Lakers Tank Discussion

[crazyeights]

At this point I'm assuming:

1)Boston
2)Phoenix
9)Lakers

And when that doesn't happen, I can go on being happy.

[Dr Aki]

At this point I'm assuming:

1)Boston
2)Phoenix
9)Lakers

And when that doesn't happen, I can go on being happy.

u forgot:

3) minnesota

then love all of a sudden wants to stay

[crazyeights]

At this point I'm assuming:

1)Boston
2)Phoenix
9)Lakers

And when that doesn't happen, I can go on being happy.

u forgot:

3) minnesota

then love all of a sudden wants to stay

To be honest I wrote 1 and 2 and then didn't have the heart to be even more diabolical with the rest of the list.

[Slava]

Unfortunately the biggest gambler within the franchise is in playboy heaven right now or else his mere presence could have won us the lottery. Heck he might even have poker bluffed someone into trading another pick while in the lottery room.

[crazyeights]

I wonder who will represent us at the lottery...Jeanie? Or a young Buss family member?

[Slava]

I know its not going to be Kobe.

[spree8]

Somebody at the top needs to make a serious threat or whatever it takes to these players and coaches to ensure this last game is lost. It's bs the previous one was won. 5th-6th spot % of getting the top pick are drastically different according to those numbers someone posted. The 5th spot has 5 where the 6th has 1 since 1990. Unbelievable...even in the lottery this team battles against the Celtics.

[spree8]

If Boston wins though, and Lakers lose, both ending with 26-56...does it go by wins/losses against each other to determine who gets the 5th or 6th spot? If so, we are screwed.

[WCDYNASTY]

If Boston wins though, and Lakers lose, both ending with 26-56...does it go by wins/losses against each other to determine who gets the 5th or 6th spot? If so, we are screwed.

No... they both get the average number balls between the two totals. If it's a odd number they do a coin flip.

[ROballer]

For 5th and 6th it's not

89 + 63=> 76 average

So 13 extra ping pong balls if we tie the Celts....it's better than nothing I guess

[madmaxmedia]

I'm a law of averages kind of guy... so to me the 5th has the worst hope of getting 1 and 4th has a boost by virtue that it hasn't happened yet. (Cmon Silver...just rig it baby!)

That's an improper application of the law of averages to probability- independent events are not affected by previous events.

But OP's post is not mathematically accurate either.

[TonyMontana]

I wonder who will represent us at the lottery...Jeanie? Or a young Buss family member?

MDA !!

[TyCobb]

I wonder who will represent us at the lottery...Jeanie? Or a young Buss family member?

MDA !!

Brilliant. Then fire him a week later.

[AI]

I wonder who will represent us at the lottery...Jeanie? Or a young Buss family member?

MDA !!

You mean the as***le who deliberately screwed our lottery chances by trying to win vs. the Jazz and Spurs? No thank you.