Yes, you could. How much of an admission of tanking that is or even whether it is would be debatable. In a league with no wins floor or other broken rule, that clearly wouldn't be evidence of tanking to the point of removing an owner. In a league that does have a wins floor, which boogerlips was aware of from the start, with an owner who stated that he dismantled a "championship caliber team," it's another piece of evidence that he felt the rule could be ignored. In my opinion the statements are minor considerations compared to the actions taken from day one.
Mike, I've often seen you post that teams should make every effort to get into the playoffs and completely agree. In a world without rules one could argue that owners can run teams however they want. But if a world starts out with anti-tanking rules, someone whose philosophy is to trash the team for a few seasons to build a powerhouse down the road should just move on to the next opening in a tarted-up world.