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Tanking and Fan Support
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Last year, the 29th and 30th teams in attendance both went to the playoffs! What hasn't been mentioned is a Franchise stuck in the lower half of the playoffs (4~8 seeds) is just as likely to erode their fan support as a team that's tanking for draft picks. If the Playoffs started today, 5 teams would be in the bottom half in overall attendance (Philly, Atlanta, Memphis, Denver & Indiana). And two of those franchises won a playoff series last year!
