Carmelo Anthony says tanking is a “terrible way to think”
Melo is against tanking: I don’t think any player in any sport should be thinking that
Before the game against the 76ers, Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks said that he hates tanking and that is terrible way to think.
Per Newsday, Carmelo Anthony said Friday that it is a “terrible way to think.”
“As a player, you always disagree with that,” he said. He was responding specifically to the growing belief that the Knicks should give up on the season to get a crack at a better spot in the draft lottery.
“We’re the ones that are out there and playing and trying to win basketball games,” he added. “I think it’s easier from the outside looking in, from a fan perspective, to say, OK, just tank, just lose games. I don’t know how you do that as a player. I don’t know how you go into a game and say, ‘Today we’re going to try to lose this game or these next 15, 20 games. We’re going to figure out ways to lose and tank the season and start thinking about draft picks.’ That’s a terrible way to think and I don’t think any player in any sport should be thinking that.”
Per Newsday, Carmelo Anthony said Friday that it is a “terrible way to think.”
“As a player, you always disagree with that,” he said. He was responding specifically to the growing belief that the Knicks should give up on the season to get a crack at a better spot in the draft lottery.
“We’re the ones that are out there and playing and trying to win basketball games,” he added. “I think it’s easier from the outside looking in, from a fan perspective, to say, OK, just tank, just lose games. I don’t know how you do that as a player. I don’t know how you go into a game and say, ‘Today we’re going to try to lose this game or these next 15, 20 games. We’re going to figure out ways to lose and tank the season and start thinking about draft picks.’ That’s a terrible way to think and I don’t think any player in any sport should be thinking that.”