TankingAmerica spends more money on sports than any other country in the world. No other country in the world has a larger National Football Association (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), or National Hockey League (NHL). Not to mention that we as a nation spend more on college and high school sports. Fans love it when their respective team drafts a new superstar or makes a successful trade to attract talent. However, the downside of the last few years is that fans have also had to deal with seasons of lost causes in order to make these trades or draft these players. In today's world, teams aim to build their team for the future, even if that means losing a few games. While teams focus on the future, they don't take into account how fans or current players feel. Winning is always good, just as losing always hurts. Tanking is the name of the “strategy” that has attracted more and more attention in recent years. “The problem of teams intentionally losing games in order to improve their draft position has been around for decades, or since Bill Fitch made the Hakeem Olajuwon move in 1984” (D'alessandro). When teams lose games to increase their draft stock in order to get good players for the future. Should teams be aloud to do this? Tanking not only impacts the fans, but the players and coaches also have to find something to play for. With tanking occurring in many sports leagues, morale, wins, and fan base decrease in exchange for a possible increase in the future. Let's examine the psychology of being a sports fan, shall we? A loyal fan loves to represent his team in the best way possible. Loyal fans cannot stay away from the game. They will back their respect... half paper... they had lottery draws giving them a bright prospect for the future. This move almost ensures another lottery win by giving them more young talent. Although the first appearance of tanking was in 1985 by the Rockets to draft Hakeem Olajuwon, tanking has never been at such a high rate as it is right now. He causes problems for fans, coaches and players by lowering morale and wins. The question really is: should it be legal? In recent discussions, columnists have expressed their opinion that talent should not be wasted for a year. On the other hand people argue that it's worth being bad for one year in exchange for being a playoff caliber team for up to 10 years. Hopefully the NBA will discuss the issue with all of its general managers and find a solution that everyone can respect. For now the tanking will continue until someone changes the rules.