Here it is in the style of a basketball coach at halftime:
>”Listen up, fellas. I know there’s been talk of tanking, trying to win the lottery, but let me tell you something – that’s not what this team is about. We’re not in the business of giving up. We’re in the business of fighting, of competing, of winning.Yes, a high draft pick is a valuable asset and it could bring a great player to our team in the future. But that’s not the only way we can improve. We have a chance to make something special happen this season by working together, by pushing each other, by giving it our all every single night. And that’s something you can’t buy with any lottery pick.We have a chance to surprise some people, to shock the basketball world. But that’s not going to happen if we’re out there thinking about losing. That’s not going to happen if we’re not giving our all every single night.I know it’s tough. I know we’ve had our fair share of injuries, and we’ve had to overcome some adversity. But that’s what makes this game great. That’s what makes it worth playing. It’s not about how many times you get knocked down, it’s about how many times you get back up.So let’s go out there and play like champions. Let’s show the world what this team is made of. Let’s leave it all on the court, every single night. Because when we do that, there’s no telling what we can accomplish. And who knows, maybe we’ll surprise ourselves and make the playoffs, and then anything can happen”
Jollyhat
Someone tell this to the Blazers they are getting beat by the worst teams in the league fairly consistently lately.
lunes_azul
Tanking is soul-destroying and I agree we shouldn’t tank with this roster.
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We tanked last season. Did that undermine our reputation?
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Tanking is lame.
Here it is in the style of a basketball coach at halftime:
>”Listen up, fellas. I know there’s been talk of tanking, trying to win the lottery, but let me tell you something – that’s not what this team is about. We’re not in the business of giving up. We’re in the business of fighting, of competing, of winning.Yes, a high draft pick is a valuable asset and it could bring a great player to our team in the future. But that’s not the only way we can improve. We have a chance to make something special happen this season by working together, by pushing each other, by giving it our all every single night. And that’s something you can’t buy with any lottery pick.We have a chance to surprise some people, to shock the basketball world. But that’s not going to happen if we’re out there thinking about losing. That’s not going to happen if we’re not giving our all every single night.I know it’s tough. I know we’ve had our fair share of injuries, and we’ve had to overcome some adversity. But that’s what makes this game great. That’s what makes it worth playing. It’s not about how many times you get knocked down, it’s about how many times you get back up.So let’s go out there and play like champions. Let’s show the world what this team is made of. Let’s leave it all on the court, every single night. Because when we do that, there’s no telling what we can accomplish. And who knows, maybe we’ll surprise ourselves and make the playoffs, and then anything can happen”
Someone tell this to the Blazers they are getting beat by the worst teams in the league fairly consistently lately.
Tanking is soul-destroying and I agree we shouldn’t tank with this roster.
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We tanked last season. Did that undermine our reputation?
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