This was the thought for Texans fans about wk 3 of the season but them fools managed to **** that up as well.
I'm down for losing, I'm just not under the illusion that Silas is intentionally tanking like some are. He has absolutely no ability to impact the game, good or bad, and if the kids running the locker room are getting better, there's nothing we can do about it. There's actually people on reddit that think our front office is intentionally tanking. Our front office has never intentionally executed anything well, they aren't about to start now.
He has an ability to impact the game The mins of the bad players are yonked while the good players are upped. If silas wants to lose all he has to do is just give more mins to nix.
I'd like us to pick up a few more wins, like three or four. Would be nice to see a little progress over last season, especially since we traded away all the vets now. Should still be enough to be in the bottom 3, I don't see Charlotte losing out. BTW, I agree Silas isn't intentionally losing games, but if you think the front office didn't intentionally set up this team to tank I don't know what to tell you. They couldn't be more obvious unless they put it on a billboard outside Toyota Center.
As long as they stay in the bottom three, who cares? If there were five elite players at the top of this draft, I'd agree with the tanking sentiment. There isn't. I don't have a strong opinion on any of the guys after the top 3, and there's clearly not a clear consensus among analysts either. So if the Rockets aren't drafting top 3, does it matter much if they're drafting anywhere from 4th-7th right now? Not especially. And even if there was, they are more than likely drafting in the top 5 (67%-80% chance) if they finish with the third- or second-worst record. The only concern should be not letting Charlotte "pass them," but the Hornets are four wins up on Houston with only 11 games left. Do we really think the Rockets are winning four out of 11 and the Hornets go completely winless down the stretch? It's pretty unlikely. Everyone needs to chill. A few wins down the stretch are good for their confidence, so long as it doesn't hurt their odds at a top three pick.
It’s ridiculous to get worked up over a few wins. You are talking about the change in odds between the 5th and 6th pick. For the 100th time for the mathematically challenged guys in the back: 1. they will be bottom 3 - the rockets are 4 games “up” on Charlotte with 11 to play. They play mostly playoff teams here out. Even if they go .500, Charlotte would have to go 1-10. 2. bottom 3 are identical odds for top 4 - not much to be said here. It’s how the lottery works, unless you are a conspiracy theorist who believes dozens of people, multiple billionaires, and an external audit firm are all able to keep quiet about a massive scandal 3. The floor is nearly the same for 2nd and 3rd worst - I keep hearing about the 7th pick. The odds of the 3rd worst getting 7th are 7%. It requires all bottom 3 teams to lose the lottery. 6th is the most likely floor for second and third worst. Yes, second worst has better odds at 5 (hence my original comment) but it is a minority odd in any case (28% 5th/20% 6th for second worst, 15%/26% for third-worst). Not to mention…. 4. At 5th-7th, picking the “right”‘player is a crap shoot - in that range there is no correlation to draft position and eventual success. Yes, there is marginal trade value for 5th vs 7th, but because of 4 above, it is marginal. And again we are really talking 5th vs 6th. So relax, enjoy a few wins (esp root against the Warriors). Then sweat the lottery day … it’s the only thing that matters for now.
Imagine sucking for 3 years just to win some meaningless games and miss out on maxing our chance at Wemby.
This guy shot below 20% on short European 3s, yet some people think he's already a superstar: Spoiler lololololol!
Dude, same thing here. I have been in the opposite side of management on how to deal with this. But right now, just to be able to show the receipts. Stick to the plan. Don't get too creative
I agree with you and @Williamson. Watching this team finally start to figure it out has been so much fun, but just imagine when we add one more high draft pick, a free agent star, and a couple of FA rotation guys. At times next year, this team will be ridiculously fun to watch, and after that it will only get better. Wins the rest of this year are unimportant, as long as the kids play hard and don't give up. 2-3 more wins are likely, and won't hurt our draft chances. Winning half of our remaining games, though, won't change the mindset of the players at all, so what's the point? Just try hard.
Can we be like the Spurs just once, get the job done? Imagine that Duncan tank year they just randomly decided to start trying in the last 20 games.
If that's the case, then how can this site by so critical of a coach they're asking NOT to win? Silas will NEVER please you idiots
Like last year, many here got upset we won those two back-to-back games against Portland and blamed Silas that he doesn't even know how to tank. It's hysterical. Somebody gotta be complaining.