Bill Simmons-ESPN on "Fantanking"

[kennadog]

These are just snippets. This is not an Insider peice so you can go here to read the whole thing.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070202_magazine

I thought it was great and maybe Kings fans can relate.

If you think about it, fantanking isn't actually rooting against your team at all. Besides, this season's Celtics make it almost easy. The key to finishing with the worst record is to do it without disgracing the game in the process, and, fortunately, we have the best possible coach and team for that. Doc Rivers is an experienced veteran at keeping his guys playing hard even as he figures out ways to blow every close game. Meanwhile, we have a perversely young team -- more than half the roster is 25 or younger -- and a sidelined All-Star who hopefully is in no real rush to return. (If Pierce should decide to come back, I will kidnap him through April, even if the ensuing hullabaloo inspires someone to greenlight "Celtic Pride II.")

All in all, another satisfying night of fantanking for a Boston sports fan. When my wife asked me why I seemed so happy, it didn't feel even the slightest bit weird to say, "Because the Celtics lost again."

I'm getting good at this.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

While I am in fantanking mode myself, I can't believe Simmons (or any Celtics fan) would bring up the benefits of tanking and use Tim Duncan as exhibit A.