Wow, this blog is pretty evenly divided on this issue!
I'm stuck in the middle. If we can sell off Green, Bass, and Thornton for anything of value WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK, I'd totally be down to tank.
However, by all accounts Danny seems to want to see how this team does for a couple of weeks, and that will firmly make tanking an unreal possibility as far ahead of the other teams as we already are.
I'd like to see us make the playoffs, because I think there's still a hope that we can package picks enough to get up to get Stein in the mid-lottery, which I'd be really happy with.
Let's not forget that the Rockets made the 8th seed two years ago, and that was enough to prompt Howard to sign there. Of course, they had Harden to draw him there, but we have much more young talent and many more assets than they did. We also have a big advantage of being in the East, because that provides a much easier route to success than the ridiculous West.