no their strategy is MORONIC. this isn't a video game.
2 draft classes is not gonna change Philly into a contender. I can't think of one champion or contender in the last 20 years that won the title based on gutting their roster to be epically bad so that they can rebuild through 2 draft classes. The closest we can get to it are the early 90s Orlando Magic (when they got Shaq in '92, Penny in '93, and made it to the finals in 95) and the current OKC (when they got Durant in 07, Westbrook in 08, and Harden in 09). These two teams are the exception. Most champions/contenders are built like the Lakers/Heat/Spurs. Its based on free agency, building through wise draft choices, and building a team with veteran leadership.
the intentional destruction of a team in hopes of building it back is something for video games not real life. you're better off building a culture of winning and gradually improving through smart choices like the current Pacers than intentionally losing.
The only teams that intentional tank jobs help are someone like this years Lakers or the 97 Spurs. Those teams were forced to tank because of injuries. They already had in a place vets who knew how to win and a culture of winning. Once they got the top draft pick they could plug him right in and it would help them win immediately.
Philly strategy will blow up in their face like we're seeing right now with the Cavs.
Again, what exactly were they supposed to do, pay Turner and Hawes? They weren't winning anything with Holiday, Young, Turner and Hawes, so where is this winning culture going to come from when the players in question weren't good enough to win in the first place
Word, you're trying to use the Pacers as your example?
Here's their record before drafting George -
35-47
36-46
35-47
36-46
36-46
32-50
Where was the winning culture you're talking about? They were a middle of the road team that refused to tank and wasted 6 seasons before they finally got Paul George, and they really lucked into that considering he fell to 10th. So your example of building a winning culture are the Pacers, a team that had a combined record of 210-282 over a 6 year period, nice breh. For the last time, what were the Sixers supposed to do when nobody was willing to give up assets for the players they had? They got a nice return on Holiday, and got what they could for Hawes and Turner
You're just arguing a retarded point right now, the best teams in the league with the exception of the Heat were built through the draft or acquiring assets to flip later for stars, the Clippers and Rockets don't get Cp3 or Harden without the draft picks or young players they gave up. The Cavs have years to figure out what they want to do with the young players they drafted, and they are ONLY 4 years removed from losing the best player in the league, yeah that's easy to recover from
You gonna look like such a clown if the Sixers end up with a top 3 pick and another top 10 pick, then turn some of those 2nd rounders into late firsts. Why are you hating on the Sixers too, as though they are the only young team tanking?
