Method to avoid tanking
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Method to avoid tanking
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Method to avoid tanking
My friend and I were discussing about some possibilities. One that arose was a march madness style tournament to determine the first pick and second while the others would be determined by the lottery. I'm kinda fifty fifty on this but I wanna hear some thoughts
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A team that just barely misses the playoffs would probably whoop on a team in full rebuilding mode like Seattle, so is it really fair to reward that team that just missed the playoffs and didn't suck as bad as Seattle with a top pick when Seattle legitimately sucked all year long (I'm just using Seattle as an example ;=D)?
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NetsForce wrote:A team that just barely misses the playoffs would probably whoop on a team in full rebuilding mode like Seattle, so is it really fair to reward that team that just missed the playoffs and didn't suck as bad as Seattle with a top pick when Seattle legitimately sucked all year long (I'm just using Seattle as an example ;=D)?
this is true, but isnt the lottery equally arbitrary?
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Seattlesun wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
this is true, but isnt the lottery equally arbitrary?
Eh but the way the lottery is weighted in such a way that a team that barely misses the playoff has such a small chance of getting the 1st overall pick, just look at the "Process" section:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Draft_Lottery
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no the draft is definitely not equally arbiturary, anyone who thinks so obviously has not watched a draft before.
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Have an additional playoffs. The 4 worst teams in the leauge have a playoff for who gets the 1st pick, and the team with the best record gets HCA. Break the next group off into another bracket. Give the picks out that way because I feel bad for teams that are actually trying to get into the playoffs and just fail, but are punished for trying by not really having any chance at improving through the draft.
I remember a couple years ago the Texans and 49ers were playing horribly, and if both teams had identically horrible records they would play and the loser would get the 1st pick. I don't think they had to do that, but I thought the NFL should have given the pick to the winner if the game had been played.
I remember a couple years ago the Texans and 49ers were playing horribly, and if both teams had identically horrible records they would play and the loser would get the 1st pick. I don't think they had to do that, but I thought the NFL should have given the pick to the winner if the game had been played.
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Who cares, let the bottom 5 teams try and fight for the worst spot. I don't think it's gonna make a whole lot of difference in watchability if they don't tank.
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This is a terrible idea. YOu would get teams tanking to miss the playoffs.
You think Orlando would have rather got swept by Detroit last year or missed the playoffs to play for the #1 pick to add Oden next to Dwight?
The best thing to do would be to change it back to the way it was.
From worst to best record, start with 14 balls and go to 1. Then pick all 14 spots using the lottery system.
You think Orlando would have rather got swept by Detroit last year or missed the playoffs to play for the #1 pick to add Oden next to Dwight?
The best thing to do would be to change it back to the way it was.
From worst to best record, start with 14 balls and go to 1. Then pick all 14 spots using the lottery system.