Tanking has become the new popular phrase and one Charlotte Hornets fans are very familiar with. It's used to describe teams trying to be as bad as possible in order to have a high draft pick. The concept sounds great in theory; be terrible for a year, grab the next superstar in the draft, then you'll be able to contend in a few years. The problem is only one team can get the number one pick in a lottery that is based completely on random chance. No team has experienced the bad parts of this strategy quite like the Charlotte Bobcats did in 2011-12.
The 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats and tanking
