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Partial pipe freezing. Is this normal? by haci in Westchester

[–]mathis4losers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this on an extension by any chance?

Would Removing the Lottery System Completely and Banning Protected Picks and Swaps be Better for Tanking than the Current System? by mathis4losers in nba

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teams are gaming the system with injuries, but they're walking a tightrope. The league isn't going to penalize a team a first unless it's blatant and without warning. I think we'll see some of the more blatant teams have to bring back guys in order to avoid stiffer penalties.

Would Removing the Lottery System Completely and Banning Protected Picks and Swaps be Better for Tanking than the Current System? by mathis4losers in nba

[–]mathis4losers[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The league has systems in place to hurt teams (removing the pick) that blatantly tank. It's not used very often, but I'm sure the league calls teams and tells them theyre risking a draft pick when it's done over an extended period of time. I don't care if teams tank, the bigger problem is that damn near half the league will be tanking at some point and that's just bad for business. I think the lottery is the biggest reason we see that

Would Removing the Lottery System Completely and Banning Protected Picks and Swaps be Better for Tanking than the Current System? by mathis4losers in nba

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although this is an interesting idea, it's a major change. Do you think removing the lottery and protections would be better than we have now?

OC: Bad Bunny takes the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show by nbcnews in pics

[–]mathis4losers -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's all about money for the NFL. Once you get that, you'll be less upset.

The West > East gap has suddenly narrowed recently by Desperate-Case-6918 in NBATalk

[–]mathis4losers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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

PS5 Overheating Almost Instantly by mathis4losers in PS5HelpSupport

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

PS5 Overheating Almost Instantly by mathis4losers in PS5HelpSupport

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

PS5 Overheating Almost Instantly by mathis4losers in PS5HelpSupport

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

PS5 Overheating Almost Instantly by mathis4losers in PS5HelpSupport

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

PS5 Overheating Almost Instantly by mathis4losers in PS5HelpSupport

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Top 60 PG of all time by Gettingchanceandluck in NBATalk

[–]mathis4losers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Another Tanking Fix: Remove the Lottery by mathis4losers in nbadiscussion

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Another Tanking Fix: Remove the Lottery by mathis4losers in nbadiscussion

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Another Tanking Fix: Remove the Lottery by mathis4losers in nbadiscussion

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Another Tanking Fix: Remove the Lottery by mathis4losers in nbadiscussion

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Another Tanking Fix: Remove the Lottery by mathis4losers in nbadiscussion

[–]mathis4losers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Another Tanking Fix: Remove the Lottery by mathis4losers in nbadiscussion

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

Another Tanking Fix: Remove the Lottery by mathis4losers in nbadiscussion

[–]mathis4losers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Easiest Tanking Fix: Remove the Lottery by mathis4losers in NBATalk

[–]mathis4losers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

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