Wisch: To Tank or Not To Tank, Is That The Question For Cubs, Bulls?

" (CBS) The Chicago Cubs are caught up in a lost season. And, with Derrick Rose caught up in rehab, the Bulls are likely facing one, too.

So, what’s a losing team to do?

Well, lose, if you ask some people.

“Seriously, the Cubs should tank this year so they can get two Top 10 picks in consecutive drafts,” a friend of mine texted me last week. Others, meanwhile, have suggested that since Rose is unlikely to be at full strength during any point of the 2012-2013 season as he recovers from his ACL injury, the Bulls should just sit him out all year in the hopes of being bad enough to nab a lottery pick.

But is tanking a season a wise route for the Cubs and the Bulls to pursue? And how much will it really help either team achieve its ultimate goals of winning a championship?

Now, mind you, we’re not talking here about throwing games or shaving points. Rather, we’re discussing the idea of management essentially making a team bad “on purpose” by neglecting its roster and not really doing anything to improve its chances in the short-term "

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