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- Posted on: Wed, 04/13/2016 - 10:20pm #63376
valentineDo you guys like the lottery? Here are some alternatives I found when searching the internet. Tell me which one, if any, that you like. Feel free to tell me the upside and downsides, but more importantly how you think it would change team strategies. Some are plausable, some are a bit zany. Nonetheless:
1) Even-chance lottery. All non-playoff teams get the same odds. (Around 7% of #1 pick)
2) Same system as Present, Except former year’s lottery winners are excluded (i.e. no back-to-back top 3 picks)
3) Same System as Present, except 7th & 8th seeds also get some ping pong balls
4) The Wheel: Every team gets a #1 pick every 30 years, a #2 pick every thirty years etc.
5) No Lottery: Worst record = Guaranteed #1 Pick
6) The Coin Toss = Between worst team from East and West, like back in the day.
7) A Giant Wheel that actually spins: Like they have in Casinos. That way everyone could watch with excitement. Alternatively a roullette table.
8) A draft tournament between non-playoff teams during the playoffs. The winner gets the pick, Runner up gets the #2 pick.
9) Lottery, but with best non-playoff team getting the best odds. (i.e. 9th seed).
10) No Lottery & No Draft: Rookies enter as free agents. Team with most salary cap space can offer the most. Maxed out teams get no picks.
11) My favourite – A 3pt shoot-out between all non-lottery teams. Can pick any player on the roster to represent them. Starting with best non-playoff record. As soon as you miss, you’re out and your position is locked in. To make it fair, better teams would need to make multiple shots before the worst record team even attempt any. Would be a ratings bonanza, is less random than the current lottery and could make heroes out of guys like Steve Novak.
Any that you like? Some might seem whacky at first, (they’re not my ideas)…..but isn’t the current system also pretty whacky (Think of the Lakers situation for example. They rely on ping-pong balls!).
0 - Posted on: Wed, 04/13/2016 - 11:02pm #1054541
RUDEBOY_ParticipantLOL
0 - Posted on: Wed, 04/13/2016 - 11:02pm #1054668
RUDEBOY_ParticipantLOL
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 12:55am #1054558
usfballerParticipantKeep the lottery odds the same (25% for worst team etc.), but choose all 14 spots. No guaranteed top 4 pick for the worst record. Dissuades tanking as there is no guarantee you’ll get anything but still keeps with generally held belief that the worst teams should get first crack at rookies.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 12:55am #1054685
usfballerParticipantKeep the lottery odds the same (25% for worst team etc.), but choose all 14 spots. No guaranteed top 4 pick for the worst record. Dissuades tanking as there is no guarantee you’ll get anything but still keeps with generally held belief that the worst teams should get first crack at rookies.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 1:21am #1054562
220ParticipantHonestly I think the lottery works really well overall. I have yet to see a better alternative that penalizes tanking yet also helps bad teams become competitive again. The number of times I have seen tanking teams end up with the fourth is really high. The team with the worst record has only one the lottery about 4 or 5 times since 1985. Plus most fan bases, players, and owners won’t put up with crap like the Sixers pulled and Sam Hinkie is out so I don’t imagine we see tanking like that again for a long time if ever.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 1:21am #1054689
220ParticipantHonestly I think the lottery works really well overall. I have yet to see a better alternative that penalizes tanking yet also helps bad teams become competitive again. The number of times I have seen tanking teams end up with the fourth is really high. The team with the worst record has only one the lottery about 4 or 5 times since 1985. Plus most fan bases, players, and owners won’t put up with crap like the Sixers pulled and Sam Hinkie is out so I don’t imagine we see tanking like that again for a long time if ever.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 3:12am #1054568
he_gets_bucketsParticipantlol @ the tournament idea
Whats stopping the good teams from just avoiding making playoffs and wiping the floor of the tournament when a generational talent comes along?
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 3:12am #1054695
he_gets_bucketsParticipantlol @ the tournament idea
Whats stopping the good teams from just avoiding making playoffs and wiping the floor of the tournament when a generational talent comes along?
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 3:49am #1054576
dmo21ParticipantI posted this the other day and didn’t get any actual feedback from it. I know it will never happen, but I believe it’s better than the wheel or the tournament ideas. You can read about it here: http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/my-unique-draft-idea
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 3:49am #1054703
dmo21ParticipantI posted this the other day and didn’t get any actual feedback from it. I know it will never happen, but I believe it’s better than the wheel or the tournament ideas. You can read about it here: http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/my-unique-draft-idea
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 5:05am #1054592
JordanC20ParticipantI am in favor of having a giant wheel…gather up all 30 GM’s have them spin and the most favorable team gets the # 1 pick and for the teams that end up in a tie breaker the ones with a lower winning percentage gets the better pick.
fun, simple, and unpredictable.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 5:05am #1054718
JordanC20ParticipantI am in favor of having a giant wheel…gather up all 30 GM’s have them spin and the most favorable team gets the # 1 pick and for the teams that end up in a tie breaker the ones with a lower winning percentage gets the better pick.
fun, simple, and unpredictable.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 6:37am #1054728
Memphis MadnessParticipantI like making the top FIVE picks be determined by lottery balls.
Then I would do a WILDCARD 6th pick open to EVERY team in the league.
Why punish teams who just barely make the playoffs? They deserve a shot at a top tier guy (possibly), too.
Honestly, only 4 or 5 teams (tops) have a legit shot to win the title in any given year.
At 6, you might not get a SUPER STAR every year, but Larry Bird was picked 6th. Shane Battier had a really solid, long career and was picked 6th. And, you have had really great players picked lower than that.
So, yeah, Sixers go ahead and tank the season. BUT, you might fall to 7. That would discourage tanking I think.
Each NBA team would have equal odds to get the 6th pick. So, 3.33% for each team.
That would make the first round 31 picks.
Another thing I have though of would do a serpentine NBA draft — this would ALSO reward low level playoff teams.
The extra pick in the second round would go to the NBA champs. So they would have TWO picks in the early 30’s. Probably 30 or 31 and then 32 (the first pick of the second round).
So, if you are a really, really bad team instead of getting locked in at 4 and 31 then you could fall into the 7th pick in the first round then locked in at 62 in the second round.
You have to REWARD teams for winning.
You would also have the INSANE possiblility of a team like a DOMINANT team like the 73-9 Golden State Warriors ending up with picks at 6, 31, and 32.
The draft could really make or break dynasties.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 6:37am #1054602
Memphis MadnessParticipantI like making the top FIVE picks be determined by lottery balls.
Then I would do a WILDCARD 6th pick open to EVERY team in the league.
Why punish teams who just barely make the playoffs? They deserve a shot at a top tier guy (possibly), too.
Honestly, only 4 or 5 teams (tops) have a legit shot to win the title in any given year.
At 6, you might not get a SUPER STAR every year, but Larry Bird was picked 6th. Shane Battier had a really solid, long career and was picked 6th. And, you have had really great players picked lower than that.
So, yeah, Sixers go ahead and tank the season. BUT, you might fall to 7. That would discourage tanking I think.
Each NBA team would have equal odds to get the 6th pick. So, 3.33% for each team.
That would make the first round 31 picks.
Another thing I have though of would do a serpentine NBA draft — this would ALSO reward low level playoff teams.
The extra pick in the second round would go to the NBA champs. So they would have TWO picks in the early 30’s. Probably 30 or 31 and then 32 (the first pick of the second round).
So, if you are a really, really bad team instead of getting locked in at 4 and 31 then you could fall into the 7th pick in the first round then locked in at 62 in the second round.
You have to REWARD teams for winning.
You would also have the INSANE possiblility of a team like a DOMINANT team like the 73-9 Golden State Warriors ending up with picks at 6, 31, and 32.
The draft could really make or break dynasties.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 6:55am #1054734
Magic JordanParticipantA lottery to determine your position in the lottery.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 6:55am #1054608
Magic JordanParticipantA lottery to determine your position in the lottery.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:05am #1054740
The Scare Crow RisesParticipantIs it because the 76ers have tanked for 2 whole seasons and landed the 3rd pick TWICE, no Wiggins, no KAT, no problems right?
This year they may not even land Wiggins OR Ingram, so whats the problem?
Is it that the OP is a Jazz fan and they barely missed the Playoffs and have no shot at ever winning a Championship because they cant land a superstar and they cant land a superstar because they made the effort to be locked into NBA purgatory, those picks uses to belong to Philadelphia, we were always drafting in the 11-18 range, where we landed McW, Speights, Thad, Holiday and Vucevic, people seem to forget we only drafting as high as 2 once in the last 15 years(Evan Turner) Yet Thr Wolves and Kings have had how many Top 5 picks?Do not try to change the system now that your favorite team is out the playoffs and Have 0 chance to add a Top Pick-Player unless you draft him, which the Jazz have done a great job at no matter where theyla
they land, Hood, Hayward, Gobert…The system is fine, just televise the damm thing and put an end to the conspiracy theories…
Rant over…
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:05am #1054614
The Scare Crow RisesParticipantIs it because the 76ers have tanked for 2 whole seasons and landed the 3rd pick TWICE, no Wiggins, no KAT, no problems right?
This year they may not even land Wiggins OR Ingram, so whats the problem?
Is it that the OP is a Jazz fan and they barely missed the Playoffs and have no shot at ever winning a Championship because they cant land a superstar and they cant land a superstar because they made the effort to be locked into NBA purgatory, those picks uses to belong to Philadelphia, we were always drafting in the 11-18 range, where we landed McW, Speights, Thad, Holiday and Vucevic, people seem to forget we only drafting as high as 2 once in the last 15 years(Evan Turner) Yet Thr Wolves and Kings have had how many Top 5 picks?Do not try to change the system now that your favorite team is out the playoffs and Have 0 chance to add a Top Pick-Player unless you draft him, which the Jazz have done a great job at no matter where theyla
they land, Hood, Hayward, Gobert…The system is fine, just televise the damm thing and put an end to the conspiracy theories…
Rant over…
0- Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:44am #1054748
Hype MachineLol I’ve been getting shots fired from all angles this week.
Its got nothing to do with me being a Jazz fan. Jazz fans haven’t considered the possibility of landing a top picks all year, and still don’t since our chances are slim to none. Its not even on our radar.
Secondly, Ive got zero faith that the lottery isnt rigged anyways. People can tell me til they’re blue in the face why thats not the case, but I’ll never believe it until I see it with my own eyes.
My motivation for the post stems from 2 ideas that I dont like….
1) being rewarded for losing and
2) NBA franchises being so heavily influenced by luck, as opposed to factors in their control.
No other top-tier domestic basketball league has a draft and lottery and it works to create more even competition, which only sounds counterintuitive to people who don’t watch other leagues. Furthermore it punishes losing. Teams fight for free agents. If you want the best free agents…either pay the most salary or create an attractive place to play.
If Philly really wants Brandon Ingram, they should be able to get him. I got no problem with that. They’ve got more cap space than anyone…so throw him a monster offer. But why rely on ping pong balls to do so. Wouldn’t more traditional recruitment methods be a better idea?
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:44am #1054622
Hype MachineLol I’ve been getting shots fired from all angles this week.
Its got nothing to do with me being a Jazz fan. Jazz fans haven’t considered the possibility of landing a top picks all year, and still don’t since our chances are slim to none. Its not even on our radar.
Secondly, Ive got zero faith that the lottery isnt rigged anyways. People can tell me til they’re blue in the face why thats not the case, but I’ll never believe it until I see it with my own eyes.
My motivation for the post stems from 2 ideas that I dont like….
1) being rewarded for losing and
2) NBA franchises being so heavily influenced by luck, as opposed to factors in their control.
No other top-tier domestic basketball league has a draft and lottery and it works to create more even competition, which only sounds counterintuitive to people who don’t watch other leagues. Furthermore it punishes losing. Teams fight for free agents. If you want the best free agents…either pay the most salary or create an attractive place to play.
If Philly really wants Brandon Ingram, they should be able to get him. I got no problem with that. They’ve got more cap space than anyone…so throw him a monster offer. But why rely on ping pong balls to do so. Wouldn’t more traditional recruitment methods be a better idea?
0- Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:59am #1054756
The Scare Crow RisesParticipantThey’re just sprinkled on top of a BS cupcake
The NFL is the model professional sports league and they openly reward losing, the worst team lands the best pick and whomever they choose to select is on them, he could be a future Hall of Famer like Andrew Luck or a bust in the making like Tim Couch
Every year a few teams bounce back from being at the bottom of the standings, partly due to adding a good prospect or 2
Why cant we just allow the NBA to do the same thing whilst also doing away with guaranteed contracts
To me the guaranteed contract is the real team killer
Lets agree on one thing, the worst team does deserve the best pick, and a lottery system doesn’t really allow bad teams to pull themselves out of the holee their in, especially if they’re also saddled with terrible contracts…
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:59am #1054629
The Scare Crow RisesParticipantThey’re just sprinkled on top of a BS cupcake
The NFL is the model professional sports league and they openly reward losing, the worst team lands the best pick and whomever they choose to select is on them, he could be a future Hall of Famer like Andrew Luck or a bust in the making like Tim Couch
Every year a few teams bounce back from being at the bottom of the standings, partly due to adding a good prospect or 2
Why cant we just allow the NBA to do the same thing whilst also doing away with guaranteed contracts
To me the guaranteed contract is the real team killer
Lets agree on one thing, the worst team does deserve the best pick, and a lottery system doesn’t really allow bad teams to pull themselves out of the holee their in, especially if they’re also saddled with terrible contracts…
0- Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:21am #1054760
Hype MachineI agree that bad teams need good players. To make it more competitive. I don’t know much about NFL, but in my national league teams have a certain salary cap and they can use that to sign anyone they like for as much as they like (rookies, star imports, local vets). Teams rarely get stuck in the bottom for more than a season or 2 and its very fair and unpredictable
At the moment Philly has a 25% chance at that top pick. But if the Rookie Scale, draft and lottery were all scrapped, I’d say their chances at nailing Simmons or Ingram would be even better.
Philly could offer the most money since the top teams would all be maxed out salary-wise (like GSW, Cleveland, Spurs).
Philly could offer thenmost minutes since theres no competition at that position.
Thats an attractive offer young players would go for.
I’d just have a rule that rookie contracts can only be 2 or 3 years (with bird rights) to prevent busts totally killing teams…
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:21am #1054633
Hype MachineI agree that bad teams need good players. To make it more competitive. I don’t know much about NFL, but in my national league teams have a certain salary cap and they can use that to sign anyone they like for as much as they like (rookies, star imports, local vets). Teams rarely get stuck in the bottom for more than a season or 2 and its very fair and unpredictable
At the moment Philly has a 25% chance at that top pick. But if the Rookie Scale, draft and lottery were all scrapped, I’d say their chances at nailing Simmons or Ingram would be even better.
Philly could offer the most money since the top teams would all be maxed out salary-wise (like GSW, Cleveland, Spurs).
Philly could offer thenmost minutes since theres no competition at that position.
Thats an attractive offer young players would go for.
I’d just have a rule that rookie contracts can only be 2 or 3 years (with bird rights) to prevent busts totally killing teams…
0- Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:42am #1054774
The Scare Crow RisesParticipantThey have their own ecosystem and way of doing things, Im not sure how their draft and free agency process works, do they have an NCAA type league for college aged kids or is it all semi professional amateur leagues until you get called up to a Big Team???
Anyway, I’m more on the side of switching to the NFL model when it comes to the draft…
Last question, what would prevent a prospect like Simmons from taking less money to play for the Warriors, screw the salary cap as they’re raising it anyway, why wouldn’t every prospect choose to play for a major franchise???
Imagine your Jazz landed a Top 3 pick in a loaded draft but the Top Prospects refuse to sign with you and take a minimum deal from a Miami or Boston, you’d be very upset Hype!
Lock everyone in by record, that way we know where every stands at the end of the season, the Lottery could shake everything up this year, as a 76er die hard I’ll riot if we fall out the Top 3 while LA and Boston land Simmons and Ingram(my worst nightmare lol) As much as that would be exciting for the league, Philadelphia cant afford to continue to lose out on the Top Prospect
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:42am #1054648
The Scare Crow RisesParticipantThey have their own ecosystem and way of doing things, Im not sure how their draft and free agency process works, do they have an NCAA type league for college aged kids or is it all semi professional amateur leagues until you get called up to a Big Team???
Anyway, I’m more on the side of switching to the NFL model when it comes to the draft…
Last question, what would prevent a prospect like Simmons from taking less money to play for the Warriors, screw the salary cap as they’re raising it anyway, why wouldn’t every prospect choose to play for a major franchise???
Imagine your Jazz landed a Top 3 pick in a loaded draft but the Top Prospects refuse to sign with you and take a minimum deal from a Miami or Boston, you’d be very upset Hype!
Lock everyone in by record, that way we know where every stands at the end of the season, the Lottery could shake everything up this year, as a 76er die hard I’ll riot if we fall out the Top 3 while LA and Boston land Simmons and Ingram(my worst nightmare lol) As much as that would be exciting for the league, Philadelphia cant afford to continue to lose out on the Top Prospect
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- Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 2:18pm #1054737
negguaryParticipantI LOVE IT!!! Day 1 sixer fan even if we don’t see eye to eye on it all!! Yeah really though it’s funny hype that just last week when your team was in you were sold that your team was doing it right and that being mediocre without a true shot to win is fine because there are 28 other teams who don’t have a shot to win.
0- Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 2:32pm #1054739
Hype MachineLol I’m glad I’m not the only one who finds entertainment from these forums.
Im not sure anyones more critical of the Jazz than me…but despite all that they’re doing fine. They’ve got plenty of young talent in good contracts…most of my beef with management is the teams culture.
Clearly it could be worse.
As for the eratic nature of my posts…I dont think anyones nominating me for the most objective and rational fan award.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 2:32pm #1054866
Hype MachineLol I’m glad I’m not the only one who finds entertainment from these forums.
Im not sure anyones more critical of the Jazz than me…but despite all that they’re doing fine. They’ve got plenty of young talent in good contracts…most of my beef with management is the teams culture.
Clearly it could be worse.
As for the eratic nature of my posts…I dont think anyones nominating me for the most objective and rational fan award.
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- Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 2:18pm #1054864
negguaryParticipantI LOVE IT!!! Day 1 sixer fan even if we don’t see eye to eye on it all!! Yeah really though it’s funny hype that just last week when your team was in you were sold that your team was doing it right and that being mediocre without a true shot to win is fine because there are 28 other teams who don’t have a shot to win.
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- Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:07am #1054738
HitsterParticipantI’d do something similar to what March Madness suggests above:-
Top Ten teams go into lottery to determine top 2 places, it gives team with worse records a bit more protection but gives other clear lottery teams a chance to move up as chances previously given to teams 11-14 are split evenly between existing place allocations.
Teams 11-20 to into lottery to determine 11th spot using same chances formula as above.
Teams 21-30 go into lottery to determine 21st spot using same chances formula as above.
I’d do lottery tonight – the day after regular season ends as lottery is only based on those standings, everyone then knows who is picking where so teams have time to formulate trades and prospects would have an idea who may draft them so they can decide whether to enter draft.
My fun option is that team with worse record gets a choice whether to enter lottery or accept guaranteed 2nd pick, how many GM’s would stick or twist I wonder. If first team choses to stay in lottery then 2nd team is offered guaranteed 3rd pick to withdraw from lottery, if they decline then 3rd placed team is offered guaranteed 3rd or 4th pick to withdraw from lottery.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:07am #1054612
HitsterParticipantI’d do something similar to what March Madness suggests above:-
Top Ten teams go into lottery to determine top 2 places, it gives team with worse records a bit more protection but gives other clear lottery teams a chance to move up as chances previously given to teams 11-14 are split evenly between existing place allocations.
Teams 11-20 to into lottery to determine 11th spot using same chances formula as above.
Teams 21-30 go into lottery to determine 21st spot using same chances formula as above.
I’d do lottery tonight – the day after regular season ends as lottery is only based on those standings, everyone then knows who is picking where so teams have time to formulate trades and prospects would have an idea who may draft them so they can decide whether to enter draft.
My fun option is that team with worse record gets a choice whether to enter lottery or accept guaranteed 2nd pick, how many GM’s would stick or twist I wonder. If first team choses to stay in lottery then 2nd team is offered guaranteed 3rd pick to withdraw from lottery, if they decline then 3rd placed team is offered guaranteed 3rd or 4th pick to withdraw from lottery.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:09am #1054742
ZachAttackParticipantAs long as the lottery isn’t rigged for certain teams, I don’t mind the system now… But I would like it better if they did a lottery for all 14 lottery teams, not just the top 3. That way teams that just miss the playoffs have a chance at pick #7 rather than just pick #1, 2, or 3 which chances are extremely low already…
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:09am #1054616
ZachAttackParticipantAs long as the lottery isn’t rigged for certain teams, I don’t mind the system now… But I would like it better if they did a lottery for all 14 lottery teams, not just the top 3. That way teams that just miss the playoffs have a chance at pick #7 rather than just pick #1, 2, or 3 which chances are extremely low already…
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:46am #1054750
dmo21ParticipantYou want to eliminate teams that try to tank, but the worse teams still need to get the higher picks to level the playing field. That’s why this wheel, tournament and full lottery lotto won’t work is that it has the change to keep the bottom teams at the bottom. Philadelphia’s problem isn’t solely based on the lottery (NFL, MLB, NHL don’t have problems like this). I think the main problem is that they don’t try to get any actual NBA talent during free agency, which is the tanking process. It’s hard to stop anybody from doing that because if you change the lottery system to try and stop Philly from doing this, you are also harming the teams that were just plain bad without tanking.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:46am #1054624
dmo21ParticipantYou want to eliminate teams that try to tank, but the worse teams still need to get the higher picks to level the playing field. That’s why this wheel, tournament and full lottery lotto won’t work is that it has the change to keep the bottom teams at the bottom. Philadelphia’s problem isn’t solely based on the lottery (NFL, MLB, NHL don’t have problems like this). I think the main problem is that they don’t try to get any actual NBA talent during free agency, which is the tanking process. It’s hard to stop anybody from doing that because if you change the lottery system to try and stop Philly from doing this, you are also harming the teams that were just plain bad without tanking.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:52am #1054752
holefillers1ParticipantI like the lottery as well. I would just dispense with the theatrics and have the drawing done live.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 7:52am #1054625
holefillers1ParticipantI like the lottery as well. I would just dispense with the theatrics and have the drawing done live.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:31am #1054770
Memphis MadnessParticipantOr, a lottery ping pong ball for EVERY team.
So, each team has a 3.3% chance of getting any one pick.
Yeah, it would be totally random but it would be totally cool…
Well, unless you are the 10-72 Sixers and you end up at 30.
It would be more like the Royal Rumble. And, any time you make the NBA more like the WWE the better off (or at least more entertaining and wacky) it will be.
You can have the selection show.
30 cameras on 30 teams. Like Selection Sunday for the NCAA tourney.
You know how mad/sad/depressed/suicidal/homicidal bubble teams get when their bubble bursts and they don’t make the tournament?
Just think how mad/sad/depressed/suicidal/homicidal the Sixers would be if they won the Bizarro Lottery. Pick number 30 and the first pick revealed on LIVE national TV.
Then you get more and more picks. The Warriors name has not been called yet. Fans in the Bay Area are going nuts…
… fans in the OTHER NBA towns are going nuts — for opposite reasons.
Then the Warriors end up with the top pick.
The record breaking 73-9 Golden State Warriors end up with the top pick.
Hmm.
Should they go with Ben Simmons?
Small Ball Dream Team lineups of Steph, Klay, Barnes, Simmons, and Draymond?
Or, Buddy Ingram as an upgrade over Harrison Barnes?
Trade down to get Buddy Hield as the 3rd wheel 3 point assassin next to Steph and Klay?
A one hour show.
2 minutes between picks.
National guard on call for possible riots in Philly and LA.
FRANCHISES on the line.
Dynasties on the line.
Fairweather fans jumping on/off bandwagons/bridges.
Interviews with GM’s who are about to get canned.
Interviews with rabid fans.
With DRAFTMADNESS you can have the Warriors, Spurs, and Cavs go 1, 2, 3.
Or, the Nuggets with all their picks go 1, 2, 3.
It might be the best thing on TV.
It WILL be the best thing on TV.
It might be illegal.
It WILL be illegal.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:31am #1054644
Memphis MadnessParticipantOr, a lottery ping pong ball for EVERY team.
So, each team has a 3.3% chance of getting any one pick.
Yeah, it would be totally random but it would be totally cool…
Well, unless you are the 10-72 Sixers and you end up at 30.
It would be more like the Royal Rumble. And, any time you make the NBA more like the WWE the better off (or at least more entertaining and wacky) it will be.
You can have the selection show.
30 cameras on 30 teams. Like Selection Sunday for the NCAA tourney.
You know how mad/sad/depressed/suicidal/homicidal bubble teams get when their bubble bursts and they don’t make the tournament?
Just think how mad/sad/depressed/suicidal/homicidal the Sixers would be if they won the Bizarro Lottery. Pick number 30 and the first pick revealed on LIVE national TV.
Then you get more and more picks. The Warriors name has not been called yet. Fans in the Bay Area are going nuts…
… fans in the OTHER NBA towns are going nuts — for opposite reasons.
Then the Warriors end up with the top pick.
The record breaking 73-9 Golden State Warriors end up with the top pick.
Hmm.
Should they go with Ben Simmons?
Small Ball Dream Team lineups of Steph, Klay, Barnes, Simmons, and Draymond?
Or, Buddy Ingram as an upgrade over Harrison Barnes?
Trade down to get Buddy Hield as the 3rd wheel 3 point assassin next to Steph and Klay?
A one hour show.
2 minutes between picks.
National guard on call for possible riots in Philly and LA.
FRANCHISES on the line.
Dynasties on the line.
Fairweather fans jumping on/off bandwagons/bridges.
Interviews with GM’s who are about to get canned.
Interviews with rabid fans.
With DRAFTMADNESS you can have the Warriors, Spurs, and Cavs go 1, 2, 3.
Or, the Nuggets with all their picks go 1, 2, 3.
It might be the best thing on TV.
It WILL be the best thing on TV.
It might be illegal.
It WILL be illegal.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:38am #1054772
Memphis MadnessParticipant^^^
My OTHER proposal for DRAFTMADNESS aka NBA Draft Crack is a HALFTIME SHOW after ALL 30 NBA picks are announced.
THEN you just start with the draft.
3 minutes between first round picks.
Second round: 1 minute between picks.
Do league wide tryouts for the draft picks.
Audition the rookies.
Then on NBA Crack DRAFTMADNESS night you have ALL the top guys in the green room. Some team reps making their picks. Cameras in the draft war rooms and at fan/team watch sites.
So, you better go into DRAFTMADNESS night with your big board in place. You might be picking at 1. You might be picking at 30.
3 minutes between first round picks means, you better get going. Then Silver shakes the hand of the lucky pick.
… the next team is on the clock.
You found out your draft position 20 or 30 minutes ago?
Tough!
You, sir, are ON THE CLOCK!
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 8:38am #1054646
Memphis MadnessParticipant^^^
My OTHER proposal for DRAFTMADNESS aka NBA Draft Crack is a HALFTIME SHOW after ALL 30 NBA picks are announced.
THEN you just start with the draft.
3 minutes between first round picks.
Second round: 1 minute between picks.
Do league wide tryouts for the draft picks.
Audition the rookies.
Then on NBA Crack DRAFTMADNESS night you have ALL the top guys in the green room. Some team reps making their picks. Cameras in the draft war rooms and at fan/team watch sites.
So, you better go into DRAFTMADNESS night with your big board in place. You might be picking at 1. You might be picking at 30.
3 minutes between first round picks means, you better get going. Then Silver shakes the hand of the lucky pick.
… the next team is on the clock.
You found out your draft position 20 or 30 minutes ago?
Tough!
You, sir, are ON THE CLOCK!
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 9:14am #1054788
darkman97ParticipantFine with the current system, but if I was to try something different…
How about the same system but based on your record from the first half of the season?
Every team tries hard at the beginning of the season. There’s no "tanking" in October, November, and December. No team tanks for the entire year, it starts after the team knows for a fact that theyre not making the playoffs. We take the record from the first 41 games (of non playoff teams) and use the same process they use now.
You’ll probably end up with the same teams that yoy have in the current format, but you’ll get a true representation of where their talents are.
0 - Posted on: Thu, 04/14/2016 - 9:14am #1054661
darkman97ParticipantFine with the current system, but if I was to try something different…
How about the same system but based on your record from the first half of the season?
Every team tries hard at the beginning of the season. There’s no "tanking" in October, November, and December. No team tanks for the entire year, it starts after the team knows for a fact that theyre not making the playoffs. We take the record from the first 41 games (of non playoff teams) and use the same process they use now.
You’ll probably end up with the same teams that yoy have in the current format, but you’ll get a true representation of where their talents are.
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