Re: What of the lottery?

When is the celtics next game at?  I bet anyone the get their ass kicked

JOzersky@aol.com wrote:
> 
> somebody on the list said:
>  Still, getting the top spot and drafting Duncan is not
> a given with the lottery system, so wasting this year may not pay off.
> 
> Is there any other player out there besides Duncan that makes it
> necessary to waster this year?  I hope so, because if we don't get
> him, then not only will this year be a waste, but many years to come!
> 
> What of that?  Even the team with the worst record only has a 1-4 chance of
> getting the man we all dream of.  And it is amost impossible to trade up for
> it, although having two lottery picks and a talented big man doesn't hurt.
>  (Remember  86?  Second worst trade of all time -- the number one pick
> OVERALL for Roy Hinson.  You'll never see that happen again.  People finally
> realize that a number one pick is the only gateway to greatness, particularly
> if a center is involved.  If we can't somehow get Duncan, I wouldn't mind
> Thomas, if he is, as they say, a bigger Garnett.  Thats quite a stretch,
> though.
> 
> "With the first selection in the 1997 NBA Draft, the Boston Celtics select .
> . . TIM DUNCAN of Wake Forest University"
> 
> Say it, dream it, let it be..