Should The Nuggets Target The Eighth Seed Or Tank: Pros And Cons

Tanking: Cons

It doesn’t always work

The NBA is full of players who thrive and players who “bust.” Some recent busts include Darko Milicic, Anthony Bennett, and Greg Oden.

Although the teams didn’t necessarily tank to acquire these players, the risk of the player becoming a bust is always present, essentially making the tank unsuccessful.

Confidence Diminisher

NBA players don’t want to tank. The coach could sit the players and tank, but that could end up with the players losing trust and being unhappy, which just leads to trades. The team as a whole can just be diminished and the players could be unwilling to play hard. Essentially, tanking also presents a risk of core players wanting out of the team.

Wasting Time

Tanking can lead to be a waste of a season or waste of time. If the team only tanks for half the season, then essentially everything up to then is a waste of time. It is a year of a player’s career wasted. NBA players want to play and compete and tanking is the exact opposite.