First off, the PLAYERS aren’t playing to lose, you numbnut. Secondly, my losing at any sport growing up didn’t secure me a better draft pick. Thirdly, I also didn’t operate under a draft and salary cap restrictions. Fourthly, the coaches and GM didn’t so much “set out to lose (last year),” so much as not PRIORITIZE winning. There is a difference, but you’d have to have a measurable IQ to understand that.
Fifthly, Ryan Poles is operating under the restrictions of a PROFESSIONAL league. If you’re in a spot where your franchise is in a deep rut “tanking” can work as a LONG TERM strategy. It worked for the Chicago Cubs. Poles is not selling out to “win the next game.” He’s trying to build something that will be sustainable for a decade. But simpletons like you are unable to see past last week and the most recent game.