1. Coach Brian Shaw comes just short of saying his players are actively tanking, via The Denver Post:
Coach Brian Shaw calls out Nuggets, who respond with loss to 76ers
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“I think it’s hard to try to lose, try to tank, try to go out there with guys who are competing with you and not compete back,” he said. “ It’s harder to do that than to just put forth the effort in the first place.”
Shaw said he suspects his players may be trying to lose.
“It just looks like you almost have to try to lose as bad, and in the way we’ve been losing,” he said.
2. YOU THINK THAT WAS TRYING TO LOSE? WE’LL SHOW YOU TRYING TO LOSE, GUY. CHECK OUT WHAT WE CAN DO AGAINST THE SECOND-WORST TEAM IN THE NBA:
That’s after a pretty significant comeback, too. They were down by 29 at one point. So yeah, there you go, Coach.
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