It's become widely accepted that the best way to get good in the NBA is to be purposely bad for a while. Tanking is a bigger topic than ever this year as a number of teams try to deliberately engineer failure in hopes of cashing in on the rich crop of assets in the 2014 NBA draft.
But the Indiana Pacers are proving that there's another way to build a winner.
Keep in mind that the Pacers—who currently boast the league's best record and appear primed to sustain the high level of play they set in last year's impressive postseason run—haven't gone about things the easy way.
They've basically decided not to give in to the temptation of the lottery, opting instead to build from within while still trying to win games.
Indy's perfect storm of brilliant draft picks, unparalleled player development and shrewd trades have yielded a roster designed to dominate. Head coach Frank Vogel's leadership features an ideal marriage of old- and new-school thinking that has the Pacers playing on the cutting edge, while still embracing a throwback approach.
Essentially, Indiana offers a tanking alternative, a b ...
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Indiana Pacers Provide Alternative to Tanking
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