He mentioned offsite that he set his line up for the season, so this would constitute strategy of some sort.
If you really tried, it's possible you could coax him into tanking. His best-case is a relegation series, where an exceedingly wealthy team like the Ballers may wait, and who I assume wouldn't want to demote again. A&B, on the other hand, probably needs to demote if he ever wants to compete again - but I don't think he does.