2017 NBA Draft Lottery
2017 NBA Draft Lottery
When: Tuesday, May 16th
Time: 5:00 pm AZ (5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET)
Place: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
TV: ESPN
Here's a place to discuss the NBA draft lottery which will take place on May 16th. I mostly wanted a place to talk about possible results based on the cool website that In2 turned us on to:
http://www.tankathon.com/
We're currently second worst in the league but that could still change for the worse. My biggest scare is that even if we stay second, we get knocked back to 4th. I saw that too many times when simming the lottery on this site. The worst sim I saw was the Lakers getting the number one and us getting knocked back to 5th!
And then my favorite sim:
Time: 5:00 pm AZ (5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET)
Place: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
TV: ESPN
Here's a place to discuss the NBA draft lottery which will take place on May 16th. I mostly wanted a place to talk about possible results based on the cool website that In2 turned us on to:
http://www.tankathon.com/
We're currently second worst in the league but that could still change for the worse. My biggest scare is that even if we stay second, we get knocked back to 4th. I saw that too many times when simming the lottery on this site. The worst sim I saw was the Lakers getting the number one and us getting knocked back to 5th!
And then my favorite sim:
"Be Legendary."
Re: 2017 NBA Draft Lottery
Did 10 quick sims
#1 pick twice
#2 pick thrice
#3 pick twice
#4 pick twice
#5 pick once
#1 pick twice
#2 pick thrice
#3 pick twice
#4 pick twice
#5 pick once
Re: 2017 NBA Draft Lottery
Suns (23-57) remaining games:
vs Mavs
@ Kings
Lakers (24-55) remaining games:
vs TWolves
vs Pelicans
@ Warriors
If we were to win out, the Lakers would need to win one to tie us. If we lose one, the best the Lakers could do would be to tie us.
vs Mavs
@ Kings
Lakers (24-55) remaining games:
vs TWolves
vs Pelicans
@ Warriors
If we were to win out, the Lakers would need to win one to tie us. If we lose one, the best the Lakers could do would be to tie us.
"Be Legendary."
- Aztec Sunsfan
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My favorite outcome have us winning either 1st or 2nd, with Orl or NY getting the other one, then Brooklyn or whatever, so LA lands 4th, giving Philly the 4th and 5th. I'm not dealing our pick, but with Philly having TWO top five picks and still out of the Ball/Fultz sweepstakes, given how desperately they need a new PG, they could be open to make a deal around one of their picks and Bledsoe.
The key is to have another PG-starving team climbing with us in the top 2, so there is no doubt Ball and Fultz will be out of the board. But if Boston is there, they could easily swap with Philly because having Thomas is really working for them right now, and could walk away with Jackson or Tatum, and a pound of flesh from Philly.
The key is to have another PG-starving team climbing with us in the top 2, so there is no doubt Ball and Fultz will be out of the board. But if Boston is there, they could easily swap with Philly because having Thomas is really working for them right now, and could walk away with Jackson or Tatum, and a pound of flesh from Philly.
- Ring_Wanted
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Aztec, first time I've ran it today, the top5 went BRY-PHX-ORL-PHI-PHI.
BTW Sups, it was In2 who recently brought up the site.
BTW Sups, it was In2 who recently brought up the site.
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My bad. OP corrected.Ring_Wanted wrote:BTW Sups, it was In2 who recently brought up the site.
"Be Legendary."
- England Sun
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I had to stop doing it.
Out of 20 times we ended up picking 4th on 13!!!!! Occasions!!
Picked 1st twice,
Picked 2nd twice,
Picked 3rd none!
Picked 4th 13!!
Picked 5th 3 times.
Don't like that website, or the odds.
The Lakers finished 1st on half of the occasions.
Out of 20 times we ended up picking 4th on 13!!!!! Occasions!!
Picked 1st twice,
Picked 2nd twice,
Picked 3rd none!
Picked 4th 13!!
Picked 5th 3 times.
Don't like that website, or the odds.
The Lakers finished 1st on half of the occasions.
What we do in life, echoes in eternity.
Re: 2017 NBA Draft Lottery
I ran that web site several times and was frightened by how frequently I seemed to come up with the #4 pick. Pleeeeease basketball gods, give us a top-2 pick!
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You guys are right. 4 comes up far too often. I think I'm just going to resign myself to 4 and hope to be pleasantly surprised.
"Be Legendary."
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Seriously, it's crazy how often 4 comes up for the Suns. And it feels like the Lakers get into the top 3 way more than normal.
"When we all think alike, nobody is thinking" - Walter Lippmann
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." ~ Frederick Douglass
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." ~ Frederick Douglass
- England Sun
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Well 4 is the most likely spot for us. I think we've got about a 33% chance at being 4th.
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I tried the lottery generator on ESPN and the Lakers won the lottery 5 times and #2 twice out of 10 tries.
"When we all think alike, nobody is thinking" - Walter Lippmann
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." ~ Frederick Douglass
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." ~ Frederick Douglass
- Flagrant Fowl
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Because even ESPN knows the lottery is rigged.In2ition wrote:I tried the lottery generator on ESPN and the Lakers won the lottery 5 times and #2 twice out of 10 tries.
Send me a PM if you're interested in joining the phx-suns.net fantasy basketball league.
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Whelp. We need to root for the Lakers against the TWolves tonight.
"Be Legendary."
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Not rooting for the Lakers to win, just rooting for the Wolves to lose. Thats a thing right?
Fire Frank Vogel.
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Yup. 1 point game with 9 minutes left.TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Not rooting for the Lakers to win, just rooting for the Wolves to lose. Thats a thing right?
"Be Legendary."
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Did the Wolves just lose?
"When we all think alike, nobody is thinking" - Walter Lippmann
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." ~ Frederick Douglass
"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them." ~ Frederick Douglass