ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[hakeemfaan]

There is no sell-high. THJ is a self-preservation act, so playing well enough to f*** the tank is his way of job security.  THJ has no interest to see a top 10 pick walk into this place next year. Just like Kyrie does not want Scoot Henderson threatening his five year max extension.

Nobody is talking about this aspect of the game. People always act like athletes care so much about winning, that´s why they hate tanking. They also hate it, cause the higher the pick, the higher the threat you are getting replaced. Every CBA negotiation the NBAPA looks for ways to increase the NBA entry level stipulation so the current players have better job security at the expense of outsiders.

That´s why you hire a professional GM that makes tough choices.

Nobody is buying this changed THJ around the league. Sure you can trade him, but for Caris Levert, Joe Harris or Evan Fournier.

Athletes for the most part always will play hard.  Whatever other faults THJ has, he has always played hard during his tenure here. When he leaves that’s eventually how I will remember him. With Kyrie you can question if he is always motivated to play basketball and can take off unexpectedly,but when he steps on the court he has always played hard. Also most players are always playing with the expectation that they can be traded anytime and don’t want the reputation of being lazy on the court. 

That’s why tank is never on the player. Even a coach is for the most part always trying to win unless the coach has security that he will be in after the tanking seasons as well.  A tank can mainly be orchestrated by the GM and owner with the owner ok with it and the GM moving certain pieces out so that even if the coach tries his best or the players play hard, the results will be dismal.