Get Crunk: NBA Draft Lottery
Uncategorized May 22nd. 2007, 3:32pm
Tuesday confession: all that love we profess for the likes of Jessica Biel, Sarah Shahi and Jessica Alba? We harbor a deep-seeded lust of equal proportions for the NBA lottery and the NBA draft. For the longest time we’ve maintained that the NBA draft is far superior to the NFL draft for two reasons: 1) No Chris Berman, 2) Instant impact. Slowly making a run at third: the NBA lottery drinking game!
Though we’ll be putting up an informed, projected draft over at the Fanhouse less than 15 minutes after the lottery is complete, we’ll also be covering it here tomorrow.
Three wacky theories to ponder prior to the hopper door opening:
* Red Auerbach died this past season, and in honor of his passing, the Celtics get the No. 1 pick.
* Steve Nash and the Suns were robbed in the playoffs, so David Stern rigs it so Phoenix definitely gets 4th pick in the upcoming draft (from Atlanta).
* Indiana, an embarrassment to the league (Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, Jamaal Tinsley), will not get a Top 10 pick, and thus lose their pick to Atlanta.
Why the Grizzlies NEED to win the lottery (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Draft lottery’s been a Spur in Celtics’ side (Boston Herald)
Michael Jordan’s Kids Like to Party (Deuce of Davenport) [This is completely unrelated, but we forgot to toss it in the roundup, and felt this was an appropriate place.]
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May 22nd, 2007 at 3:38 PM
Another “wacky theory” to contemplate…
The NBA will also rig the lottery so that the Knicks will get the second pick in the draft, and therefore have to hand it over to the Bulls. This should be considered Stern’s Divine Punishment for Dolan and Isiah running the team in the NBA’s biggest market into the ground.
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:40 PM
Hey!…You’re making it sound like the lottery is fixed.
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:54 PM
What is wacky about Indiana not getting a Top 10 pick? They only have a 1-2 % chance of getting one, so it’s not like it will take much of a conspiracy to keep it from them.
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:03 PM
This is bullshit. Can’t they just give the Wizards a single token ball? It’s not like we were a “real” playoff team without Gil and Caron.
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:57 PM
If the Celtics dont get the #1 pick, you may not be hearing from me for a while.
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:18 PM
Whatever Jay, the Sox are still 9 1/2 up on the Yankees, and the Patriots are going 19-0. You’ll survive. lol
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:15 PM
Is Ike Thomas going to be in attendance, will he have to walk up and accept the #1 pick and then hand it to Scott Skiles and the Bulls? Would this not be the single funniest moment in the history of any draft.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:39 PM
They need to do something about the lottery. They should actually have a penalty where the team that finishes with the worst record automatically doesn’t get a top 3 pick. That would put an end to tanking games. And, to make it interesting, give that pick to the lottery team that finishes with best record. We would have all these teams battling it out into the end of the regular season as opposed to the garbage we see now.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:42 PM
Thank you Diallo Tyson for reminding me of those facts. I’ll try to remember them while I’m setting up the noose after we get the third pick.
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:55 PM
Just demote the two teams with the worst records to the D-League and cut the bullshit. Maybe when their TV contracts and advertising money is on the line they’ll play each game with a sense of urgency.
May 23rd, 2007 at 12:51 AM
Well Jay, it was nice knowing you. I’ll be sure to pour out some liquor for you this weekend. Grey Goose OK?
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:42 AM
Reasons why you shouldn’t buy a custom-made Greg Oden jersey before the NBA Draft Lottery (see idiot Celtic fan shown during ESPN Draft Lottery coverage)
#1 – See NBA 2007 Draft Lottery results