Test Your Luck: Play the Lottery
by Tom Ziller on May 18, 2010 9:01 AM PDT
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PrintYour mission, should you choose to accept: click this link to visit ESPN's Lottery Machine. Once the page loads, click on the "Play Lottery" button ONCE. Where do the Kings land? Come back to StR and vote that slot in the poll. Brag in the comments if you get 1 or 2. Visit the I Street Bridge if you get 6. (Just kidding. The Tower Bridge is much more dramatic.)
Aykis Note: If you lie, the Warriors will win the lottery, Jim Gray will replace Ziller, and the Kings will bring Rick Fox out of retirement to play for them.
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I did it earlier this morning and got #3 and Favors
The #3 pick is perfectly acceptable for me
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
I got the fourth pick and Derrick Favors
that good enough for me
"For five decades (and counting), these fans have been blessed with West, Baylor, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Shaq and Kobe. Seven of the 15 best players ever. At some point, the gravy train will end. The Lakers will bottom out like the Knicks did last decade, submarined by bad moves, poor signings and unlucky drafts. Their fans will flee in droves. Jack will pass away. The buzz will be gone. That's how the NBA works -- in a 30-team league, you can't always get lucky, not even if you're a big-market team with deep pockets. I don't know if that day is three years off or 30, but it's coming." Bill Simmons
I got three and Favors
I will be happy with that. Dear God in heaven, please no Cole Aldrich.
by Chris The Greek on May 18, 2010 9:06 AM PDT reply actions
I got the 3rd pick
…Favors for me too.
ESPN always knows who we’ll draft.
i did this like 20 times yesterday
and the 3rd pick was the one that least came up. today it was 4th and Favors.
put me in, Coach
so if i got number 2 on this, does that mean i should go to the block party for good luck?
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
i can't wait to tell me wife
“sorry babe, but i am going to be late picking you up for work. I have to go to the kings block party and get hammered. Oh but babe you have understand, it’s for a good cause. I got the second pick on espn.com lot … hello? hello?”
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I got....6...and Aminu
I feel like I let my city down.
Phil Jackson, after treatment for a kidney stone "When the anesthesiologist leaned over me, he said "We named your kidney stone Kobe because it's not passing."
by Ellimist on May 18, 2010 9:12 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I laughed out loud
It’s all good
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on May 18, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
3 and Favors!
I’m feeling good this morning. I got my Kings socks on, it’s going to be a good day.
The NBA: "Where 27 free throws happens"
I got the 3rd pick with Favors
Three would be cool, that way Petrie would have his choice of Cousins or Favors, and if someone before us screws up we can snag Evans.
oh crap. do we have to start over?
did many people not press the “play lottery” button after it loads?
put me in, Coach
Probably have to ignore the #3
It really looks like it is generating your lottery pick when you hit the site.
yes it does
right when you go on the webpage, it gives the list of teams in the order of most likely to win and there is a button up top that says “Play lottery”
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Shit, I didn't know that
After clicking it I got #2 and Evan Turner. And I’m wearing my lucky polo shirt that’s Kings purple
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
Whoever drew #6
Go hide in a closet until this is over
Always trying to keep people closeted...
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
by 27freethrows on May 18, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Drew 5th
Yesterday I got the 1st pick, 1st try. Today is a dark day, apparently.
Never forget: I am a complete idiot
#1 and Wall, but this obviously won't happen in real life
Rest of my order was Grizzlies getting the 2nd pick and Nets with 3rd.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
#3 and Favors
that seems to be a common answer today.
"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."
From Bill Simmons Twitter
Funniest lottery winner tonight: TWolves. 2nd-funniest: Jazz. Most-potent: Kings. Most-needs-it: Sixers. Goofiest: G-State. Riggiest: Nets.
"riggiest" really needs to be a new word
I am using that in Scrabble
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Psh, Good luck getting two out of the three G's to put together.
Odds of that happening are about the same as the kings every winning the lottery again. The NBA is starting to feel awfully riggy.
by brianmc27 on May 18, 2010 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well then, let's get riggy with it!!
Sound the trumpets, Raise the drawbridge, and drop the Oldsmobile
#2, Turner.
1 – Twolves
2 – Kings
3 – Nets
4 – Warriors
I didn't see an actual link here
So I believe this is the correct place to go: http://espn.go.com/nba/lottery2010/mockdraft
I ended up with the #3 and Favors
I've got squirrels in my pants!
by otis29 on May 18, 2010 9:28 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That goes against your sig line
breathe in deep feel your heart beat, just to know that life's worth livin'. feel your feet on the earth, better love it while it's still here spinnin'.
by NoCal-SteelCity on May 18, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's mine
1 – NJ – Wall
2 – Minny – Turner
3 – Sac – Favors
4 – GSW – Cousins
5 – Washington – Johnson
6 – PHI – Aldrich
Did you just go to the link the first time without hitting the button?
Because the order you got is what it shows when your first load it. You have to click the button to randomize it.
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
That's what I was thinking
so when you went to the link you got NJ 1st, Minny 2nd, Kings 3rd, but when you actually clicked you got Wall, right?
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
Kings get first pick on my first try
1 – Kings – Wall
2 – Jazz – Turner
3 – Nets – Favors
4 – Wolves – Cousins
5 – Warriors – Johnson
6 – Wizards – Davis
"......but Curry had a better TS%"
I got 1st
pick on my first and only attempt!
I also got fifth
I’m glad I’m not representing us tonight, hopefully Tyreke will bring us better luck.
Good luck Kings fans
Out of Curiosity, who do you want the most? I’d think one of the bigs suits you best.
Personally i would feel comfortable with any of the top 4
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
#2 - Evan Turner
1 – Minnesota – John Wall
2 – KINGS – Evan Turner
3 – Nets – Favors
4 – Warriors – Cousins
5 – Wizards – Wesley Johnson
6 – 76ers – Cole Aldrich
Son of a...
1. Clippers
2. Jazz
3. Pistons
4. Nets
5. TWolves
6. Kings
What the hell? I think I broke the machine or something…
"Thou must give props" - Ice_9ine
banned from the block party!
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
this whole post was a rouse to weed out the bad luck
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm just wondering how the hell the top three snuck in there... Ugh! I'm not watching tonight.
Yes I am.
Damnit, I don’t know…
"Thou must give props" - Ice_9ine
by tomroadrunner on May 18, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow...
this is almost exactly what the psychic predicted. Minus the Clippers, all east coast teams 1-5 and the Kings get screwed. Not cool.
...
by prowseinthehouse on May 18, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
cept the Jazz and Wolves are westsiderz
by In Walks Rudy on May 18, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
The Jazz are actually the Knicks
And I missed the Twolves. My bad
...
by prowseinthehouse on May 18, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I fully advocate flagging this post.
"Thou must give props" - Ice_9ine
by tomroadrunner on May 18, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Gordon Hayward
Proven winner, great fundamentals, gamer
you call moon-walking on water marketable?
How about being able to turn water into frickin wine bitches!
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Hayward can turn water into Cognac
by In Walks Rudy on May 18, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
LOL
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Fine
Hayward 1 point Jesus 0 points
You win this round Hayward
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Whats wrong with Gilbert?
Pretty sure injuries and stupidity was his downfall. Not talent
nothing wrong with Gil
I just don’t want to see the Wiz get Wall, I hate watching them.
by In Walks Rudy on May 18, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Positive outlook- NJ and Minny how the Kings don't get #5 or 6
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
The greatest impact player in NBA History - Tim Donaghy
Just a heads up
I’m pretty sure that when you open up the espn lotto machine, the first time always places the teams in the order of their record (not random). You need to open once, let it do it’s thing and then hit play lotto once to get it to actually randomly select based on the percentages. I opened the lotto and got Favors with 3 just like everyone else with NJN at 1, Minn at 2, GSW at 4, etc. etc. When I hit the play lotto we ended up at 5 with Wesley Johnson :(
and there is no link to the lotto machine in the original post…
well in that case Kings got the number 1 on my first try...
so let it be written
by In Walks Rudy on May 18, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Got #1 pick
Now how can we package this to get Brook Lopez haha
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on May 18, 2010 10:04 AM PDT reply actions
I'd rather have Robin
More athletic. Brooks got an heir of ‘al jefferson’ for me. I mean no matter how bad the nets were… no team with an even borderline elite center should win 12 games. Even if he played all 82
Brook's rebound rate is 14.6%, Robin's is 14%
care to back this up?
And I’d take either. Robin’s a defensive beast but Brook is no slouch either (see his 12 blocks against U$C). He can defend much better than Al Jefferson, and doesn’t have the knee issues either.
Yea but with robin you're gonna need revolving doors all over the place.
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on May 18, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd take either at this point
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on May 18, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
rec'd
I just believe Brook is slightly overrated. I mean he’s a good player and better than Spencer Hawes (again, not saying much). but I wouldn’t package any of top 4 straight up for him. Especially considering how desperate Nets seem to be for Wall.
Most ideas have involved swapping picks
and taking Lopez. Which would be fantastic, but unlikely
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
^ He's right
Most ideas have something like swapping Hawes and 1st overall for Lopez and 3rd overall. Something like that.
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on May 18, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Anyone going to the party this afternoon?
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on May 18, 2010 10:05 AM PDT reply actions
Freaking A!
I clicked the link and it was straight up.
I randomized it…
And the Warriors won the lottery.
Nets got #2 and Kings got #3.
Someone turn this post brown.
by nobodyinparticular on May 18, 2010 10:14 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
#1 Pick...........John Wall!!!!!!!!!!
I hope this comes true later today
KINGS WILL BE 10-11 CHAMPIONS
fourth pick
Kings pick cousins b/c memphis gets 3rd to steal favors :(
That would be brutal. Most brutal.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Well, yeah? There are a lot of people who want Cousins anyway.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
This might be my dream scenario
Getting Cousins and Pookey getting extremely pissed?
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
by vfettke on May 18, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Scratch that
My real dream scenario is getting the 3rd pick, taking Favors, and then swapping down to whoever has the 4th pick to get Cousins. Because the only thing better than Pookey getting mad is Pookey getting mad after his dreams are crushed
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
If the Kings do that than time will be the true answer.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
I'm not going to be angry.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
#2 pick
got the #2 pick… ended up with turner. still going back and forth on if that’s the right pick (or a big like favors or cousins) but at this point i think it is…
If the Kings got the #2 pick, the right pick is whoever Petrie takes
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
That's true for every draft
except for Quincy Douby :(
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on May 18, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
That was a crappy draft
Look at the best guys we past on:
Rajon Rondo
Shannon Brown
Sergio Rodriguez
Paul Millsap
Sure, Douby didn’t pan out, but not a lot of guys in that class did
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
At least we're not Golden State
Patrick O’Bryant man that’s gotta hurt
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on May 18, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
weren't a few of those guys though available when douby was selected?
that’s sort of a lot if you ask me
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what I'm saying
Douby was picked 19th. So for the following 41 picks there were a whole 4 guys that were better. And Sergio and Brown aren’t that great either. A ton of guys passed on Rondo and Millsap
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
yeah but
Sure, Douby didn’t pan out, but not a lot of guys in that class did
4 more guys after the 19th pick were better, that still kinda sucks. I can’t go look at that draft class right now but that doesn’t seem to be that small of a number after the 19th pick.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
A lot of guys, sure
but when you’re arguing that your guy is great, or at least better than “a ton of guys”, you can’t fall back on this argument.
What I'm trying to point out
is that the 2006 draft wasn’t that good and was kind of a crap shoot. Hindsight is 20/20. If the draft were to be done again Rondo is probably picked second after Roy and Millsap goes top 10 if not top 5. Basically, Boston and Utah lucked into those two guys because it was basically one big guessing game that year.
Douby is Petrie’s one bad pick from a bad draft
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
well it's not like rondo wasn't known back then
he was a very highly touted prospect, people were just worried about the shooting and attitude problem. It wasn’t like he came out of nowhere. And not the biggest Shannon Brown fan but I think most people knew who he was.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
But Shannon Brown isn't some great player that teams are kicking themselves for passing on
And Rondo may have been a highly touted prospect, but its obvious teams didn’t want to deal with his attitude problem and that’s why he went so low. That’s a decision plenty of teams still have to deal with. Do they a guy with amazing potential but an attitude problem or pass on him? This will come up with Cousins this year
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
if your point is that the Kings shouldn't be kicking themelves for passing on that list of players I understand
Decisions have to be made, and given the information the Kings had I can see the rationale that lead to Douby. It’s just when you listed that group of players saying they didn’t pass on much I was just thinking that’s not exactly a small number of players pass the 19th pick there were selected.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
4 th pick
1 – Nyets
2 – Mini
3 – Whiz
4 – Kings (Favors)
by betweentheeyes on May 18, 2010 10:22 AM PDT reply actions
wait..wait..wait.....................
Isn’t the lottery rigged. Remember when the clippers guy had Blake Griffen’s # inside his jacket? I hope it was just a coincidence.
KINGS WILL BE 10-11 CHAMPIONS
He did that for good luck
Obviously had they got the 2nd pick he wouldn’t have been flashing the inside of his jacket
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
I know there is a block party
Is StR going to be doing anything extra at the block party
If the Lakers were on channel 5 and there were a bunch of frogs making love on channel 6, I'd watch the frogs even if they were coming in fuzzy!
4
Favors…it could end worse.
"Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game." — Michael Jordan
Go Kings!
Why are we playing this game?
Aykis Note: If you lie, the Warriors will win the lottery, Jim Gray will replace Ziller, and the Kings will bring Rick Fox out of retirement to play for them.
Seriously, why bother with the post if there is even a slight chance someone will lie and make this happen. This is some evil black magic we are playing with here people.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 10:41 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
When you run the lottery machine on ESPN, one of the teams that is cycled through is the OKC thunder. Good job ESPN.
If the Lakers were on channel 5 and there were a bunch of frogs making love on channel 6, I'd watch the frogs even if they were coming in fuzzy!
Attn: SammyP hits jackpot!
With the number one overall pick, the Kings (apparently will) choose John Wall.
There will be a SammyP wherever you go. But don't worry, it scared me at first too.
#1 on my first try
then i left the site never to tempt fate again.
by EvoStrife on May 18, 2010 11:08 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I did it 3 times in a row
got 3rd twice for Favors, 1st once with Wall.
So, not bad.
Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Vonnegut
One of the times had Detroit getting Wall
dunno why, but that seems like a good fit.
Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance. Vonnegut
Oops, screwed
my poll selection up. Once i opened the link then hit “play lottery” I actually got the #5 pick (not the #3 pick like i originally got by clicking the link) and Wesley Johnson…stupid 76ers got the #1 pick. They don’t deserve it.
I will remind everyone of my prophecy back in January
by nobodyinparticular on May 18, 2010 11:37 AM PDT reply actions
I like it!
"he looks like he is going to take a bite out of a huge invisible sandwich..." - wallywagon11
**Remember**
Since we are always comparing ourselves to OKC/Blazers…Remember when Brandon Roy(blazers best player) represented the team? They got the #1 pick. Now our young star is representing us in NJ tonight…maybe…it’s destiny….
by Kingsfan_born_in_LA on May 18, 2010 11:43 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
So you're gonna pass on bonafide star @ #2
man as great as portland are. BRoy + Durant. I guess we’re all lucky in west that didn’t happen
Shit, forgot to mention no oden like players for us....
by Kingsfan_born_in_LA on May 18, 2010 11:49 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, Roy might have got them the pick,
but he didn’t actually choose Oden. That’s on management.
Tanking? I don't know what you're talking about, tanking. I'm just losing more efficiently.
yeah why do we always have to compare the Kings to OKC/Blazers?
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Some people get too specific
I like to use the comparison in terms of how the rebuilding is being done. Both teams did that by aquiring quite a few draft picks and picking well. Both teams also picked high in the draft and had some luck in the picks they got, especially in 2007. The general idea is to get picks and pick good players, something Petrie can do. From there its important to have the right coach to develop the talent.
The whole Portland sent their star rookie and got the #1 and we’re sending our star rookie so we should get the #1 is a silly correlation. And if it were a true correlation it looks like John Wall’s gonna miss his rookie year.
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
Because the Kings themselves say they are modeling after OKC/Blazers
...
by prowseinthehouse on May 18, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
the only thing is that i was under the impression that the Blazers and the Thunder took different roads to get there
i don’t recall the Blazers trading for the likes of Kurt Thomas and Matt Harpring for draft picks. I also don’t remember the Thunder throwing down $3 million dollars for draft picks. I also don’t recall the Thunder throwing down big money to get an expensive well respected coach like the Blazers did with McMillian. I guess they both made trades for lottery picks (Ray Allen and Telfair) but I don’t really see them as being all that similar other than the fact they sucked and had high draft picks around the same time.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Both teams rebuilt through the draft with young talent
Although both did it a bit differently. OKC started with Durant and Green in 2007. Then they swung the Kurt Thomas deal, taking on a pick to take him. Then they traded Thomas for another pick. The Blazers were notorious for a few years for their draft day dealings. Swapping Tyrus Thomas for Aldridge and trading for Brandon Roy. In 2007 they took Oden and I think they got rid of Randolph during the draft. In 2008 they swapped with Indy to get Bayless.
The important aspect for both teams have been the draft and getting picks. I’d love to see Petrie pull a trade to take on Michael Redd and the 15th for Nocioni, or something along those lines
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
just started thinking when i was reading "swapping tyrus thomas for aldrige"
But didn’t the Bulls also build through the draft like 2 or 3 times in a row?
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
But the ignored Rule #1 for rebuilding through the draft
Don’t hire Vinny Del Negro!
I have no idea how they’ve done so terrible. They were a playoff team in 2006 but they had the Knicks pick and took LMA but swapped for Thomas, which was a bad move. In 2007 they made it to the Conference Finals. I think they had another Knicks pick which they used on Noah. In 2008 they were a lottery team becuase Scott Skiles expiration date was up. Then they hired Del Negro, which didn’t help. The funny thing is, if D’Antoni had decided to go to Chicago instead the Bulls would be a powerhouse.
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
alot of teams would have done the aldrich for thomas swipe
but yeah the Vinny D hiring … yikes.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
should probably mention
that those non lottery picks for the blazers haven’t done a ton for them yet.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Umm...
Nicolas Batum and Rudy Fernandez might disagree.
But yeah, a lot of Portland’s growth has been their coaching. They play a slow but uber-efficient style that allows them to do well even when guys are injured.
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
lol
totally forgot about them, that’s what i get for multi-tasking.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
They both built through the draft
Thats really all they were getting at. I guess people are looking further into it than that
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by prowseinthehouse on May 18, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
i dunno, i guess i am not huge on always referring to the two best case scenarios
when it seems like alot of teams try to build through the draft quite often because it is one of only three ways to really improve.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That is what many people have said about it
OKC and Portland have been very lucky in their situations. Especially OKC. So to try and build the way they did needs alot of luck, something we are lacking.
...
by prowseinthehouse on May 18, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Part of the reason Kings fans want to build through the draft is because of Petrie's draft record
Swinging big trades, a la the Celtics in 2007, isn’t really Petrie’s thing. But drafting talent deep in the first round is.
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
oh no and i am completely on board
i just get a little tired of always having to hear the Blazers and OKC come up every time building through the draft is uttered.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly
every single Kings fans should think we’re getting the 6th pick … lowered expectations!!! That way, there’s no horrible surprise like last year (even though that turned out well.)
I refuse
Look at my sig
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
1st pick
I just woke up and part of my daily routine I do in the morning is read str. I just finished playing it once and I got the 1st pick baby! I will be at the block party guys! yes!!!
Frank Sinatra said it best...
…Luck be a Lady tonight!
(meanwhile, I got #3…I could live with that, too!)
I got us pick #6. SIX! Really?!?`
Thank god I am not our representative tonight. Just give me a top 4 and I’ll be content, top 3 and I’ll be excited, top 2 and I’ll be thrilled, and the number 1 pick will terrify me.
Wait....Why is everybody clapping? Everyone around me is clapping.... I guess I should be clapping too... GO LAKERS!!! I hate living in So Cal
i got #1
and Wall.
"every once in a while a kernel of truth...uhh... corn is revealed in my usual pile of poop" - betweentheeyes
YESS! #2
mine played out like this..
1 Nets
2 Kings
3 Wizards
4 Twolves
5 Warriors
RekeRoy!!! all day....GO KINGS!!!
Haha!! Yes!!
I finally won the lottery, and all I got was…..John Wall.
breathe in deep feel your heart beat, just to know that life's worth livin'. feel your feet on the earth, better love it while it's still here spinnin'.
by NoCal-SteelCity on May 18, 2010 12:14 PM PDT reply actions
Got #3 and Cousins.
I can live with that. Lord knows we need front-court help!!!
Purveyor of Bull Plop
I got 3rd and Favors.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
(No really I swear that's what it said.)
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
In fact my lottery generator held to form.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
did you hit the lotto button
it automatically comes up with the teams in order
Still waiting for the Euler of basketball to play for the Kings
No
It automatically generates for me. It just came up that way. And the 2nd time I’ve done it is…….The Kings finish 3rd and take Favors (according to Ford).
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
I have no control of this.....
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
I voted third.
But that was before I realized that it initially just lists the current rankings. I then got the #1 and Wall twice in a row. At least now we know why the Kings will pick 6th – I used up all of their Karma on two imaginary, theoretical picks.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
BAsed on the 45% return for the 3rd pick
I’m guessing many people made the same mistake.
I got 4th btw. Memphis got uber lucky and jumped to #2 and Minny took Wall at #1. Lol.
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on May 18, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah Memphis got lucky on mine too
Although Kings got #1. I could live with Memphis picking #2 again if the Kings got first. The Grizz would probably draft Hassan Whiteside.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
If you've been doing some praying lately...
It’s not enough, go to TMZ amd see what joes doing for us.
by Kingsfan_born_in_LA on May 18, 2010 12:24 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
IT'S A SIGN!!!
I swear to god this fortune came out of my Pei Wei fortune cookie 20 minutes ago:
“Your lucky number for this week is the number three.”
You forgot to add, "In bed"
Maybe you are supposed to have a threesome, since we know the Kings got the 5 spot.
To be the best, you have to do your best. Otherwise, you are only second-rate.
i got GS winning
and Kings picking 6th
Still waiting for the Euler of basketball to play for the Kings
How about a P.A. native who wears the #13
The unluckiest of all numbers? 6th pick, I’m telling you.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
The Lottery will be broadcasted on the radio right?
AM 1320 I assume?
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
Should be on atdhe too.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
I'll be driving
Otherwise I’d just turn on ESPN
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
its also on espn3.com
"For five decades (and counting), these fans have been blessed with West, Baylor, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Shaq and Kobe. Seven of the 15 best players ever. At some point, the gravy train will end. The Lakers will bottom out like the Knicks did last decade, submarined by bad moves, poor signings and unlucky drafts. Their fans will flee in droves. Jack will pass away. The buzz will be gone. That's how the NBA works -- in a 30-team league, you can't always get lucky, not even if you're a big-market team with deep pockets. I don't know if that day is three years off or 30, but it's coming." Bill Simmons
Once again
hard to access from my vehicle
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
didn't read the part where you said you were driving
I would assume it will be on 1320 and on 1140
"For five decades (and counting), these fans have been blessed with West, Baylor, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Shaq and Kobe. Seven of the 15 best players ever. At some point, the gravy train will end. The Lakers will bottom out like the Knicks did last decade, submarined by bad moves, poor signings and unlucky drafts. Their fans will flee in droves. Jack will pass away. The buzz will be gone. That's how the NBA works -- in a 30-team league, you can't always get lucky, not even if you're a big-market team with deep pockets. I don't know if that day is three years off or 30, but it's coming." Bill Simmons
by the way, that tagline
Holy crap that is beyond bitter. It’s like he is telling all Lakers fans they are going to die alone in a hole in the middle of nowhere and nobody will care. Love it!
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha yeah, it gives me hope for the future
"For five decades (and counting), these fans have been blessed with West, Baylor, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Shaq and Kobe. Seven of the 15 best players ever. At some point, the gravy train will end. The Lakers will bottom out like the Knicks did last decade, submarined by bad moves, poor signings and unlucky drafts. Their fans will flee in droves. Jack will pass away. The buzz will be gone. That's how the NBA works -- in a 30-team league, you can't always get lucky, not even if you're a big-market team with deep pockets. I don't know if that day is three years off or 30, but it's coming." Bill Simmons
3 and Favors
I’ll have to listen to the lottery while driving down to San Jose for game 2.
@MAD_Marvin
The FairWeather Channel - Sports Comics and Bandwagon Forecast
You're only a victim if you take it Cab. :P
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Dear god, 5th!
1. Wizards (How? What?)
2. GSW (Double WTF!)
3. Nets
4. Minny
5. Us.
6. Sixers.
I shall set fire to the Lottery Mock Draft now.
Tanking? I don't know what you're talking about, tanking. I'm just losing more efficiently.
What if?
What if, horror of horrors, the Kings end up with the sixth pick? How rotten or not will you all feel in this mostly 4 (star) player draft?
We start praying that Geoff Petrie and the workouts give us another miracle.
As Kings fans, we’ve got that praying thing down pat.
Tanking? I don't know what you're talking about, tanking. I'm just losing more efficiently.
I will just nod my head knowingly.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
Aykis I am counting on you and your connections to avoid this
If it happens – I think a change to NoGood, Bad & Ugly might be in order. I think #2 would be about right, not too showy, but still awfully darn fantastic
by betweentheeyes on May 18, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
you might need to step away from the computer
maybe you can fold your socks and put them in your sock drawer left to right, in alphabetical order by color (black, blue, brown) and then count all the tiles in your bathroom while you wait for the lottery.
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
and yet the odds remain the same
1 st 15.6% 2 nd 15.7% etc
by betweentheeyes on May 18, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
couldn't stop at 100? just had to try one more time?
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
crud now i want to try it again
it’s addictive!
Could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?
by wallywagon11 on May 18, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
5:00 pacific time ESPN
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on May 18, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to run it 15 times
but finally the Kings won.
The Jazz won an incomprehensible 3 times, the Clips twice.
I got the King's @ #4.
It was Wolves @ 1, Wiz @ 2, Nets @ 3 and then the Royal Flush…. I will hope for better and expect no less.
Sound the trumpets, Raise the drawbridge, and drop the Oldsmobile
I can't wait
for the draft, when we pick (wherever it is) … Pook just goes ape, calling Petrie the worst person ever, and drinking his way to buying a GSW jersey.
Awesome.
This is why I think we'll get the first pick and take Wall
because Pookey is so anti-Wall it’ll piss him off to no end
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
And this would be great for the Pookeygurometer.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
No if the Kings get the 1st pick they're taking Wall.
But are they going to keep him?
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Nope
Kahn will be blowing up Petrie’s phone trying to get another player for his dream of fielding an all point guard starting five
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
Ha
Perhaps.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Wrong
He’ll want to start Rubio, Flynn, Sessions, Wall and Darko, because Darko is better than Kevin Love and Al Jefferson combined.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
Darko is NaB
Not a Bust
Only in Minnesota
#vfettkefordraft
"The Kings will get a top 3 pick in the 2010 draft. Book it!"
Got 3rd pick like everyone else
glad we’re getting it out of our system, similar to getting all your misses out during shoot around.
Screw you Knicks! LBJ to the Kings!!!
4 :(
I’m too anxious for tonight.
In Petrie I trust.
In Petrie I trust.
In Petrie I trust.
In Petrie I trust.
In Petrie I trust.
I'm feeling pretty good about the lottery today
When I tried the link, the Kings got the first pick with John Wall. In light of this auspicious development, I decided to make this is my first post ever to Sactown Royalty. I might even post something again if we get the top pick.
by Sactown's Finest on May 18, 2010 2:00 PM PDT reply actions
Matt Barnes, is that you?
put me in, Coach
by LaBradford on May 18, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll take it.
Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".
Nailed it.
I hit #1. But it really does not matter what I did, it matters what Tyreke draws.
I got #2...
But here’s my theory:
The Kings will get the top 3, because we are of the few teams that are getting any publicity with the lottery except for NJ. ESPN has interviewes Joe and Tyreke about the lottery while they have not even talked to anyone else about it. A little foreshadowing? I hope ;)!
Tyreke Evans for R.O.Y!
by sac-townz finest on May 18, 2010 3:27 PM PDT reply actions
I got #3
and big D Favours.
"When you go in for a job interview, I think a good thing to ask is if they ever press charges."
of course. There may be two
Don't say stupid shit. You won’t be perceived as stupid. - pookeyguru
by Kfan in Korea on May 18, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Never more nervous for someone so-less Pervis.
Balky Needs [All Rights Reserved]
Sound the trumpets, Raise the drawbridge, and drop the Oldsmobile
by Balky Needs on May 18, 2010 4:13 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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