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261317.12 in reply to 261317.1
Date: 7/28/2014 9:44:38 PM
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its not a bad idea, but i just don't see the point and here is why.

Go have a look at your leagues draft history - and look in round 1.

Look at the preference that everyone got. 99% of the time, people got their 1st, 2nd or 3rd preference in the first round.
If I look at my league, last seasons draft, only 3 teams DIDNT get their first preference (they got their 2nd or 3rd).
The previous season - 6 teams didnt get their 1st preference, but they got their 2nd and 3rd (and the person drafting last, got their 4th preference)

Season 25 - only 2 teams didn't get their first preference, but they got their 2nd.

Point im trying to make - is that teams generally get their first preference anyways - SO even if you had a draft lottery, it isnt going to change anything, the team that picks first/2nd, 3rd, 4th, last, is still very very likely to get their first preference.

So why have a lottery? If you going to pick 5th and still get your 1st preference, then who cares if you pick 5th, or 1st, or 2nd, or 6th.

Make sense?

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261317.13 in reply to 261317.11
Date: 9/20/2014 11:23:58 PM
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"Lottery for the top 4 picks only" sounds good ...

But I think the rest ( pick 5~48) should be in order, just like the same as right now.

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261317.14 in reply to 261317.1
Date: 10/10/2014 8:12:55 PM
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no for the same reason the nba is considering changing it, random teams on the cusp of being good like the cavs in real life can get the #1 pick.