Draft Lottery

[KidCongo]

Who you got getting the no.1?

Memphis:downspin:

[Flintstones32]

pacers gonna pull the upset. :p:

[sribb43]

Portland

[endrity]

Portland

If they add Rose to Roy, Oden, Aldrige, Fernandez and they have a team that will kill for years to come. And with Allen's deep pockets they should be able to offer contacts to all of them even in the future.

[Matchman]

it has been decided that the League will try to save the New York Knicks by giving them the first overall pick~! u heard it here first

[slowchild25]

I would like to see Portland win it just to see everyone's head explode! You thought the West was tough before? Geez.

[SA-dynasty]

If Memphis gets the No.1 pick, i am going to be the first saying the NBA is rigged. Stern gave Gasol to lakers in exchange for nothing, unless he promised the no. 1 pick.

What do you guys think?

:lobt2:

[JamStone]

LA Clippers and then Elgin Baylor selects Brook Lopez with the #1 overall pick.

[stretch]

The Lakers and Celtics will get the #1 and #2 picks, courtesy of David Stern.

[JMarkJohns]

New York and Miami go #1/#2... either order...

[xtremesteven33]

1- Miami Heat
2- Indiana Pacers
3- Memphis Grizzlies
4- New York Knicks
5- Golden State Warriors
6- Sacramento Kings
7- New Jersey Nets

[JamStone]

1- Miami Heat
2- Indiana Pacers
3- Memphis Grizzlies
4- New York Knicks
5- Golden State Warriors
6- Sacramento Kings
7- New Jersey Nets

It's not mathematically possible that Seattle lands outside the top 5 and Minnesota lands outside the top 7. At worst, the Timberwolves will have th 7th pick. At worst, Seattle will have th 5th pick.

[SpursChampsIII]

If Memphis gets the No.1 pick, i am going to be the first saying the NBA is rigged. Stern gave Gasol to lakers in exchange for nothing, unless he promised the no. 1 pick.

What do you guys think?

:lobt2:

I think the league will give it to Memphis so they can promptly trade it to the Lakers for thes rest of the scraps left over after the Gasol trade. I hope Memphis sucks forever for making one of the dumbest moves in NBA history.

[Kriz-Maxima]

as long as its not Miami im cool.

[ducks]

knicks

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I would like to see Portland win it just to see everyone's head explode! You thought the West was tough before? Geez.

That would be comedy gold and something I'm kind of rooting for.

[misterx91578]

Sonics

[deadratsam]

I got this feeling that whoever had the 4th most ping-pong balls will win 1st spot.
Isn't that Memphis?

If not them then whoever has the 7th most.

This really should be a vbookie bet.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

LA Clippers and then Elgin Baylor selects Brook Lopez with the #1 overall pick.

:lol

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I want Minnesota to win.

[Pistons < Spurs]

I didn't realize that the Sonics have 6 picks in this years draft! Crazy.

[Trainwreck2100]

I didn't realize that the Sonics have 6 picks in this years draft! Crazy.

I think they have 7 next year

[baseline bum]

I'm going for Portland and the Clippers.

[ducks]

it will be a east team

[jag]

Doris burke is ruining everything. Not to mention, Stern made her look like a infant when she asked about OJ Mayo

[jag]

Also, IMO Dan Gallinari could/should be a top 5 pick.

[lefty]

Is it me or is Jay-Z dumb?

[Kriz-Maxima]

OMG start this piece of shit already.

[PlayoffEx-static]

I don't really care who falls where, with two exceptions: I want those tanker Heat to fall to #4, and I want Memphis to drop as far as possible.

[ShoogarBear]

Lottery Chat!

[jag]

The Bobcats cannot catch a break

[Kriz-Maxima]

Loved Mike's face.

[Pistons < Spurs]

ouch Grizz...

[ShoogarBear]

F the Griz. Fuckin' Collusionists.

[lefty]

:lmao Portland and NY

[jag]

Loved Mike's face.

Seeing that look was like knocking out Phoenix all over again.

[lefty]

Seeing that look was like knocking out Phoenix all over again.

:lol

[ShoogarBear]

I guess I'm rooting for Chicago to get it. Kevin McHale and Pat Riley don't deserve shit.

The Bulls with Beasley? Hokey smokes.

[ShoogarBear]

OMG, this music is so corny.

[SAtown]

14) Golden State

13) Portland

12) Sacramento

11) Indiana

10) New Jersey

9) Charlotte

8) Milwaukee

7) LA Clippers

6) New York

5) Memphis

4) Seattle

3) Minnesota

2) Miami

1) Chicago

[ShoogarBear]

The Bulls with Beasley? Hokey smokes.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Shit ... the Bulls and Heat get the top 2 picks.

Beasley and Rose to play in the East.

[lefty]

Fucking Teddy Bear :flipoff

[ShoogarBear]

LMAO at the season ticket plug.

[jag]

The East is still gonna blow...let's just keep it real. And the Bulls still have a terrible owner, but i'm kinda glad they got it and not the Heat.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Chicago should trade Hinrich, and draft Rose.

[PlayoffEx-static]

D'Antoni should NEVER play poker. Gawd, he looked like someone shot his dog.

[lefty]

I guess I'm rooting for Chicago to get it. Kevin McHale and Pat Riley don't deserve shit.

The Bulls with Beasley? Hokey smokes.

They don't deserve it; they found a way to lose Elton Brand.
They fired Scott Skiles, who wasn't to blame.

But with different people in the FO, it may be different

[mystargtr34]

What a joke

[ShoogarBear]

Chicago should trade Hinrich to the Knicks

To the Knicks? For what?

[Horry For 3!]

Heat need a PG bad. They better hope Rose isn't selected #1 overrall.

[Anti.Hero]

It's so weird to see D'Antoni with a Knicks logo.

[JamStone]

Bulls have to take Rose. Simply have to. Hometown kid and huge draw.

Package Hinrich and whoever else for post player.

[ShoogarBear]

It's so weird to see D'Antoni with a Knicks logo.

What can you say? The man likes orange.

[lefty]

It's so weird to see D'Antoni with a Knicks logo.

Not really.

But with Mike, the mess will be organized.

[mystargtr34]

I think the Bulls should take Beasley... but then Tyrus Thomas becomes expendable and a wasted pick.

Maybe they package Hinrich and Gordon for a big 2 guard and a post player and take Rose

[Horry For 3!]

Rose
Wade
Marion
Haslem
Blount

That is a pretty good starting 5.

[monosylab1k]

Heat need a PG bad. They better hope Rose isn't selected #1 overrall.

Michael Beasley will be a pretty nice consolation prize.

[Behrooz24]

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[monosylab1k]

I think the Bulls should take Beasley... but then Tyrus Thomas becomes expendable and a wasted pick.

Josh Howard for Tyrus & Sefolosha.

[jag]

Not really.

But with Mike, the mess will be organized.

Organized into a fast break mess.

[ShoogarBear]

http://i27.tinypic.com/vysjts.gif

:lmao

[Ariel]

I guess I'm rooting for Chicago to get it. Kevin McHale and Pat Riley don't deserve shit.

The Bulls with Beasley? Hokey smokes.
ANOTHER combo forward, when they already have Deng, Tyrus Thomas, and Nocioni? Wouldn't Rose make more sense, considering they could really use a point guard who can create for others? Particularly now, that Hinrich is nowhere near the floor general he was supposed to be, and Gordon has turned into an overrated one dimensional 2 guard in PG's body. I don't know... but you'd think eventually they'd HAVE to address their weaknesses... right? Or are they molding themselves after the Hawks?

[Pistons < Spurs]

To the Knicks? For what?

I initially thought of the Knicks, as Dantoni was supposedly high on taking the Bulls job, and I think Hinrich could do well in that uptempo setting. If they could get get Crawfod ... or even Randolph, I'd do it.

But there's so many teams needing a PG, there's probably better, more realistic options.

And really it doesn't matter what they get in return, as long as they get rid of him and make way for Rose:lol

[Avery_Johnson]

Maybe now I'll change my mind and coach baasketbawl for tha Bulls. I'll call up John Paxson and we can talk over a couple of berras.

[Armando]

This is actually a no brainer for the Bulls. They have plenty of guards. Beasly meets their needs for frontcourt scoring.


Bulls-Beasly

Heat- Rose

[Avery_Johnson]

I could coach Derrick Rose for 4 years, get fruhsstrated and trade him away, and then after that he'll turn into a superstar at baasketbawl!

[Chauncey Biglips]

Did anybody else "That means the bulls move into top 3" after the 10th pick? I'm confused by it. so was it prerecorded?

[Avitus1]

Heat have a chance to be a good team. Hopefully they dont fuck up the 2 spot.

[sribb43]

http://i27.tinypic.com/vysjts.gif

:lmao...should have gone to Chi-town

[Kriz-Maxima]

http://i27.tinypic.com/vysjts.gif

:rollin Damn that was quick!

[ShoogarBear]

ANOTHER combo forward, when they already have Deng, Tyrus Thomas, and Nocioni? Wouldn't Rose make more sense, considering they could really use a point guard who can create for others? Particularly now, that Hinrich is nowhere near the floor general he was supposed to be, and Gordon has turned into an overrated one dimensional 2 guard in PG's body. I don't know... but you'd think eventually they'd HAVE to address their weaknesses... right? Or are they molding themselves after the Hawks?

Beasley >>> all those guys, and has the talent to be a premier scorer. Plus, trading one or two of them would fetch a lot more than they could get by trading Hinrich. Finally, I don't know if you give up on Hinrich after one bad year.

[sribb43]

Tyrus is just an athlete with limited basketball skills, i.e Stomile Swift, Hakim Warrick, etc.......Beasley is everything Thomas is not

[Ariel]

Did anybody else "That means the bulls move into top 3" after the 10th pick? I'm confused by it. so was it prerecorded?
The top 3 picks are determined by a lottery, the rest are from worse to best record amongst non playoff teams. If you are in the lottery and you got the nth worse record, you can either finish in the top 3, or in the n to n + 3 range if the teams with a better record get the first 3 spots. So if by the time the nth pick (10th in this case) was announced the team with the worse record still on the board isn't there (Bulls), then necessarily it means they got a top 3 pick.

[ShoogarBear]

Did anybody else "That means the bulls move into top 3" after the 10th pick? I'm confused by it. so was it prerecorded?

The lottery is only used to determine the first three picks,after that teams are ranked by record.

The Bulls had the ninth-best chance of winning the #1 pick. Once Charlotte (who had the 8th-best chance) was put into the #9 slot, that automatically meant that Chicago had to be one of the top 3 picks.

[Armando]

Heat have a chance to be a good team. Hopefully they dont fuck up the 2 spot.



What is there to fuck up? Is an easy choice. Bulls take Rose,Heat take Beasly. Bulls take Beasly then the Heat take Rose. Does not get easier then that. I doubt Riley takes OJ Mayo with the 2nd pick.

[Banzai]

http://i27.tinypic.com/vysjts.gif

:rollin

[JoeTait75]

Beasley >>> all those guys, and has the talent to be a premier scorer. Plus, trading one or two of them would fetch a lot more than they could get by trading Hinrich. Finally, I don't know if you give up on Hinrich after one bad year.

Besides, when you're drafting #1, you should draft for talent over need. Atlanta fucked up not so much because they didn't take a point guard but because they didn't take Chris Paul. If Beasley is the top talent available, they should take him and figure out what to do with Thomas and Nocioni later.

[Biggems]

D'Antoni should NEVER play poker. Gawd, he looked like someone shot his dog.

as a Spurs fan we are used to seeing that look from him:downspin::downspin:

[Ariel]

Beasley >>> all those guys, and has the talent to be a premier scorer. Plus, trading one or two of them would fetch a lot more than they could get by trading Hinrich. Finally, I don't know if you give up on Hinrich after one bad year.
If you think there is that big a difference in talent, then I understand your point. Most don't think so, however. But I can't really dismiss your take, since I only saw Rose play live (and loved his game), and only highlights of Beasley, so I'd have to give you the benefit of the doubt.

Still, I can't help but to realize that Hinrich is TWENTY SEVEN years old, and he's been in the league for 5 years now. At some point you have to consider the possibility he's simply not that good. And they need a guard much more so than another combo forward.

So if they're going with Beasley, they'd better package some combo forwards and / or Hinrich for a dependable PG, or else they're going nowhere no matter how much talent they stockpile.

[mVp]

Congrats to the Bulls! I think they should get Rose, and trade Hinrich.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

great news for the Nuggets. Nets got the 10th pick which means there is no way a trade happens. It sounds like it just Kiki starting rubbish rumours anyway.

The Nuggets would love Hinrich and it means he is much more available if they take Rose.

[Trainwreck2100]

Paxson will find a way to fuck up the pick.

[ShoogarBear]

With the first pick in the NBA draft, the Chicago Bulls select . . . Michael Bolton!

[Armando]

Paxson will find a way to fuck up the pick.



Remember it was Paxson that traded the rights to Aldridge for Tyrus Thomas.

[Ariel]

Remember it was Paxson that traded the rights to Aldridge for Tyrus Thomas.
Pick which he had previously acquired by trading faint hearted (both metaphorically and literally) Curry to New York, so I don't think you can be that harsh on him. He also raped Phoenix, in the trade that landed them the 7th pick used on Deng by sending them their pick the following year, which turned out to be 20 something (21st I think), which New York subsequently got and used on Nate Robinson. So you can't really be all that hard on Paxson. Overall he's drafted well. The main knock on him should be that he couldn't find a way to land talent, mainly quality inside scorer and a guard, particularly when Gasol and Garnett ended up elsewhere for less than the Bulls could have offered.

[Tradition]

The Bulls already fucked up their team. Taking Big Ben over Tyson, trying to land a star by not giving up 2-3 players named Gordon,Deng, Kirk. Drafting Noah, drafting Tyrus over Aldridge, etc etc. Paxon has fucked up too many times and the Bulls best bet is to stop being picky. If they want a star it is going to cost them Deng/Gordon(or Kirk) and picks.

[manufor3]

Congrats to the Bulls! I think they should get Rose, and trade Hinrich.

or get beasley and make their frontcourt tougher