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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

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    How is it a bad idea? What other way do you propose the NBA should handle the way they determine the draft order?
    The same way every other sport does it.
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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

    It's not as easy to tank in the other sports.
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    Great point Zito! I like the idea, don't like the theatrics.

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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

    How is it easier to tank in basketball than other sports?
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    Simple, look at what the heat did.

    Their rotation ended up featuring the likes of Earl Barron, Chris Quinn, and half a dozen of NDBL's finest.
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    Oh, and their "coach" focused more on college basketball games than his own team.
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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

    And teams in other sports are incapable of starting their scrubs at the end of the season?
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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

    I'm with Hollywood on this one.

    And even if zito is right and a team can tank easier, what is the purpose of not giving the worst team the first pick? Just because a team can tank easier doesn't mean it goes the other way around just as easily. Give the worst team the first pick and go backwards, just like every other sport. It's that simple. Teams tank because of poor management and coaching, and poor play on the court, not because they didn't get a high enough draft pick. And if a team tanks, well then they get rewarded with a high pick the next draft. That's how every other sport does it, it works, and that's how it should be done in basketball.

    Otherwise, teams like the Knicks stay in the celler forever. And that's no fun for a fan, and likewise it's bad for the sport.
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    That's just it. The worst team wouldn't necessarily get the pick. It would go to a team that tanked.

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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by love_that_reefer View Post
    That's just it. The worst team wouldn't necessarily get the pick. It would go to a team that tanked.
    if they tanked it means they suck and deserve a high pick. there's plenty of games in the season, enough to tell if a team is underperforming or if they suck. the heat sucked this year, end of story.
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    No, if a team tanks that means they are trying to be the worst to gain more chances of getting the #1 pick. Memphis has far less talent than the Heat. Again, tanking allows teams that aren't the worst to be the worst.

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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by love_that_reefer View Post
    No, if a team tanks that means they are trying to be the worst to gain more chances of getting the #1 pick. Memphis has far less talent than the Heat. Again, tanking allows teams that aren't the worst to be the worst.
    then why hasn't this become a problem in other sports with a record-based draft? this doesn't happen, they would ruin their fan base if a team did this, just like miami did this year
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    GF, I don't think you're getting what we mean by "tanked"

    We're talking about losing intentionally for the purpose of getting the worst record, and thereby the 1st pick.

    But my 2 questions for KOZ are

    1) Why are teams not able to tank in other sports?

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    2) If a draft lottery is supposed to be a deterrant to bad teams tanking why are the Heat still doing it with the system in place?
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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

    Quote Originally Posted by HollywoodLeo View Post
    GF, I don't think you're getting what we mean by "tanked"

    We're talking about losing intentionally for the purpose of getting the worst record, and thereby the 1st pick.

    But my 2 questions for KOZ are

    1) Why are teams not able to tank in other sports?

    and

    2) If a draft lottery is supposed to be a deterrant to bad teams tanking why are the Heat still doing it with the system in place?
    I know exactly what you mean by tank

    I already posed your #1 question, and you are correct in bringing up #2.
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    Re: NBA Draft Lottery

    I don't like the lottery system, only because you're assuming teams will tank. And clearly, it doesn't prevent tanking, as we saw the Heat tank this year. I think they have to go with the straightforward format used by other leagues and just police teams to prevent tanking.

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