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The Unconsensus No. 1 Pick

I don't think I'm the only person completely amazed that after two full days of voting, some 650 ballots cast, Blake Griffin and Ricky Rubio finished tied. Like, perfectly tied. Not a statistical dead heat. Not within a few hanging chads. Tied. Actually tied.

There is no Sactown Royalty Consensus No. 1 pick right now. So we'll move on to No. 3 a bit later today, and run that to Friday morning. Once we get closer to the draft, we'll have another official ballot between Griffin and Rubio.

Amazing.

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Wait

I thought this was groupthink central??

Question: What kind of bear is best?

by otis29 on May 6, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Group Think Group Think Group Think!!!!!!!!

Group Think thinks: We don’t know. Thanks a lot 8ball.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on May 6, 2009 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm amazed too

Rubio had won the prior 2 polls, but those were both well before Griffin had gotten a ton more exposure and hype as the “consensus” first overall pick in every mock draft available to every Kings fan (knowledgable and otherwise). I really thought Griffin would run away with this thing because simply more fans (and not necessarily StR regulars who do not make up the majority of the fanbase) know who Griffin is. Hell, one of the editors of this very site cited his more familiarity with Griffin as his choice. And, he is surely not someone to let anyone else do his thinking for him.

In short, the argument of Rubio vs Griffin is quite amazing because it really, especially if you judge it by the poll, has completely polarized a fanbase around here. Amazing.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on May 6, 2009 8:34 AM PDT reply actions  

Good points across the board

And, pretty much all of my sentiments exactly.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on May 6, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Rec'd otis

I like Griffin for what I think he is, and Rubio for what I hpe he is. If we have the opportunity to draft either guy I will be thrilled. If we are given the opportunity to choose between them, I will happily defer to GP’s expertise. And if GP picks Thabeet or Evans or someone else with the 1st pick, I lustily anticipate the impending draft thread.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on May 6, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh man

We’d be burning the midnight oil on that thread. Similar to the last two years, I’d expect inital anger, followed by resignation, followed by cautious optimism, followed by “what the f#ck are we bitching about, Geoff Petrie baby!”.

Question: What kind of bear is best?

by otis29 on May 6, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Wait, I didn't vote yet!

ah crap.

I guess one vote does make a difference.

put me in, Coach

by LaBradford on May 6, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions  

97% of the vote

was for Griffin/Rubio, 3% for the “field.” That is amazing.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on May 6, 2009 2:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Do we know

what the polling margin of error is?

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on May 6, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Given the fact that we are the clowns that are voting?

I’d say about 100%.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on May 6, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

99%

I voted, too :-p

Ok, people, let's generate all the good Karma we can until May 19. Then you can go back to your shallow and empty lifestyles.

by LeaguePassAddict on May 6, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah -

But you probably voted for the cutest player.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on May 6, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

we may be clowns

but just wait until you see with our shoes on

by betweentheeyes on May 6, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

So

How tall is Griffin in those puppies?

Ok, people, let's generate all the good Karma we can until May 19. Then you can go back to your shallow and empty lifestyles.

by LeaguePassAddict on May 6, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

At least 6'8

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on May 6, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Do those belong to Jerome James?

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on May 6, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Only if Papa 214 doesn't claim them first

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on May 6, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is not a close call...

The close call would be whether Rubio deserves to be the 4th pick. In retrospect I think the answer is more likely than not that he shouldn’t have been even that, and certainly more likely should be 3 or 4 than should be 2 or 1.

by StatRaven on May 11, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions  

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