2010 NBA Draft Lottery Thread

[crc21209]

So the question is....will the Nets actually win it or will there be another surprise like last year when the Clippers won it?

[baseline bum]

Go Minnesota. I can't wait to see a Rubio/Flynn/Wall lineup. Too bad they didn't keep Ty Lawson too.

[Chieflion]

John Wall would be the best partner for LeBron. They both like to dance.

[crc21209]

John Wall would be the best partner for LeBron. They both like to dance.

:lol

[HarlemHeat37]

That John Wall dance is just..ugh..

[crc21209]

And so it begins...

[HarlemHeat37]

Wow, this guy sounds like the White David Aldridge..

Hoping the Nets or Clippers win..have a feeling it will be Indiana or Philly..

[Scola]

Its starting....

wth...they cut to commercials at the worst time possible.

[crc21209]

Oh come on damn it! :lol

[Scola]

Wow, this guy sounds like the White David Aldridge..

Hoping the Nets or Clippers win..have a feeling it will be Indiana or Philly..

Outside of the Nets those teams have virtually no chance.

Clippers = 23/1000 (2.3%)
Indiana = 11/1000 (1.1%)
Philly = 53/1000 (5.3%)

Maybe Philly, but they still have to get super lucky...

[crc21209]

Wow Aaron Brooks looks pretty damn dorky with those glasses...:lol

[Juanobili]

here we go.... I think

[Scola]

Wow the Twolves dropped, philly went up

Yeah, horrible glasses by Brooks :lol

[crc21209]

It's between Jersey, Philly, and Washington now..

[baseline bum]

Philly, Washington, and New Jersey are the top 3.

[Juanobili]

wow, phi and wash out of nowhere

this is gonna be interesting

[Amarelooms]

Please don't let the nets get it....I hope Philly gets it lol

:elephant

[Chieflion]

My pick, the Wizards, looking good so far.

[Scola]

I'm calling it now

1) NJ
2) Washington
3) Philly

[baseline bum]

Iverson or Arenas would both be great mentors for Wall.

[usdane]

The top 3 picks stays in the East

[DJ Mbenga]

lol what irony would it be if the sixers win it. they would have to trade the guy they sent to represent them!

[crc21209]

Wow the Nets got the 3rd pick!

[Scola]

Lol NETS got owned :lmao:lmao:lmao

[Amarelooms]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSs......fuck you nets....FAIL

:elephant

[lurker]

Poor Nets.

[Juanobili]

wow... just wow lol

[DJ Mbenga]

that lady in yellow should watch her back. "i will break you, slut!"

[baseline bum]

Alright, time to draft another Kwame Brown!

[redzero]

Well... whore.

[crc21209]

:lol If Wall goes to Washington...

[Chieflion]

Woohoo. Prediction successful!

[Scola]

What team is Arenas getting traded to ? :lol

[XFactor]

Well there goes Nets chance at grabbing Lebron.

[Pelicans78]

Wall is a good fit for the Wiz.

[Dex]

:lmao Poor Nets fans. Maybe it's best since the team won't be in NJ long anyways, but damn.

[Amarelooms]

One team down and out of Lebron running...fuck you New Jersey....how is Devin Harris looking? Now need something bad to happen to Chicago and Miami and Bron Bron will be on his way to big D

:elephant

[Sisk]

lol nets

[TIMMYD!]

I feel bad for Prohkorov, helping out the Nets might need to be postponed for another year.

[myhc]

holy crap, is the curse o les boulez finally over? :lol

[Chieflion]

Philly gets to draft Turner to team up with Iguodala.

[DJ Mbenga]

i wonder if wall likes guns?

[The_Dude]

Mikhail Gorbachev looked pissed. His Russian minions will be chopping hands off soon.

[baseline bum]

John Wall: FUCK!!!:depressed

I'd sure as hell rather be in DC than getting booed in Philly.

[DJ Mbenga]

I guess a rich ass Russian dude can't change the fact that it's the fucking Nets.

dont worry. stern will turn up dead tomorrow.

[Sisk]

lol what irony would it be if the sixers win it. they would have to trade the guy they sent to represent them!

who'd they send?

[Chieflion]

who'd they send?

Jrue Holiday.

[crc21209]

One team down and out of Lebron running...fuck you New Jersey....how is Devin Harris looking? Now need something bad to happen to Chicago and Miami and Bron Bron will be on his way to big D

:elephant

Riiiiight. I think the Nets are fine with Devin Harris anyway. The guy made the all-star team last season. Drafting Wall at #1 and trading Harris away might have been a big gamble..

[HarlemHeat37]

I almost hit that Philly pick..thankfully it missed..

[DMX7]

I'm scared just to live in an NBA city now that Mikhail Gorbachev lost the draft.

[Chieflion]

Nets made out okay as well. Derrick Favors would probably be in their ballpark and they get to fill up their power forward spot.

[Sisk]

Jrue Holiday.

Thanks :toast

[Come_On_Now]

John Wall looked shocked and concerned at the same time during that interview. I would be to if my shoes were in any danger of getting shit in.

[DJ Mbenga]

wall sure looks excited:

http://i49.tinypic.com/27z9j5d.png

[blkroadrunners]

Stinkuodala is gonna be traded by the off-season. Book it.

[21_Blessings]

This worked out great for the Lakers. All the West teams were shafted. Yet another season of the Lakers steamrolling their way through the Western Conference playoffs.

[Sisk]

Mikhail Prokhorov is the most badass owner of any sports team in America.

[TIMMYD!]

This worked out great for the Lakers. All the West teams were shafted. Yet another season of the Lakers steamrolling their way through the Western Conference playoffs.

Yeah, since all those teams were contenders and would only be getting better. :rolleyes

[DPG21920]

Utah got a very solid pick for being as good as they are. That is an underrated position they are in when you look at their current roster.

[TIMMYD!]

Mikhail Prokhorov is the most badass owner of any sports team in America.

I don't know him that well but I have to agree.

[Shastafarian]

This worked out great for the Lakers. All the West teams were shafted. Yet another season of the Lakers steamrolling their way through the Western Conference playoffs.

Because the Lakers need to be worried about lottery teams.

[DJ Mbenga]

john walls career is now over. thats the worst place he could have gone. good luck sharing the ball with gilbert.

[Chieflion]

Mikhail Prokhorov is the most badass owner of any sports team in America.

What about Michael Jordan?

[Amarelooms]

Mikhail Prokhorov is the most badass owner of any sports team in America.

Wrong again dummy...Cuban is the best and most "badass"

:elephant

[DPG21920]

john walls career is now over. thats the worst place he could have gone. good luck sharing the ball with gilbert.

Terrible spot for him. He is not going to be great anyways imo, but that sucks for him. I don't know how you can move Gil's contract. Unless they are willing to give the #1 pick to do it. Which they would not do.

[djohn2oo8]

What about Michael Jordan?

When you're making picks like Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison, I don't think so

[Scola]

http://www.gifsoup.com/view/531518/kobe-breaking-hill-s-ankles-o.gif

Kobe carries the ball in your gif.
He dribbles, takes 1 step, another step, and then continues to dribble.

[21_Blessings]

Yeah, since all those teams were contenders and would only be getting better. :rolleyes

What I meant was another 5 years of the Lakers steamrolling the West. :lol

And the Rockets are the Lakers biggest threat out West and they're drafting 14 :lmao

[Shastafarian]

Yeah Lakers will win 5 titles in a row with Derek Fisher and Jordan Farmar as their point guards. :lol

[Sisk]

What about Michael Jordan?

I like(d) MJ as a player, nothing more.


Wrong again dummy...Cuban is the best and most "badass"

:elephant

When was I wrong the first time?

[djohn2oo8]

What I meant was another 5 years of the Lakers steamrolling the West. :lol

And the Rockets are the Lakers biggest threat out West and they're drafting 14 :lmao

It'll be interesting to see how teams improve, if any in the West..

Portland - Greg Oden Curse
Utah - Pretenders each and every year
Spurs - Old, need a young scorer who can carry the load
Dallas -picking up JJB's option = main offseason move
OKC - Young, but needs experience
Suns - Don't even know what to put here
Lakers - Team to beat
Rockets - Good core in tact, however, NEED Bosh, or a shotblocking presence who can take pressure off of Yao. Basically, it's Bosh or bust

[JJ Hickson]

Riiiiight. I think the Nets are fine with Devin Harris anyway. The guy made the all-star team last season. Drafting Wall at #1 and trading Harris away might have been a big gamble..


Congrats on winning the dumbest post of the day award. The Nets are fine with Devin Harris and don't need John Wall? :lol Please learn the game or at least watch some college before you comment. John wall is fucking light years better than Devin Harris and has the potential to be the best PG in the league. Drafting him is the furthest thing from a gamble in this draft.

[DPG21920]

I don't like Cousins or Wall that much. I would hate to have the number 3 or 4 pick and be forced into taking Cousins. That dude seems like he will be a big time problem.

[Shastafarian]

Congrats on winning the dumbest post of the day award. The Nets are fine with Devin Harris and don't need John Wall? :lol Please learn the game or at least watch some college before you comment. John wall is fucking light years better than Devin Harris and has the potential to be the best PG in the league. Drafting him is the furthest thing from a gamble in this draft.

I'm not saying I disagree with you about Wall but why do you have to be a pussy and post this under a troll?

[Pistons < Spurs]

I don't like Cousins or Wall that much. I would hate to have the number 3 or 4 pick and be forced into taking Cousins. That dude seems like he will be a big time problem.

Cousins may need to grow up a bit, but I think the negative image he has received is way overblown. I think he could be a top 5 C in a very short time.

[Sisk]

I would hate to have the number 3 or 4 pick and be forced into taking Cousins. That dude seems like he will be a big time problem.

I completely agree. I love his game, but he just seems like a whiner. Or the potential to pull a Michael Beasley

[TFloss32]

Well, John Wall is officially pissed. Not hard to read his body language in that interview. Dude thought he was going to New Jersey with LeBron James.

[DPG21920]

Cousins may need to grow up a bit, but I think the negative image he has received is way overblown. I think he could be a top 5 C in a very short time.

I was speaking more about his game than his attitude. I question some things about his work ethic and attitude, and I know he put up phenomenal college numbers, but he is not very athletic and does not have the Al Jefferson type post moves to make up for it.

[tlongII]

It'll be interesting to see how teams improve, if any in the West..

Portland - Greg Oden Curse
Utah - Pretenders each and every year
Spurs - Old, need a young scorer who can carry the load
Dallas -picking up JJB's option = main offseason move
OKC - Young, but needs experience
Suns - Don't even know what to put here
Lakers - Team to beat
Rockets - Good core in tact, however, NEED Bosh, or a shotblocking presence who can take pressure off of Yao. Basically, it's Bosh or bust

All we need is a little good luck in the health department and we will dominate the West for the next 8 years.

[XFactor]

So what will the Wizards do with Arenas now that they have Wall?

[DPG21920]

What can they do? They are absolutely stuck with Arenas.

[TD 21]

If you don't think this thing is fixed, you're flat out naive. The Nets dropping, I'll admit, I have no explanation for. The Timberwolves, Kings and Warriors? Predictable. Small market teams that the league doesn't care about in the case of the former two and the latter one, they do well even though they're a joke, so what's the incentive to give them a major prospect? There isn't one. Who moved up? Struggling, going nowhere, big market teams, the Wizards and the 76ers.

Just like the Magic inexplicably won the lottery two years in a row and three times in their short history and all with major prospects available at the top. Why? Because they're a market the league cares about. Just like the Bulls winning the lottery despite the fact that there chance of doing so was extremely low; didn't matter. There was a local phenom, they were mired in a decade of mediocrity, so conveniently they won it. Just like the Bucks and Raptors, two small market teams that the league doesn't care about, conveniently won the lottery the two years that there wasn't a franchise player/superstar in the making to be had with the 1st pick.

This is all crafted. They're not stupid, so if the Knicks are in the 6-8 range, they'll never give them the 1st pick. Why? They don't need to, because it would be too obvious and because they do well enough as is.

[ginobili's bald spot]

So what will the Wizards do with Arenas now that they have Wall?

With or without this pick they wanted to get rid of him. Unfortunately for them NOBODY is taking his contract or his issues.

[D2Procon]

If you don't think this thing is fixed, you're flat out naive. The Nets dropping, I'll admit, I have no explanation for. The Timberwolves, Kings and Warriors? Predictable. Small market teams that the league doesn't care about in the case of the former two and the latter one, they do well even though they're a joke, so what's the incentive to give them a major prospect? There isn't one. Who moved up? Struggling, going nowhere, big market teams, the Wizards and the 76ers.

Just like the Magic inexplicably won the lottery two years in a row and three times in their short history and all with major prospects available at the top. Why? Because they're a market the league cares about. Just like the Bulls winning the lottery despite the fact that there chance of doing so was extremely low; didn't matter. There was a local phenom, they were mired in a decade of mediocrity, so conveniently they won it. Just like the Bucks and Raptors, two small market teams that the league doesn't care about, conveniently won the lottery the two years that there wasn't a franchise player/superstar in the making to be had with the 1st pick.

This is all crafted. They're not stupid, so if the Knicks are in the 6-8 range, they'll never give them the 1st pick. Why? They don't need to, because it would be too obvious and because they do well enough as is.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154670

[ginobili's bald spot]

Just like the Magic inexplicably won the lottery two years in a row and three times in their short history and all with major prospects available at the top. Why? Because they're a market the league cares about.


:lmao You realize you owned yourself with this section don't you? Orlando is a small market dipshit. At least know what you are talking about or do some research if you are going to post some half baked conspiracy theory.

[BlackSwordsMan]

do spurs have at least a 3rd round pick they do pretty good picking nobodies

[D2Procon]

:lmao You realize you owned yourself with this section don't you? Orlando is a small market dipshit. At least know what you are talking about or do some research if you are going to post some half baked conspiracy theory.

What are you trying to say? He is right about Stern. He has the whole NBA played out to the exact science. What David Stern wants, David Stern gets.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Metropolitan Statistical Areas of the United States of America


27. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA 2,082,421

28. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA 2,072,128





Look they are the same as San Antonio. I guess that means the Spurs are a big market team too. :lol

[TD 21]

:lmao You realize you owned yourself with this section don't you? Orlando is a small market dipshit. At least know what you are talking about or do some research if you are going to post some half baked conspiracy theory.

I never said they weren't retard, learn to fucking read if you're going to call someone out. The reality is Orlando has always been a market that the league has cared about. Anyone who's followed the league would know that.

[SenorSpur]

Well, John Wall is officially pissed. Not hard to read his body language in that interview. Dude thought he was going to New Jersey with LeBron James.

Who knows? Perhaps LeBrick will now consider the Wizards among his list of possible destinations.

[duncan228]

So what will the Wizards do with Arenas now that they have Wall?


Grunfeld: No. 1 pick has no bearing on Arenas (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-draftlottery-arenas)

Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld says winning the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft does not affect the team’s plans for Gilbert Arenas.

Arenas is a three-time All-Star guard who was suspended most of this season by the league after bringing guns into Washington’s locker room. He has four years left on his Wizards contract.

In a conference call with reporters after winning Tuesday’s draft lottery, Grunfeld said: “Gilbert is still with us. He’s been down at our gym, working out and getting ready. The more good players you have, the better.”

The two players considered likeliest to go first in the draft are guards: Kentucky’s John Wall and Ohio State’s Evan Turner. Grunfeld used the word “outstanding” to describe both Tuesday.

[Basketballgirl25]

Riiiiight. I think the Nets are fine with Devin Harris anyway. The guy made the all-star team last season. Drafting Wall at #1 and trading Harris away might have been a big gamble..

Being a Nets fan, I have to say you could be right. The number 3 pick can actually turn out to be good for Nets looking for past drafts and players. So nothing wrong with it at all:toast

[ginobili's bald spot]

I never said they weren't retard, learn to fucking read if you're going to call someone out. The reality is Orlando has always been a market that the league has cared about. Anyone who's followed the league would know that.

So in other words you say the league fixes the lottery for large market teams and when the facts don't back up what you say your explanation is "oh well the league just cares about that market". :lol VERY convincing argument. You have obviously put a lot of objective thought into this. Gray spur fan never fails to disappoint with their brilliance.

[TD 21]

That's not what I said. Again, if you're going to call me out, either directly quote me or at least get the gist of what I'm saying; don't just make things up.

If you've closely followed the league for any length of time, you'll know that there's certain markets they care about and others that they don't.

You're just a Lakers fan, so when you heard of something like this you automatically took offense. Get over it.

[Basketballgirl25]

Wrong again dummy...Cuban is the best and most "badass"

:elephant

actually George Steinbrenner is the best and most badass, his team knows how to spend and win:toast

[Juanobili]

Can't Mikaelov just buy the pick from the Wizards for an insane amount of money?

[DPG21920]

No amount of money will buy the number 1 pick. It would take getting rid of a terrible contract and some talent.

[ginobili's bald spot]

That's not what I said. Again, if you're going to call me out, either directly quote me or at least get the gist of what I'm saying; don't just make things up.

If you've closely followed the league for any length of time, you'll know that there's certain markets they care about and others that they don't.

You're just a Lakers fan, so when you heard of something like this you automatically took offense. Get over it.

I already have directly quoted you and unlike you have brought actual facts to the argument which you can not dispute. It's also extremely ironic that you would say I have something to get over. Am I the one posting conspiracy theories that I can't even back up with facts? It looks to me that you are the one who has something to get over son.

[TD 21]

I never claimed to have factual evidence; just common sense and knowledge of the league, two things you obviously lack. Or, your affinity for the Lakers is clouding your judgment on this.

There's no way this could be backed up with facts, unless the league blew it and let the cat out of the bag. But, that doesn't mean they don't rig it. And you know what? I get it. Clearly no one can track what they do and on top of that, when you're dealing with major assets like top prospects, it's best to have them in a market that you think is most beneficial for the league. Right now, they need to get Philadelphia and Washington going again.