Brooklyn Nets are still not tanking. Just ask them and their coach

Brooklyn Nets v Dallas MavericksWith six games to go, the Brooklyn Nets pre-lottery odds seem set. In the reverse standings, they now hold the sixth best lottery odds, sitting two games behind the Philadelphia 76ers who have the fifth best odds and three games ahead of the Toronto Raptors who have the seventh. They have no head-to-head with Philly but face Toronto on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn. Things could change, but not by much.

With fans and pundits wringing their hands about a “failed” tank, the Nets front office, coaches and players either deny there ever was a tanking strategy or if there was, it failed because the group didn’t want to lose. They went into every game planning on a…