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NBA Tank Rankings: Why do bad games happen to bad teams?

By Matt Rutkowski

Feb 9, 2017; Boulder, CO, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) before the game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Coors Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 9, 2017; Boulder, CO, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) before the game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Coors Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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The tanking continues in the NBA. It’s going to continue without a few special players. Today we honor the fallen.

Why do bad games happen to bad teams?

Because they’re bad. This is not a hard question, and I don’t know why you asked it.

This list does not get much turnover. There are about a half-dozen NBA teams dancing about the sewage from week to week, and they can’t all cram into the ditch at once. Due to a two-game win streak, Orlando is currently drying themselves off with some paper towel they found next to a fish skeleton.

I badly want to include the Bulls on this list. They’ve played quite poorly for a few weeks now, and I feel I should give them some attention. Unfortunately, they made the mistake of winning a bunch of games early in the season, and now a few more weeks of dirty looks and turmoil are needed before they can really be thought of as tanking. Trading who may have been their second best player and turning the realization of former assets (Doug McDermott) and a current asset into Cameron Payne are definitely a good start, but now they need to follow through. Keep Mirotic on the bench. Play Rondo. The Bulls will be here in time.

Until then, back into the runoff we run.

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