First of all, the main meaning of "pendulum" here is to put or arrange, not to reciprocate physically. The so-called "rotten" is a bad direction. Therefore, "spoiler" means that if a thing cannot develop in a good direction, it simply does not take some remedial measures and arranges it to continue to develop in a bad direction, which is similar to "breaking the jar and breaking the fall".

The source of foul language

Friends who love watching NBA must be familiar with this word, which has a long history in NBA. "Putrotten" is translated from the English phrase "put rotten", which means that the overall strength of the team is average, there are no stars, and the record is not good. It is expected that the record of the whole season will not be too good, but they no longer value the team's record and don't care about winning or losing.

Instead, keep the status quo, stop working hard, and let the team's record bottom, so as to get a better draft ranking. This is because "screwing up" is the best way to rebuild the team. The worse the team's record, the higher the probability of getting a good draft next year, and the greater the probability of choosing a talented player. Choosing a good player is equal to winning the future. Therefore, in order to get the priority of candidates, many teams will try their best to make their records dive to the bottom of the league.