Players don't tank.
Management tanks via the coaching. And it's a viable strategy in the business model of the NBA.
You start playing the young/mid-season trade guys 20 games ago with no "you gotta win" hanging over their heads. Let them get NBA play time, get better lottery odds, rest your core. It's win-win-win.
You dont tell players to miss/not take shots. Nobodys gonna do that. You tell the starters they'll start and finish games and play at reduced minutes. If you win you win, if you dont you dont.
Management tanks via the coaching. And it's a viable strategy in the business model of the NBA.
You start playing the young/mid-season trade guys 20 games ago with no "you gotta win" hanging over their heads. Let them get NBA play time, get better lottery odds, rest your core. It's win-win-win.
You dont tell players to miss/not take shots. Nobodys gonna do that. You tell the starters they'll start and finish games and play at reduced minutes. If you win you win, if you dont you dont.