Other Sports Was the NBA draft lottery fixed? - Page 2

Deberg_1990 · 05-31-2012, 06:45 AM

Hmmmmmmm

http://www.huliq.com/13303/conspirac...2012-nba-draft

The Hornets, who had the 4th-best chance of winning the No. 1 pick at 13.7 percent, were chosen to select first in June's NBA Draft. The revelation puts the Hornets in a prime position to select Kentucky big man Anthony Davis, the consensus top prospect in this year's draft.

The Charlotte Bobcats, who suffered through the worst season in NBA history, held the best chance of grabbing the top pick, but unfortunately for owner Michael Jordan and company, the team fell to the second pick.

Rounding out the top five were the Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings.

With the Hornets jumping three spots to the top selection, several eyebrows were immediately raised. New Orleans had been operated by the NBA and commissioner David Stern since 2010 before being sold to Tom Benson last month. Stern famously invoked his powers as team operator to reject a proposed trade before last season that would have sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. In that deal, New Orleans would have landed Luis Scola and Kevin Martin from the Houston Rockets, as well as other draft considerations.

Several columnists immediately referenced the conflict of interest surrounding the draft lottery results.

"No. 3 pick to Washington; No. 2 to Charlotte, No. 1 to league-owned New Orleans. Conspiracy theorists sound off...now," tweeted Sam Amick, basketball writer for SI.com.

"The Fix is In! The Fix is In! Just kidding....," tweeted Aaron Bruski of NBC Universal.

Whether by luck or with the help of the commish, the Hornets will certainly accept the top pick with open arms. New Orleans limped to a 21-45 record, as Eric Gordon, the key piece acquired in the eventual Paul-to-Clippers trade, missed much of the season and failed to make an impact.

With the freshman Davis likely headed to the Big Easy, other lottery teams will turn their attention to a variety of other prospects. Davis' teammate at Kentucky, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, is considered a top-five talent, as are UConn big man Andre Drummond and Kansas power forward Thomas Robinson.

The NBA Draft takes place on Thursday, June 28, at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.

NBA Draft Lottery Results
1. New Orleans Hornets
2. Charlotte Bobcats
3. Washington Wizards
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
5. Sacramento Kings
6. Brooklyn Nets (pick traded to Portland)
7. Golden State Warriors
8. Toronto Raptors
9. Detroit Pistons
10. Minnesota Timberwolves (pick traded to New Orleans)
11. Portland Trailblazers
12. Milwaukee Bucks
13. Phoenix Suns
14. Houston Rockets

Sannyasi · 05-31-2012, 10:21 AM

I was really hoping Cleveland would get the number one pick again. With Irving and Davis they would have the potential to be a powerhouse in the East in a few years. Instead New Orleans is just another bad team with a good player.

whoman69 · 05-31-2012, 01:52 PM

While I have heard from the talking heads that such a circumstance is improbable, it can't be just a coincidence that every time a big player comes up, they happen to land with the team that the NBA would most like to see come up with that pick.

Do away with the lottery. I heard the reasons for the lottery and they're stupid. If a team is going to tank to get the first pick, they're still going to tank to get the best chance to get the first pick. The fact that the worst team only has a one in four shot of getting that pick is ridiculous. Its all theatre with no theatrics. Its like watching paint dry.

**CrazyPhuD** · 05-31-2012, 01:53 PM

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whoman69 · 05-31-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD

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**RealSNR** · 05-31-2012, 04:15 PM

I wish there would have been a lottery just in this year's NFL draft so the Colts could ****ing fall to 4th overall or something like that. **** those guys.

Only kidding, though. The lottery is AIDS. My Timberwolves got ****ed in the ass last year when the league wanted to play up Cleveland's redemption storyline. The other team to get ****ed hard in past years has been the Nets.

Lottery is garbage. The worst team gets the best player. Just leave that shit alone.

L.A. Chieffan · 05-31-2012, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

I wish there would have been a lottery just in this year's NFL draft so the Colts could ****ing fall to 4th overall or something like that. **** those guys.

Only kidding, though. The lottery is AIDS. My Timberwolves got ****ed in the ass last year when the league wanted to play up Cleveland's redemption storyline. The other team to get ****ed hard in past years has been the Nets.

Lottery is garbage. The worst team gets the best player. Just leave that shit alone.

In theory you're right but let's face it, teams are going to tank and not even try to make it seem legit.

Pitt Gorilla · 05-31-2012, 06:13 PM

It's nearly impossible (highly, highly improbable) that anyone will actually win a Powerball jackpot. Yet, it happens. It's much, much, MUCH more likely that the Hornets would win the NBA lottery.

**RealSNR** · 05-31-2012, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

In theory you're right but let's face it, teams are going to tank and not even try to make it seem legit.

So with accusations of the Bobcats deliberately tanking games, do you think that's what's going on?

You rarely see that in the NBA, actually. Teams that "tank" games do so because the coaching job being done is a giant miscarriage.

**Buck** · 05-31-2012, 06:43 PM

If there was a fix, I guarantee you they did it for basketball reasons.

L.A. Chieffan · 05-31-2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

So with accusations of the Bobcats deliberately tanking games, do you think that's what's going on?

You rarely see that in the NBA, actually. Teams that "tank" games do so because the coaching job being done is a giant miscarriage.

Just read about the 1984 season and why they implemented the lottery in the first place it was ugly.

Al Bundy · 05-31-2012, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

Just read about the 1984 season and why they implemented the lottery in the first place it was ugly.

Yet teams still tank. I'm glad the Warriors tanked and were able to keep their pick this year.

L.A. Chieffan · 05-31-2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Al Bundy

Yet teams still tank. I'm glad the Warriors tanked and were able to keep their pick this year.

They can tank but they're not guaranteed anything.

**Kyle DeLexus** · 05-31-2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

They can tank but they're not guaranteed anything.

Just imagine the year of LeBron if the team in last was actually guaranteed to get him.

whoman69 · 05-31-2012, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

In theory you're right but let's face it, teams are going to tank and not even try to make it seem legit.

Then you start taking away picks.

**Reaper16** · 05-31-2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by whoman69

Then you start taking away picks.

But you'd have to prove that a team was tanking. And unless the organization is inept at crime (like, say, Tom Benson's New Orleans Saints) that is going to be very difficult to do.

05-31-2012, 06:45 AM
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05-31-2012, 10:21 AM	#16
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