If you tried to measure the just how bad the draft lottery went for both the Celtics as well as the NBA in general it would register the lowest amount on every scale imaginable. Let's Count the Ways that last night sucked:
Celtic Woahs
1) The Celtics Managed to yet again avoid garnering a franchise Center.
2) Doc Rivers was given a contract extension, and will remain the coach.
3) Ditto on Danny Ainge. And both are horrendous.
4) The chances of the Celtics getting the fifth pick would be slightly under 17% if they did not take the ping pongs balls out after each lottery selection.
5) The Celtics had 19.9% chance to get pick #1. After the Blazers landed #1 pick the Cs had a 21% Chance of getting the #2 pick. After the Sonics landed that they had a 23.1% chance of landing pick 3.
6) When you take into account the lottery balls being pulled out the Celtics had a 44.9% chance to move up a pick on the first selection, a 47.3% chance to move up on the second selection, and a 52.1% chance to move up on the 3rd selection. Or overall under a 14% chance at staying at the 5 hole. Thus that was the least likely spot of any 1-5 that they could land in.
6) Now the Celtics sit at pick 5 where Conley should already be gone, and they will either draft the Chinese guy or attempt to make one of Danny's patented horrible trades.
7) How pissed did Tommy Look? And where was the spirit of Red. Boo.
Other Team Pains
1) The Grizzlies would have been good if they landed a top 2 pick, now not so much. They had a 25% chance at 1, 26.3% at 2, and a 29% chance of pick 3. Or just under a 40% chance of not moving up into the lottery. Ouch.
2) The Suns missed out on garnering a top 5 pick because the Hawks landed in the lottery. That sucks for them. And with the Hawks having the 3rd and 11th pick, they should be able to improve the team enough to ensure that the 2008 pick they give the Suns isn't that high a pick.
League Wide Woahs
1) This furthers the west coast dominance, as both the Blazers and the Sonics will be marketedly better next year. The East coast is already so far behind the West Coast at the top, this just furthers the western conferences depth in the conference over the East.
2) Does this create a legit Blazer vs. Sonics rivalry? Would that not be the lamest rivalry in the history of Pro Sports?
3) The Sonics were just about ready to bail town, will they string along for a little while now?
4) Both players are headed to some of the smallest markets in the NBA.
5) Because they are west coast teams, they will play most of their games after 10, meaning East Coast fans won't see much of them.
So basically this spring has been just about as bad as the NBA could possibly be for me. I have almost completely non interested in the NBA playoffs, partially because of the poor matchups and partially because of Stern blowing up the best series, and now the Celtics got completely boned in the lottery, and the NBA is ensuring that the Eastern Conference will remain irrelevent for the foreseeable future. So who's ready to watch more baseball?
Celtic Woahs
1) The Celtics Managed to yet again avoid garnering a franchise Center.2) Doc Rivers was given a contract extension, and will remain the coach.
3) Ditto on Danny Ainge. And both are horrendous.
4) The chances of the Celtics getting the fifth pick would be slightly under 17% if they did not take the ping pongs balls out after each lottery selection.
5) The Celtics had 19.9% chance to get pick #1. After the Blazers landed #1 pick the Cs had a 21% Chance of getting the #2 pick. After the Sonics landed that they had a 23.1% chance of landing pick 3.
6) When you take into account the lottery balls being pulled out the Celtics had a 44.9% chance to move up a pick on the first selection, a 47.3% chance to move up on the second selection, and a 52.1% chance to move up on the 3rd selection. Or overall under a 14% chance at staying at the 5 hole. Thus that was the least likely spot of any 1-5 that they could land in.
6) Now the Celtics sit at pick 5 where Conley should already be gone, and they will either draft the Chinese guy or attempt to make one of Danny's patented horrible trades.
7) How pissed did Tommy Look? And where was the spirit of Red. Boo.
Other Team Pains
1) The Grizzlies would have been good if they landed a top 2 pick, now not so much. They had a 25% chance at 1, 26.3% at 2, and a 29% chance of pick 3. Or just under a 40% chance of not moving up into the lottery. Ouch.
2) The Suns missed out on garnering a top 5 pick because the Hawks landed in the lottery. That sucks for them. And with the Hawks having the 3rd and 11th pick, they should be able to improve the team enough to ensure that the 2008 pick they give the Suns isn't that high a pick.
League Wide Woahs
1) This furthers the west coast dominance, as both the Blazers and the Sonics will be marketedly better next year. The East coast is already so far behind the West Coast at the top, this just furthers the western conferences depth in the conference over the East.2) Does this create a legit Blazer vs. Sonics rivalry? Would that not be the lamest rivalry in the history of Pro Sports?
3) The Sonics were just about ready to bail town, will they string along for a little while now?
4) Both players are headed to some of the smallest markets in the NBA.
5) Because they are west coast teams, they will play most of their games after 10, meaning East Coast fans won't see much of them.
So basically this spring has been just about as bad as the NBA could possibly be for me. I have almost completely non interested in the NBA playoffs, partially because of the poor matchups and partially because of Stern blowing up the best series, and now the Celtics got completely boned in the lottery, and the NBA is ensuring that the Eastern Conference will remain irrelevent for the foreseeable future. So who's ready to watch more baseball?
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Atlanta's a joke, the Grizz/Bucks fans don't care. Celtics... Tough break. Maybe that's karma. Or Red Auerbach still being pissed about the Celtic dancers.