...Losing games is not the goal of tanking.
Losing games is a byproduct of tanking.
In practice, tanking is simply the process of starting from scratch. You exchange veteran players for either young players or draft picks — which makes you immediately awful, but gives you incredible flexibility going forward. Smart, well-run teams that start from scratch will succeed. And poorly-run teams that start from scratch will fail....
The big lie about tanking is that it only works if you get a superstar in the NBA Draft.
The 2012-13
Houston Rockets are a perfect example of how a smart team can get better through a tanking strategy...
