The play-in tournament has done its job in dissuading tanking. Even a team that is of average construction and subpar performance, like the 2022-23 Chicago Bulls, is ‘in the hunt’.
Despite all the disappointing L’s to inferior competition…despite all the hand-wringing about the roster construction…the Red Leviathan enters the day only 3 games out of the #6 spot…w/ a fantastic record vs all the teams who stand in their way of making the miracle. #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/MijGasPihK
— See Red Fred (@cbefred) February 5, 2023
It’s one thing for fans, and ‘observers’, to be fooled.