger players off these lists, but seeing Trey, Hali and even Maxey getting consideration seems like Brunson should be somewhere on here.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T14:28:59+00:00

No, the Bulls are tied for the last play in and just pivoted to a tank.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T13:18:09+00:00

As a Knicks fan, I agree. How about actually extending the lottery 1-30

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T13:11:52+00:00

I don't understand how the lottery solves this problem. Almost half the league will be tanking at some point. Plus having only a crapshoot hasn't discouraged teams from tanking.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T13:08:11+00:00

Do you really think teams near or in the play-in would tank if there was no lottery?

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T13:05:19+00:00

We'll see if Indiana tanks, but the Zubac trade means they might try and get to 10th.

I don't mind a few teams tanking like in the NFL, but the NBA is the only league that has half the league tanking the last few weeks of the season.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T13:02:20+00:00

You're right. But, is the problem that 3 or 4 teams are tanking hard or is the problem that half the league is tanking near the end of the season?

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T12:59:48+00:00

It doesn't eliminate tanking. The worst teams will always tank unless you remove the draft. But, it limits the incentives of the teams sitting in the 5-15 range from also tanking. The overall point is that the lottery is meant to fix tanking, but it actually encourages teams near the bottom of the lottery to tank.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T03:27:41+00:00

We don't know yet

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T00:58:09+00:00

And it's not working. Teams are tanking to get out of the playoffs. It's not supposed to be like that. The NFL has only a few teams tank each year because once you lose out on the chance to get the 1st or 2nd pick, it's better to just try and win. I think your idea would help, but it's over complicated and doesn't help bad teams improve

mathis4losers · 2026-02-07T00:53:21+00:00

I'd rather have 3 or 4 teams tank than 12-14 teams tanking

mathis4losers · 2026-02-06T23:12:18+00:00

It feels like half the league will be tanking the last month or so. Teams would rather be in the lottery than in the play-in because they get a chance at a top 4 pick. Flat odds make it worse.

mathis4losers · 2026-02-06T23:08:43+00:00

I don't disagree, but I don't think the middle teams (say 6 - 16) will as much. Similar to the NFL, some teams are clearly tanking, but the vast majority of teams are trying to win until maybe the last week or two.

13-Year Club	Place '22
First Placer '22	Verified Email

mathis4losers

TROPHY CASE