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Zach Kram I can't believe the speed at which "the Lakers should intentionally lose on Tuesday to set up an elimination game against the Kings or Warriors, against whom they're 17 this season” has apparently become the accepted take among basketball pundits.

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Zach Kram I can't believe the speed at which "the Lakers should intentionally lose on Tuesday to set up an elimination game against the Kings or Warriors, against whom they're 17 this season” has apparently become the accepted take among basketball pundits.
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Mark Taylor 🇳🇿:TheCDN4: (emarktaylor@thecanadian.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Apr-2024 02:52:37 JST Mark Taylor 🇳🇿:TheCDN4:

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All too common: Managing to the wrong metric -- in this case attempting to stay alive longer vs. increasing win probability.
Just like standing on 14 when the dealer has 10, bunting (almost always), or a road dog going for the XP instead of 2, down 1, late in an NFL game.

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