**Official Draft Lottery Thread**

[dallaskd]

so why does everyone hate boston?

[TheNextGen]

can someone explain to me the reasons why suns cant get atlanta's pick if they get top 3?

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

the suns agreed during the johnson trade that if it were 1-3 atlanta keeps it.

[lordswing]

the Suns get the Hawks 2008 draft instead, which is not as deep, so it works out for the Hawks

[dallaskd]

the Suns get the Hawks 2008 draft instead, which is not as deep, so it works out for the Hawks

So root for the Hawks to be finals bound next year.

[ShoogarBear]

so why does everyone hate boston?

I've always hated the Celtics. When I was a kid, before the Spurs existed, I was a Knick fan. Then I lived in Boston for 17 years, including all of the Bird years, and got to experience the naval-gazing arrogance of Celtic (and Red Sox) fans up close.

If Boston goes 0-82 for the next 18 years, okay by me.

[DNS Error]

The only Memphis fan on here besides mullet, saying that we got what we had coming.

PErhaps next year the basketball gods will be more kind to us for trying instead of tanking. MAybe next year we can get someone to take us over the hump.

Well at 4, we have some good options. PG is where I'd like us to go, but at #4, that's a bit too high for either Conley or Law. Hmm. Well having Kevin or Greg here to take pressure off of PAu would've been nice, but Al (Horford) and Joakim Noah would be a nice consolation for me. Yi Jianlian is unknown to me right now. Corey Brewer would be nice, if the Hawks dont take him. And Brandan Wright? Well Im just glad this draft is as deep as it is. Do we go with the inside prescence to help out PAu? OR stay with our need and take a point so high?

Either way, my hopes of seeing a certain Buckeye or Texas alumni in Memphis are dashed.

Memphis fans' despair and anger is so palpable.....not. I think maybe a fourth of the city even knew we got the 4th pick.

[EvenFlow]

I was suprised to see that Boston and Memphis still cared about basketball. I don't think most of either teams fans understand that the #5 and #4 picks in a draft this highly touted can still get you a perenial all-star.

[resistanze]

If Boston goes 0-82 for the next 18 years, okay by me.

How 'bout 19 years? Would you start to feel bad then?

[dallaskd]

I was suprised to see that Boston and Memphis still cared about basketball. I don't think most of either teams fans understand that the #5 and #4 picks in a draft this highly touted can still get you a perenial all-star.

yeah this is a really deep draft. anything in the top 10 could be a superstar someday.