ML6 520 Report post Posted April 7, 2014 Well we are just one game separated from Boston, which is alarming but they also own the head-to-head tiebreaker so we could end up with the same record as them but get the 3 spot. Not much room for error though as they have just one winnable game on their schedule I believe. Draft lottery spots are not determined by regular season head-to-head tiebreakers like playoff seeds are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicblue 315 Report post Posted April 7, 2014 Draft lottery spots are not determined by regular season head-to-head tiebreakers like playoff seeds are. How is it determined, coin flip (not being sarcastic)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML6 520 Report post Posted April 8, 2014 Something about splitting the ping pong balls and then flipping a coin to see who gets the odd remainder. That's really the extent of my understanding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murphy13 185 Report post Posted April 8, 2014 How is it determined, coin flip (not being sarcastic)? They average out the possible combinations then if one wins they coin flip I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the notorious S.A.C. 89 Report post Posted April 8, 2014 We can worry about these ping pong balls until the cows come home but just remember Boston AND the Lakers will be in the lottery and this is the NBA. Uggh so true. Well so everyone is shooting for #3 at best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the notorious S.A.C. 89 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 Ill answer my own question...yes we are trying and yes we did catch them. Congratulations great year guys. Next year championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,421 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 I've never been a bigger Celtic or Laker fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicblue 315 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 My least favorite Magic win maybe ever. Meaningless and potentially costly. Congrats on ****ing yourselves and the fan base who had to endure two years of crap for a re-build we don't seem to want to be successful. 20 whatever and 50 whatever and the sixth pick in the draft...yeah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the notorious S.A.C. 89 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 My least favorite Magic win maybe ever. Meaningless and potentially costly. Congrats on ****ing yourselves and the fan base who had to endure two years of crap for a re-build we don't seem to want to be successful. 20 whatever and 50 whatever and the sixth pick in the draft...yeah Boston will probably get #1 with one of the extra ping pong balls we lost tonight. The Lakers will jump us because they're the Lakers. Oh who am I kidding its party central in Magic land with the big win tonight. We ned to finish the year strong and catch and pass Utah and the Lakers out right. Could you imagine how many season ticket holders would renew if we could win out the remainder. We could drop all the way to 8th or 9th. I think we are relying more on Pat Williams luck than common sense at this point. Mark my words...Boston #1. We will never know what ball it was but it could have been ours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Optimist Prime 197 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 Um... There are still four games left. We are tied for third and all of out opponents are playoff teams. We just have to lose one more than Boston. Even then, we don't know where we'll fall in the draft or who will be available (remember Anthony Bennett was picked first last year). Somebody could always make a gamble pick before us. I don't get all the panic. Wait til draft day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman 58 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 Um... There are still four games left. We are tied for third and all of out opponents are playoff teams. We just have to lose one more than Boston. Even then, we don't know where we'll fall in the draft or who will be available (remember Anthony Bennett was picked first last year). Somebody could always make a gamble pick before us. I don't get all the panic. Wait til draft day. I'm afraid Boston will find a way to lose 5 out of those last 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the notorious S.A.C. 89 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 I'm afraid Boston will find a way to lose 5 out of those last 4. Maybe even all 6. There is no point of winning and losing the control of your pick and then relying on worse odds or the fact someone stupid like Cleveland will blow the pick. If that were the case we should trade back to about 20 and hope someone falls to us. Just lose baby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
