Vindication, Tonight

[rem]

Sorry, P. Misnomer

[PerfectMisnomer]

Aldridge, Roy, Oden

5% chance Portland got that pick.

[Big Hugg]

And the West gets Oden and Durant.

Unreal.

[PerfectMisnomer]

Originally Posted by Big Hugg

And the West gets Oden and Durant.

Unreal.

Wow, didn't realize that. The odds of Portland and Seattle getting the 1/2 was very low.

[PerfectMisnomer]

I really don't get why the NBA does the lottery this way. Memphis had a 42% chance to get the #1 or #2 pick. That total should be at least 50%.

[marc]

Well, I take back my comments that the NBA draft is rigged.

[Bryan Swartz]

The reason is to try to mitigate the tanking motivation.

[marc]

Portland should trade Randolph for a PG so they can win about 5 titles over the next dozen years.

[Big Hugg]

Originally Posted by marc

Portland should trade Randolph for a PG so they can win about 5 titles over the next dozen years.

How about trading him for the pick to take Mike Conley?

[kenyan_cheena]

This is just about the funniest thing ever.

[marc]

Originally Posted by Big Hugg

How about trading him for the pick to take Mike Conley?

That crossed my mind almost instantly. Which teams would make that trade though?

[Big Hugg]

I don't know. Who's in the market for a 20-10 guy who is also insane and could potentially snap and kill one of his teammates at any time?

All I know is they need to get him out of there and build around Roy and Oden.

[Big Hugg]

dola,

The best part about this draft order is the Hawks are at 3. I mean, lets face it, no one could screw up 1 or 2, but at 3 all bets are off. The Hawks could do almost anything, you can't put anything past that group of geniuses.

[PerfectMisnomer]

Originally Posted by Bryan Swartz

The reason is to try to mitigate the tanking motivation.

And in return you'll end up punishing the teams who really need the help. A team in the #1 and #2 spot should have at least one team winding up in the top three. I know the Celtics tanked this year, but this could happen to any team that desperately needs the player.

[marc]

Well, Boston could trade their pick. Pierce, Randolph, Jefferson could be pretty nasty.

Minnesota maybe? Conley could very well be gone by then.


Oden/Aldridge is going to be disgusting. That's quite a trio and none of those 3 players needs to dominate the ball.

[marc]

Originally Posted by Big Hugg

dola,

The best part about this draft order is the Hawks are at 3. I mean, lets face it, no one could screw up 1 or 2, but at 3 all bets are off. The Hawks could do almost anything, you can't put anything past that group of geniuses.

HA! Truth. They were soo close to lucking into a potential dynasty too.

[marc]

Trola,


Does Seattle getting lucky and nabbing the 2nd pick mean in the end of the Rashard Lewis era??

They could use the cap space on a big since Durant could replace Lewis and will probably be a much better player at some point.

[Big Hugg]

You would hope so. Lewis is gonna get max money and he's not worth that.

[marc]

I think folks in Orlando should be really happy about Seattle picking 2nd. It could very well send Lewis to Orlando.

In other words, PING: MGOM27

[Bryan Swartz]

And in return you'll end up punishing the teams who really need the help. A team in the #1 and #2 spot should have at least one team winding up in the top three. I know the Celtics tanked this year, but this could happen to any team that desperately needs the player.

They aren't being 'punished', they've been rewarded less than you would like. For them to be punished playoff teams would have to have a higher chance than they do, or the higher lottery teams would, or something. There are all kinds of reasons for a team to finish at the bottom of the standings, and a number of them(such as injuries and tanking) have nothing whatsoever to do with how much help a team 'needs'.