{"id":106520,"date":"2024-11-12T08:39:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T13:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=106520"},"modified":"2024-11-12T08:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T13:39:23","slug":"nets-dennis-schroder-not-all-in-rebuild-for-good-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/12\/nets-dennis-schroder-not-all-in-rebuild-for-good-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets Leader Is Not All-In On Rebuild For Good Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schroder<\/a> isn\u2019t interested in losing games just to joust for draft position. A process known as \u201ctanking,\u201d it\u2019s a common method for teams who want to expedite the rebuilding process<\/a>. However, it\u2019s not an exact science, and many teams will go through several frustrating seasons before seeing the type of returns they want.<\/p>\n

As a 12-year NBA veteran who has played for seven teams<\/a>, Schroder knows that as well as anybody.<\/p>\n

Nets Leader Dennis Schroder Is Not All-In On Rebuild For Good Reason<\/h2>\n

\u201cFor me, rebuilding, I\u2019ve seen a stat the last 15 years<\/a> whoever did the rebuilding stuff and wanted to lose, nobody got anything out of it,\u201d Schroder says, per the New York Post\u2019s Brian Lewis. \u201cAt the end of the day, we can rebuild having young guys… But we still want to win in the process, going through it. We still want to win and still want to be a playoff team if we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat should be the goal for everybody who\u2019s playing in the league or whoever plays basketball, making the playoffs,\u201d he continues. And even though we\u2019re young, we\u2019ve got a good mix. \u2026 The young guys are buying into (a playoff mindset)… And it\u2019s something great we want to accomplish that we compete every single game…\u201d<\/p>\n

Metadata Backs Him Up<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s unclear what stat Schroder was referencing.<\/p>\n

A few individuals have attempted to quantify the success of a rebuild longitudinally, but typically within the bounds of three to five years. Some have taken a more holistic approach. FR Analytics data analysts Hugo Mayca and Damien Blagojevic took a more holistic approach, going back to 2004 to see how long it took a team to go from \u201ctanking\u201d to a \u201ccontender.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s an example of a #simulation<\/a>. You can see the states a #NBA<\/a> team would go through to rise from the bottom of the standings to becoming a contender over the years. pic.twitter.com\/tbw1EvToWj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hugo Mayca (@fr_analytics) October 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n