maverick4
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If there were any doubts, they have been erased now. Consider the top 6 picks, in order:
1 Portland (didn't tank)
2 Seattle (didn't tank)
3 Atlanta (didn't tank)
4 Memphis (tanked, got worst pick possible)
5 Celtics (tanked, got worst pick possible)
6 Bucks (tanked, got worst pick possible)
This was Stern sending a message to all the teams that tanked. The 3 worst teams each got their worst pick possible (what are the odds?). Atlanta had to be in the top 3, or else had to trade their pick to Phoenix. The top two picks went to teams with the two lowest attendances and were about to move cities; the draft now saves these 2 franchises and revives a fanbase. Seriously look at the percentages, there is no way this all was possible without some fixing, it's ridiculous and disgusting at the same time.
Do people know that the ping pong balls are not selected in public? It is done in secret.
Can some stat guy come up with the odds of all this happening? Something like 1 in a million...
1 Portland (didn't tank)
2 Seattle (didn't tank)
3 Atlanta (didn't tank)
4 Memphis (tanked, got worst pick possible)
5 Celtics (tanked, got worst pick possible)
6 Bucks (tanked, got worst pick possible)
This was Stern sending a message to all the teams that tanked. The 3 worst teams each got their worst pick possible (what are the odds?). Atlanta had to be in the top 3, or else had to trade their pick to Phoenix. The top two picks went to teams with the two lowest attendances and were about to move cities; the draft now saves these 2 franchises and revives a fanbase. Seriously look at the percentages, there is no way this all was possible without some fixing, it's ridiculous and disgusting at the same time.
Do people know that the ping pong balls are not selected in public? It is done in secret.
Can some stat guy come up with the odds of all this happening? Something like 1 in a million...
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