how does a win help us in the long run?
I don't care about the long run, we may not live... I'm worrying about the here and now! Sure, you should plan and prepare for the future but I'm not going to actively mess up now, hoping that it will turn out good in a future that may never come.
How does winning hurt us? You can speculate that losing will help, then you turn into a team like the Bobcats or the many other teams who are never contenders/winners who have had years of the best picks.
I don't think winning hurts us, I just don't think it helps our draft position. Its all about the draft for this team. The team is not winning a championship this year. There is a once in a decade draft coming up, free agents are not lining up to go to Boston. So you have to seize the moment and tank for JaWigEmbXum!!!
Its all about 18 and you always have to be optimistic!!!