Hornets win draft Lottery; Wizards pick 3rd

Nice pick.

I also heard a report that Rashard Lewis and Andray Blatche WILL both be gone before the draft.

They're going to be one of the youngest teams in the league.

Guess they'll probably cut one and amnesty the other. If they can actually get anything for either...we'll have won the off-season

Nice pick.

I also heard a report that Rashard Lewis and Andray Blatche WILL both be gone before the draft.

They're going to be one of the youngest teams in the league.

Blatche and Lewis are freaking horrible, my fear is we would draft someone in their similar soft style. We need physical play, and I thought the accusition of Nene was a good start.

Anthony Davis has a chance to be good, but im not sold. Thomas could be a better player in the long run.

But everytime I watch Kentucky play, always more impressed with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the guy is lockdown on defense, great size, decent scorer. A good friend who is a huge college b-ball fan said he was amazed Davis was out-hyping Kidd-Gilchrist, Gilchrist was hands down the better player.

Well, I don't know how much that would help. They have allowed reporters to see the process. But I think that televising it live would be only to appease those who are already have a preconceived notion that it's all rigged. And then if there's an error or glitch or whatever and they have to start over then those people will be like "See I told you so!!!"

Well, they used to show the ping pong balls being picked out. Why stop?

just go in order with the best team getting the first pick. Worst team in NBA history? 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats and they get a 25% chance of getting the first pick? That is not logical. Good thing I am a Mavericks fan.

Well, I don't know how much that would help. They have allowed reporters to see the process. But I think that televising it live would be only to appease those who are already have a preconceived notion that it's all rigged. And then if there's an error or glitch or whatever and they have to start over then those people will be like "See I told you so!!!"

Did an error or glitch happen when they used to do it live all the time? As far as I know, that format was not broken. Are there any reporters that have witnessed the random selection privately that we recognize as credible reporters?

I didn't have any suspicion about the draft until they decided to do the random drawing private. Yes, I agree the only reason televise it would be to appease those who are suspicious. I am sure that the NBA knows this. There must be a higher value to them than appeasing us "conspiracy theorists" since they are keeping it secret. I would like to know what that value is.

The Point Forward » Posts Behind the scenes at the draft lottery « (http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2012/05/30/nba-draft-lottery/)

In the Room With the Pingpong Balls - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/6423/in-the-room-with-the-pingpong-balls)

ESPN.com - 2002 NBA Draft: NBA out to prove conspiracy theorists wrong (http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/story?id=1383452)

Im sure Stern kinda likes all the talk about conspiracy theories with the draft, but the notion this thing is rig is in the redunkulous territory.

Sources -- Washington Wizards plan to retain coach Randy Wittman - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7994863/sources-washington-wizards-plan-retain-coach-randy-wittman)

not too thrilled

The Point Forward » Posts Behind the scenes at the draft lottery « (http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2012/05/30/nba-draft-lottery/)

In the Room With the Pingpong Balls - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/6423/in-the-room-with-the-pingpong-balls)

ESPN.com - 2002 NBA Draft: NBA out to prove conspiracy theorists wrong (http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/story?id=1383452)

Thanks for the links. After reading the articles, combined with a lack of complaining from other NBA franchises about the secrecy of the random draw, I am convinced that it is probably legit. Now I can just focus on these UFO's - I KNOW those are real.

How in the world the Hornets got the #1 seed over the Bobcats baffles me.

so that it would be sold in a good price ..haha. Michael Jordan would be very depressed about it since they've done so much in order to get the #1 seed (won only 7 game on the season)