Race for Ping Pong Balls

KillMonger · Post #481 » by **KillMonger** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:40 am

Knightro wrote:Detroit picks up win number 18, same as the Magic

good for them....their young guys pulled out the win for their team despite resting all their key players

basketballRob · Post #482 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:54 am

OKC only down 7 going into the 4th quarter.

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KillMonger · Post #483 » by **KillMonger** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:11 am

basketballRob wrote:OKC only down 7 going into the 4th quarter.

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i wish they would win tonight it would be great to keep some distance but OKC doesn't have enough firepower against beal and westbrook....they got a bunch of 2k created players playing for them right now

penny_nz · Post #484 » by **penny_nz** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:25 am

There's a nice split developing between the bottom 6 and the rest which is good

RookieStar · Post #485 » by **RookieStar** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:06 am

wow good for DET and good for us. If we lose tom do we go 3rd?

basketballRob · Post #486 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:31 am

RookieStar wrote:wow good for DET and good for us. If we lose tom do we go 3rd?

Yes. If we end up tied, I think the flip a coin or something like that.

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RookieStar · Post #487 » by **RookieStar** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:50 am

basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:wow good for DET and good for us. If we lose tom do we go 3rd?
Yes. If we end up tied, I think the flip a coin or something like that.

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coin toss? yikes...not going with record like who beat who and by how much?

Orl_Magic · Post #488 » by **Orl_Magic** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:59 am

SOUL wrote:Man, I liked Bey.. nobody else here was trying to hear that name though when I brought him up .

Also been in a fantasy Build-a-Franchise league the past few years on the Knicks board with everybody keeping the same team year by year and it incorporates free agency/draft stuff. I think most of my picks were late first rounders (27-30) or late seconds (like 55-60) and I had drafted Dort, Chuma and Pritchard before the actual drafts took place in the last few years. Gonna go join the Magic scout team brb.

i wanted him and I was flamed too. Everyone said he moved like he was in quick sand lol. I was pissed we passed on him. He is going to be a nice 3 -D guy

drsd · Post #489 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:13 am

RookieStar wrote:wow good for DET and good for us. If we lose tom do we go 3rd?

Orlando and Detroit are now tied in the Ws column.

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drsd · Post #490 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:13 am

RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:wow good for DET and good for us. If we lose tom do we go 3rd?
Yes. If we end up tied, I think the flip a coin or something like that.

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coin toss? yikes...not going with record like who beat who and by how much?

First there is an equal split of lottery balls. If after the lottery, the teams are still tied, then it is a coin flip to break the tie.

EDIT: if there is an odd-number of lottery balls after combining them and dividing them, then there is a coin flip for the last lottery ball. It is the same flip; not two separate flips.

Here:

In the event that teams finish with the same record, each tied team receives the average of the total number of combinations for the positions that they occupy. Should the average number not be an integer, a coin flip is then used to determine which team or teams receive the extra combination. The result of the coin flip is also used to determine who receives the earlier pick in the event that neither of the tied teams wins one of the first four picks via the lottery.

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drsd · Post #491 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:20 am

With the OKC loss and Detroit W:
Orlando is 1 1/2 game worse than #5 Thunder
Orlando is 1/2 better than #3 Pistons

With the Bulls and Wizards wins:
Chicago is 9/10
Chicago is 1 game worse than #11 Pelicans
Chicago is 1 1/2 game better than #8 Raptors

As importantly, the Bulls is tied for the final play-in slot with the Wizards.
Q: Does anyone know the rules for breaking the tie-break for the play-in seeding?

pepe1991 · Post #492 » by **pepe1991** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:46 am

drsd wrote:With the OKC loss and Detroit W:
Orlando is 1 1/2 game worse than #5 Thunder
Orlando is 1/2 better than #3 Pistons

With the Bulls and Wizards wins:
Chicago is 9/10
Chicago is 1 game worse than #11 Pelicans
Chicago is 1 1/2 game better than #8 Raptors

As importantly, the Bulls is tied for the final play-in slot with the Wizards.
Q: Does anyone know the rules for breaking the tie-break for the play-in seeding?

Probably head to head matchups will be viewed first-
Bulls lead 2-1 ( not sure are they playing again )

paperboymafia · Post #493 » by **paperboymafia** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:00 am

KillMonger wrote:
basketballRob wrote:OKC only down 7 going into the 4th quarter.

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i wish they would win tonight it would be great to keep some distance but OKC doesn't have enough firepower against beal and westbrook....they got a bunch of 2k created players playing for them right now

OKC is the only team where every time I check the boxscore I keep saying "who the hell is that?" to myself.

RookieStar · Post #494 » by **RookieStar** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:34 am

drsd wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Yes. If we end up tied, I think the flip a coin or something like that.

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coin toss? yikes...not going with record like who beat who and by how much?

First there is an equal split of lottery balls. If after the lottery, the teams are still tied, then it is a coin flip to break the tie.

EDIT: if there is an odd-number of lottery balls after combining them and dividing them, then there is a coin flip for the last lottery ball. It is the same flip; not two separate flips.

Here:
In the event that teams finish with the same record, each tied team receives the average of the total number of combinations for the positions that they occupy. Should the average number not be an integer, a coin flip is then used to determine which team or teams receive the extra combination. The result of the coin flip is also used to determine who receives the earlier pick in the event that neither of the tied teams wins one of the first four picks via the lottery.

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thanks for the info

drsd · Post #495 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:49 am

paperboymafia wrote:OKC is the only team where every time I check the boxscore I keep saying "who the hell is that?" to myself.

Dude: I look at the Magic box-scores and still ask that question.

Franks, Randle, and Cannady just combined for nearly 50 minutes in a game Orlando could have won, for example. THe Magic's "best" player was Dwayne Bacon, and if half of non-Magic fans even know who he is, they really need to go outside more.

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drsd · Post #496 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:08 am

The computers currently favor the season to end with Orlando being 3rd worst and Chicago 7th worst (and outside a play-in).

I loved Vučević in Magic blue, but that outcome might justify his trade, even if - for me - the Magic do not obviously have a starting-quality Center on the roster, currently.

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drsd · Post #497 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:06 am

If Orlando drafts 3, Suggs is the surprise selection at 2, and Orlando is choosing between Mobley and Green, which of those two is it?

For my it would be Mobley. He is a modern Center, Carter can be an ace-back-up, and Bamba can either learn how to play PF or be moved on.

paperboymafia · Post #498 » by **paperboymafia** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:15 am

drsd wrote:
paperboymafia wrote:OKC is the only team where every time I check the boxscore I keep saying "who the hell is that?" to myself.

Dude: I look at the Magic box-scores and still ask that question.

Franks, Randle, and Cannady just combined for nearly 50 minutes in a game Orlando could have won, for example. THe Magic's "best" player was Dwayne Bacon, and if half of non-Magic fans even know who he is, they really need to go outside more.

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True that.

Friend of mine said it looks like we're giving some radio call-in competition winners a chance to play some actual NBA ball. :lol:

basketballRob · Post #499 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:41 pm

I'm worried about the Pacers game coming up. Turner night be out for the season, as and Warren has already been gone for the season.

Plus they'll be on a B2B.

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Post #500 » by **Knightro** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:53 pm

basketballRob wrote:I'm worried about the Pacers game coming up. Turner night be out for the season, as and Warren has already been gone for the season.

Meh. I'm not super worried about it. The Magic already played them once post trades and had MCW, Ennis and got a good coin toss game from Ross (10-15 FG) and still lost.

I wouldn't be shocked if all those veteran guys were out indefinitely.

Turner and Warren didn't play in that game either.