Re: Draft Lottery

[Michael Murray <michaelm@flex.com.au>]

At 08:06 pm 16/05/97 -0400, you wrote:

>On WEEI Today they did a mock lottery drawing, using the same methodology
>that the NBA will use.  On the first try, Boston wound up with the worst
>possible scenario, and got the 5th and 6th picks. Philly got #1, SA got #2
>and Denver got #3. I hope that this is not an omen!  I can't stand this
>anymore.  After the mock drawing they went through the exercise 5 more times,
>and Boston only got the top pick once. Less than 45 hours to go, to determine
>the results....aaaghhhhhhh..........
>

Well, there was a few things wrong with that. 1) Philly can't get the #1 pick.
2) Boston can't get lower than 4th and 6th picks.
3) This is only a mock drawing :-)

Hope that helps to ease a few lottery nerves.