If David Stern Rules the NBA Lottery

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If David Stern Rules the NBA Lottery
Sactown Royalty found this 5/20/2008 on sports.aol.com (flag)
By theory, the NBA Draft Lottery (tonight at 7:30 p.m. Eastern) is left to randomness. But what if, as the conspiracy-minded have insisted for more than two decades, David Stern dictated the results? Close your eyes and imagine such a world ... #1 Pick: New York Knicks. No explanation is needed here. #2 Pick: Charlotte Bobcats. Several moribund franchises need a kick start -- Indiana, the ... (link)

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2008 Draft Lottery Mojo & Live Event Thread
Published 5/20/2008 by Ziller at Sactown Royalty
... The draft lottery is upon us in a few hours, so let's rev up the mojo-mobile. A fortuitous bounce could turn this rebuilding project on its head. Quite possibly, tonight could be more important than any Kings game of the past two seasons. Fans, assemble! At FanHouse, I have granted our team bonus points if considering basketball karma or conspiracy theories in the proceedings to come. (Unfortunately, the malevolent Basketball God theory doesn't end with the Kings in the top 3.) Weight those ping pong balls, Stern! Who's getting lucky tonight? ...

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The Bulls were fortunate to win the NBA draft lottery, as they had only a 1.7% chance of winning it; just another absurd chapter in the NBA under David Stern. It amazes me how consistently teams with the best chance of winning the lottery never win it. Since its inception, only two teams with the worst overall record have gotten the first pick. I used the ESPN draft simulator, and had to click ...
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Darren Rovell's SportsBiz: NBA Draft Lottery: What Was Interesting--And It Wasn't The Bulls - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell - MSNBC.com

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