for the team to focus on being really good 2-3 years from now,Nike Air Max 2013 Women, instead of worrying about winning this season.#4. Tankers believe that a high lottery pick this year will solve all of the Celtics039; problemsThis is a classic straw man. A quick search through the history of the draft will show you that plenty of top 5 picks have turned into crap players. Even top picks that yield a superstar don039;t always work out for the drafting team, since those players tend to hit their prime just before they hit UFA for the first time. Any modestly informed fan is aware of this.None of that changes the fact that the most valuable asset a team can have in this league is a star player, and the cheapest and surest way to secure such a player is via the draft. The team doesn039;t even have to use the pick. A high pick, especially in a strong draft, is a great trade chip (the #5 in 039;07 made the Big 3 possible).#5. Tankers want to see the coach and players intentionally lose gamesReally? As covered in #1, "tankers" are real fans, too, which means they probably watch at least some of the games. A team lacking in talent is bad enough to watch; a bad team that actually tries to lose is even worse.The dream of most "tankers" is that the team plays hard every night,Air Jordan 13 White Red, shows some good things, and falls short more often than not. Not because tankers enjoy watching the Celtics lose, but because this is a team that needs to add talent and every loss gives the team a better chance of avoiding a meaningless and detrimental playoff trip in a historically weak conference.In any case, it039;s a non-issue because teams in the NBA hardly ever actually tank. Real life "tanking" occurs at the executive level, where management makes future-minded moves that inevitably cause the team to be less competitive in the short term.#6. Tankers only care about winning championshipsThis is hardly an insult. Wanting the Celtics to win a championship is something all Celtics fans share in. The implication is that tankers just don039;t really "get" what being a fan is all about.Wrong! Just because a fan of this team isn039;t invested in the hodge-podge 039;13-14 Celtics doesn039;t mean they can039;t appreciate the journey. For many, this rebuilding time is actually more interesting than the last few years, which were all about minor tweaks and hand-wringing about injuries and the longevity of aging players.Many people labeled "tanker" will not be hugely disappointed if the Celtics fail to win a championship in the next ten years -- provided that the team makes smart moves to assemble a talented, exciting young core and strings together a number of highly competitive, entertaining years. Fans of all description would probably be pretty happy with that. Reasonable fans can disagree about the best way to achieve that goal,Air Jordan 11 Black Red, however, and therein lies the source of so many inane arguments and name-calling around these parts.So how about we just retire the word "tanker" already? Saying it in a broad way just make