Do You Like the Draft Lottery?

[ATL Jones Bro]

So do you like the draft lottery?

Personally, I don't like the idea. To me it makes things to confusing. The point of letting the worst team pick 1st is to try to make them better so that they are more competetive in years to come. Well the draft lottery kinda ruins that because it give the 14th worst team in the NBA a chance to get the 1st pick. I think to make it simple just let the worst team get the 1st pick, 2nd 2nd pick, ect.

On the other side of the arguement thought, it does help the problem of teams losing on purpose to get the 1st draft pick a little.

[ATL Jones Bro]

You just opened and closed your own argument.

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Huh? You can't have a debate without seeing both sides of the arguement.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I don't completely buy into the legitimacy of the lotto sometimes to be honest, there's no way of proving that its not fixed.

[Hasselbeck]

If the Pacers win it, I'll love it. Until they pass on Blake Griffin for Chase Budinger anyway.

[ATL Jones Bro]

i can see having the lottery just involve the worst three teams or something of the like, but i think to give a team that just missed the playoffs a chance for the top overall pick by way of ping-pong balls is ludicrous. i know it's a really small chance, but i really don't see what giving them any chance at all accomplishes, other than contrived 'drama'. as far as discouraging tanking goes, teams that really want to can still try for the most ping-ping balls, right?

I like the idea of the 3 worst teams. It makes it alot more fair IMO than giving the 14th worst team a chance to get the #1 pick. And yes, if they tank and have 2nd or 1st worst record they are still pretty much guaranteed one of the top 5 picks.

[Herm]

I don't completely buy into the legitimacy of the lotto sometimes to be honest, there's no way of proving that its not fixed.

See Ewing,Patrick


I like the NFL's system you dont see NFL teams tanking

[Herm]

i can see having the lottery just involve the worst three teams or something of the like, but i think to give a team that just missed the playoffs a chance for the top overall pick by way of ping-pong balls is ludicrous. i know it's a really small chance, but i really don't see what giving them any chance at all accomplishes, other than contrived 'drama'. as far as discouraging tanking goes, teams that really want to can still try for the most ping-ping balls, right?

you can be 42-42 in the west or a 15-67 east team and both have a shot at the number pick, that isnt right.

[CB4]

Its alright, but things could be made to make it better. The 3 worst teams Idea was good.

[Vinsane]

you can be 42-42 in the west or a 15-67 east team and both have a shot at the number pick, that isnt right.

How long has the West been playing 84 games?

[LC AAU]

Considering it stole Derrick Rose away from us and gave us Michael Beasley...

I hate it.

[ChemTheThriller]

The NBA needs a lottery, ddue to the fact 1 man can change the game completely... this isn't football/baseball where it's a whole team effort, sure it takes a good team to win a championship, but 1 LeBron james / Jordan can you franchise up for winning ways for the next 15 years...

[A Tasty Burgerr]

They should make the actual lottery visible to the public so they at least have to work a little harder to fix it.

[Herm]

They should make the actual lottery visible to the public so they at least have to work a little harder to fix it.

I would be down for that.


lol touche Vinsane 41-41 not 42-42

[Whatupdoe44]

without the lottery, Durant would be in Green...and KG and Ray would have never sniffed Boston.

I'll take it...although I would have loved Durant, Al, Pierce, Rondo

nobody asked what the celtics would be like without the lottery.....I doubt anyone cares (I sure don't)


anyway lottery is a good thing, stops teams from tanking but there are instances where I think the lottery may be fixed

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I don't think "Conspiracy Theorist" is that right label as much as "Bitter Bucks fan"