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I'm leaning under in the Lakers/sixers. Both teams coming off b2b. Both teams  possibly tanking or at least aware of position. Nerlens Noel playing well and sixers running less, on top of that I log on here and the touts are all preaching over.
 
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I'm leaning under in the Lakers/sixers. Both teams coming off b2b. Both teams  possibly tanking or at least aware of position. Nerlens Noel playing well and sixers running less, on top of that I log on here and the touts are all preaching over.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by begginerboy:


You can't make this crap up. Wish I could see the game, or better yet, wish I had cameras on Kupchak and Buss watching the game. 




Lakers going hard at the tank...they know damn well what this game means.


@PompeyOnSixers: #Lakers reserve PG Jeremy Lin out tonight vs. #Sixers. He had 29 points in the teams' last matchup. Lakers say he's "not feeling well". #NBA


Yes, yes, he has the sniffles. It is imperative he sit tonight!
 
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Quote Originally Posted by benhogan76:

Who is everyone tanking so hard to get?


There isn't a Lebron every year. There are plenty of rock solid big men this year that terrible teams would love to have (especially ones without true centers: Lakers Knicks).
 
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Jeremy Lin (illness) will not play against the 76ers on Monday.
He has an allergy issue and will miss his second straight game. Wayne Ellington will get another start and Jabari Brown will be the sixth man for the Lakers tonight. 

We need to write a screenplay Scal! The film will be called "The Tank" and it will be the opposite of every sports feel-good film. We can reference all the cliches from those films and do a great parody. In the end, the team blows the franchises draft hopes by winning the last game of the season (because the coach, i.e., Ty Corbin, had an ax to grind).  
 
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Quote Originally Posted by scalabrine:


Another layer that complicates this Sixers lakers game is the team who gets the lakers pick if it falls out of the top 5 (i.e. The team that wants the lakers to keep winning)...the sixers!

I may have to tune in to this one with ballstreams.  This is going to be some next level tanking.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by its_1999_my:

The Warriors just need to win 2 more games to lock up home court through out the playoffs.  Here is how their schedule is looking. Bogut is really injury prone and after the Clippers and Suns games at home I doubt he plays for the rest of the regular season. They have a 3 game road trip against teams jocking for position or trying to make the playoffs I'm gonna fade them Kerr will probably be resting a bunch of players on that trip. I'm also gonna fade them hard on the last game of the season against Denver. All 5 starters should be out and the Nuggets still have a bad taste in their mouth over that playoff series and Iggy switching sides and they would love nothing more than to destroy them on their home court even if it's against their B team. 


You might want to be careful betting the farm on Denver Nuggets against Golden St. the last game of the season.  Many have probably forgotten that the two teams played each other last game of the year as well!  I remember it well because I bet the house on Denver ATS and ML.  Golden St. sat 7 out of their 8 best players (suited up only 7 guys I think), and yet they *still* beat Denver rather easily.  It was a complete joke/farce of a game.  Draymond Green had like a zillion points I think along with a few of their scrubs.  My account took a major hit from that game, and I am still scarred today from that experience..
 
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If the Lakers cost us this parlay, I'm gonna burst. My god, Scott is playing his 2nd and 3rd stringers and the sixers are still finding a way to lose. This not just tanking, by the sixers, this has to be illegal. Thank god it's only 50 bucks.
 
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If 76ers lose does this mean they have mastered the art of tanking? 

lol

(that isn't sarcasm btw)
 
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Scott should have been hired as a player/coach for moments like this. He could just sub himself in and help make sure that the Lakers lose. 


 
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Cannot believe this farce is going into overtime. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by begginerboy:

Cannot believe this farce is going into overtime. 

 

I'm down with the play BB.

 

It's only apropos Tank-A-Mania 2 go to OT (Detroit Milwaukee were Detroit missed the cover by 1 last year being the first).

 

We both know it:

THE PLAYERS never GET THE Tanka-MEMO!

 
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FCK THE 76ERS, so many chances to close this out. idk whose tanking who..fck man
 
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They didn't get the memo. Yeah, right. Scot practically benches his entire team but the players didn't get the memo. More like, they couldn't care less. 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by PoeticJustice:

FCK THE 76ERS, so many chances to close this out. idk whose tanking who..fck man

PJ, Scal and I warned everyone. That's why you bet small, friend. 
 
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Bb id like to hear your thoughts on the game tomorrow between clippers and warriors...
 
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ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND There is fu***in is BB.

Kupchak just soiled his Armani suit pants.

This is why you can't bet the NBA consistently late in the season and stay far away from the Lakers 95% of the time in these spots. You just don't know who is going to show up!

Jabari Brown on a 10 day contract, a D-Leaguer a few weeks ago...22 pts on 7-10 shooting. WHHHHATT!

He didn't get the memo and you can't stop the guy!

Now, the Lakers have a real shot of losing this pick if they somehow continue to win and catch the Magic. If they lose this pick, this entire season is a dumpster fire.

You can write it down right now: There is no way IN HELL that the Lakers are beating New Orleans next game. It's only a matter of what will likely be a huge line, even at home in LA.

Kupchak and Scott will go Kathy Bates from Misery on Brown and Clarkson's legs pre-game to prevent a win against the Pelicans.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by begginerboy:


PJ, Scal and I warned everyone. That's why you bet small, friend. 
   Seriously? Betting on a team with a ML of -185  looking for the top spot in the draft. Your saying you warned ppl. Hey guess what, you and your buddy may and probably were the only ones that would even think about making this bet. Your buddy was chomping at the bit just waiting to be congratulated by the newbies. Come on man -185 on Philly? Exactly who were you warning? GEEZ. You guys get more comical each day.
 
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And Lin (my guy who I've lost money betting on the Lakers this year hoping he'd show up) sits and they still take the shi* down.

It's just incredible...really it is...

No reason in the world for the Lakers to win this game...none at all...

BB sorry bout this one and ya went small and that was smart.

Tomorrow is a new day to deal with these fu** ups...

 
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Quote Originally Posted by golfing123:

   Seriously? Betting on a team with a ML of -185  looking for the top spot in the draft. Your saying you warned ppl. Hey guess what, you and your buddy may and probably were the only ones that would even think about making this bet. Your buddy was chomping at the bit just waiting to be congratulated by the newbies. Come on man -185 on Philly? Exactly who were you warning? GEEZ. You guys get more comical each day.

I put 50 bucks on them in a for fun 4 team parlay. Go back and read the thread. Scal liked the ML but was saying throughout that the sixers had as much incentive to lose as the Lakers (since they might get LA's pick)  and were much better at tanking. 
please read more carefully before you comment.
 
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Sorry, I do not get your logic. Lakers have to be in bottom 5 and Philly in bottom 3. So Philly had no interest to win and Lakers could take this game. Am I missing something?
 
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Quote Originally Posted by golfing123:

   Seriously? Betting on a team with a ML of -185  looking for the top spot in the draft. Your saying you warned ppl. Hey guess what, you and your buddy may and probably were the only ones that would even think about making this bet. Your buddy was chomping at the bit just waiting to be congratulated by the newbies. Come on man -185 on Philly? Exactly who were you warning? GEEZ. You guys get more comical each day.


Hey golfing. Shut the fu** up before I do it for you.

Bb posted a $50 play on a ML parlay. I ended up putting nothing on the game precisely because the Sixers needed the lakers to win, not lose, and I said this specifically.

Bb asks you to 'read more carefully'.

I won't even give you that much credit. You didn't read shi* because your post is a total misinterpretation of the thread where there are 44 more posts than the OP.

Now get back in your hole bit**. I'm tired of seeing you in my threads and others running your sorry as* mouth and contribute nothing else otherwise (and talk about contributing, BB created a thread that went far beyond this game in terms of thoughts on the season). Take some notes and keep your mouth shut.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by scalabrine:

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNND There is fu***in is BB.

Kupchak just soiled his Armani suit pants.

This is why you can't bet the NBA consistently late in the season and stay far away from the Lakers 95% of the time in these spots. You just don't know who is going to show up!

Jabari Brown on a 10 day contract, a D-Leaguer a few weeks ago...22 pts on 7-10 shooting. WHHHHATT!

He didn't get the memo and you can't stop the guy!

Now, the Lakers have a real shot of losing this pick if they somehow continue to win and catch the Magic. If they lose this pick, this entire season is a dumpster fire.

You can write it down right now: There is no way IN HELL that the Lakers are beating New Orleans next game. It's only a matter of what will likely be a huge line, even at home in LA.

Kupchak and Scott will go Kathy Bates from Misery on Brown and Clarkson's legs pre-game to prevent a win against the Pelicans.


My only question is, if you're tanking why are you signing d-leaguers that actually have some game. Why not get the worst d-leaguers you can find? If these guys are this inept at losing how will they actually build a winning team?
 
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Great article on tanking

https://www.sportsinsights.com/blog/nba-betting-trends-take-advantage-late-season-tanking/
 
 
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And there you go:


https://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/41463/lakers-win-another-must-lose-game
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