Great News! ESPN Lottery machine is back!

xTitan · Post #1 » by **xTitan** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:02 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/lottery20 ... d=tab1pos1

Took me 8 trys to get the Bucks the #1 pick and they got the #2 pick on the 9th try.....things are looking up. :rofl:

jerrod · Post #2 » by **jerrod** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:05 pm

this is so depressing

nwy2211 · Post #3 » by **nwy2211** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:05 pm

lol, i saw that. ran it once and we ended up with the second pick and took rose :lol:

trwi7 · Post #4 » by **trwi7** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:12 pm

I just ran it 25 times.

#2 pick - 2 times
#3 pick - 1 time
#8 pick - 19 times
#9 pick - 3 times

I suck at this.

Post #5 » by **paulpressey25** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:16 pm

The noteworthy thing about this is that now Chad Ford in effect has his top-ten up.....

So you see Gordon, Mayo, Bayless, etc. all going before the 8th pick.....

Looks like we'll need to watch Collison and Augustin pretty hard here in March.

BobbyLight · Post #6 » by **BobbyLight** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:18 pm

I just ran it, we got the ninth pick and we got Chase Budinger. I think I am going to be sick.

BobbyLight · Post #7 » by **BobbyLight** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:19 pm

And does anyone have a clue who Danil Gallinari is?

LISTEN2JAZZ · Post #8 » by **LISTEN2JAZZ** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:23 pm

We really are in no-man's land. Pretty sad.

nwy2211 · Post #9 » by **nwy2211** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:23 pm

2ss2ls wrote:And does anyone have a clue who Danil Gallinari is?

I was wondering the same thing. Apparently he is suppose to be the next croatian sensation...aka kukoc

BobbyLight · Post #10 » by **BobbyLight** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:27 pm

nwy2211 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I was wondering the same thing. Apparently he is suppose to be the next croatian sensation...aka kukoc

Well if we got a younger Kukoc type player to play the 3, that'd be awesome. But I haven't heard any hype on this guy like Yao, Yi, Darko, Bargs. This just seems out of no where.

Rockmaninoff · Post #11 » by **Rockmaninoff** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:29 pm

nwy2211 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I was wondering the same thing. Apparently he is suppose to be the next croatian sensation...aka kukoc

He is actually Italian, but anyway...

Big small forward with average athleticism, good shooter, suppossedly clutch...

Scouting report makes him sound a lot like Ersan...

LUKE23 · Post #12 » by **LUKE23** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:32 pm

Bayless is a beast. Granted, he's not the pass first guy everyone wants, but the guy can really score and does it at a high %. Actually solid assist numbers too, given how many shots he takes.

Matches Malone · Post #13 » by **Matches Malone** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 7:34 pm

What do you guys think of that Nicholas Batum? Does he have the potential like Rudy Gay does? I read some stuff about him on nbadraft but was wondering what you guys thought.

SupremeHustle · Post #14 » by **SupremeHustle** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:17 pm

StikWitEM wrote:What do you guys think of that Nicholas Batum? Does he have the potential like Rudy Gay does? I read some stuff about him on nbadraft but was wondering what you guys thought.

He's incredible. Seriously. I've never seen him play but that doesn't disqualify me from being an NBA GM-level evaluator.

Baddy Chuck · Post #15 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:38 pm

Ugh if we stay in this 8-10 range I rather just trade the pick. Maybe to the Nets for their 2 picks?

Rockmaninoff · Post #16 » by **Rockmaninoff** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:38 pm

SupremeHustle wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

He's incredible. Seriously. I've never seen him play but that doesn't disqualify me from being an NBA GM-level evaluator.

Whiteman · Post #17 » by **Whiteman** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:48 pm

StikWitEM wrote:What do you guys think of that Nicholas Batum? Does he have the potential like Rudy Gay does? I read some stuff about him on nbadraft but was wondering what you guys thought.

He scares me. I have never seen him play either, but I don't like what I've read. He's one of the most talented players of his age, but apparently has never really put it together. Never dominated/led his team far in junior events, hasn't proven too much at senior level either (yet).

Diaw was French league MVP before he came over, Barghnani proved he could dominate (at times) among the pro's in Italy - just like Galinari is doing now. There seem to be so few players who fail to dominate as youth players but still blossom into solid pro's, I'd rather avoid that type.

Besides, this leaderless team needs a rookie with killer instinct / fearlessnes, someone capable of surviving on his own.

Post #18 » by **paulpressey25** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:57 pm

Does Batum play on a "national team"?

I want us to stay away from any guys who play on a national team....we're already too heavily exposed to risk with Bogut and Yi playing year-round.

fam3381 · Post #19 » by **fam3381** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:04 pm

paulpressey25 wrote:I want us to stay away from any guys who play on a national team....we're already too heavily exposed to risk with Bogut and Yi playing year-round.

Pretty much any international player who doesn't suck will fall into that category, but the Chinese are somewhat notorious for having their guys play more random games than other national teams.

At the eight spot your options really come down to a lot of guys with major question marks...that's what sucks most about our position. Watching some youtube stuff on Galinari and reading scouting reports, he's become a major player in Europe but he's also doesn't wow you with athleticism and who knows if he'll ever be even an average defender. Then you have Batum who has all the physical tools but hasn't stepped up for his club team the way you might hope.

I just want a guy who will play some defense.

http://www.last.fm/user/DPF55 · Post #20 » by **Buck You** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:17 pm

I did it like 12 times and got Gallinari every single time.