Sixers officially lock up 2nd worst record

[Sect 236]

Do you still think Stauskas is a 2nd rounder?

Yes…because if I go back on it now, that's admitting defeat.

In all honesty, he was a second rounder last year, I didn't watch much UM this year until the tourny so my opinion was based off of last year. He's a top 15 pick at this point.

[ashaman]

With Orlando winning and the Sixers losing tonight, they can do no better than second worst. Thus, we should have at least the 2nd pick in the draft (or if the basketball gods are looking down upon us, the first pick :D ).

Now that 76ers locked up 2nd worst record, and they can't catch the Bucks for the worst record, I reckon we'll go on a winning streak from now on! No tanking needed! Let's go 76ers. Show your true color!

[TerpEagle]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery

Every team that doesn't make the playoffs has a shot. Some, more than others.

Yeah I knew that part of it. And it is only for the first 3 picks then the seed the remaining teams that "lost" the lottery based on record.

[Sect 236]

Yeah I knew that part of it. And it is only for the first 3 picks then the seed the remaining teams that "lost" the lottery based on record.

Oh I see what you're saying. I misread your initial question.

[rothdawg]

Yes…because if I go back on it now, that's admitting defeat.

In all honesty, he was a second rounder last year, I didn't watch much UM this year until the tourny so my opinion was based off of last year. He's a top 15 pick at this point.

The Sixers should be able to get a good player with the Pelicans picks. Young, Harris, Hood, Stauskas, ect. Maybe Adrian Payne or Patric Young in the 2nd round?

I'm actually very excited for the draft.

[Anthony]

A friend of mine in work said could you imagine the lottery goes like this?

#1- Boston
#2- Lakers
#3- New Orleans
#4- Milwaukee
#5- Sixers

No 2nd pick for Sixers, stays with NO in this case.

Odds are highly unlikely but that could happen.

Also, there is a lottery game on ESPN. Link is below. It runs on the real odds. Sixers only won the first pick 2 times out of 10, only lost New Orleans pick once out of 10 when I played it:

http://espn.go.com/nba/lottery2014/mockdraft

[JuTMSY4]

Also, there is a lottery game on ESPN. Link is below. It runs on the real odds. Sixers only won the first pick 2 times out of 10, only lost New Orleans pick once out of 10 when I played it:

http://espn.go.com/nba/lottery2014/mockdraft

Let me get this straight: The sixers have a 19.9% chance at the first pick and they won 2 out of the 10 times you played it?


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[Sect 236]

The Sixers should be able to get a good player with the Pelicans picks. Young, Harris, Hood, Stauskas, ect. Maybe Adrian Payne or Patric Young in the 2nd round?

I'm actually very excited for the draft.

I'm a huge Payne fan for the Pels' pick. I think his skill set is a great fit for what Brett Brown likes to do. Sure, he's a little older and he's at or near his ceiling, but he's got a lot of talent and as evident by the Princess Lacey thing, he's one hell of a standup guy.

[ashaman]

10 times is a very small sample size! Try 100 times to get a better picture!

[Snakebitten]

We do chicken right

The more we look forward to a draft. The more likely they will choke the chicken. While they may have better individual odds than most, they still have a better chance to drop down the draft board. I see this being another Tim Duncan or Patrick Kane type fiasco. They couldn't even tank correctly.

[phillyeagles36]

hopefully parker leaves... If not, Wiggins then Randle.. Fuck exum

[Ground_Meat]

There's a ton of mathematical reasoning behind it, but the easiest way to explain it is...it's just the way the lottery works. Worst record guarantees no lower than 4th.

Am I right in thinking that even the 14th worst team (still in the lottery) still has a (1%) chance to grab the #1 overall pick, however?

[Sect 236]

Am I right in thinking that even the 14th worst team (still in the lottery) still has a (1%) chance to grab the #1 overall pick, however?

As Terp and I were discussing…every team that misses the playoffs has a shot at the #1 pick. The lottery determines the top 3 picks. 4-14 is then slotted based on who didn't make it into the top 3 and what their record was.

That's why, with the 2nd worst record, they are guaranteed no worse than 5. If the 3rd, 4th and 5th worst teams won the lottery in that order, the #1 worst team would pick 4th and #2 would pick 5th.

[Ground_Meat]

As Terp and I were discussing…every team that misses the playoffs has a shot at the #1 pick. The lottery determines the top 3 picks. 4-14 is then slotted based on who didn't make it into the top 3 and what their record was.

That's why, with the 2nd worst record, they are guaranteed no worse than 5. If the 3rd, 4th and 5th worst teams won the lottery in that order, the #1 worst team would pick 4th and #2 would pick 5th.

Gotcha. Man, if the Pelicans somehow pull into that top 5 pick (especially #1), I'm gonna lose it.

[JuTMSY4]

Gotcha. Man, if the Pelicans somehow pull into that top 5 pick (especially #1), I'm gonna lose it.

there is indeed a scenario where the Sixers pick 1 and 2...