Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

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  • flox
    Junior Member
    • Dec 2007
    • 2426
    #31
    Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

    Kahn just has the balls to say what everyone should think about the NBA draft process.

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      • Trader Joe
        DIET COKE!
        • Jan 2006
        • 46914
        #32
        Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

        The Tim Duncan lotto pretty much confirmed the draft isn't rigged. They shipped him to San Antonio, when Boston had a chance at the number 1 and had tanked all year just to get him. If it was "rigged" Timmy would have been a Celtic.


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          • Shade
            Administrator
            • Jan 2004
            • 51892
            #33
            Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

            Originally posted by Trader Joe
            The Tim Duncan lotto pretty much confirmed the draft isn't rigged. They shipped him to San Antonio, when Boston had a chance at the number 1 and had tanked all year just to get him. If it was "rigged" Timmy would have been a Celtic.
            The NBA isn't stupid enough to rig the lottery every year. But, if it is rigged, they've been ballsier of late.

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              • Trader Joe
                DIET COKE!
                • Jan 2006
                • 46914
                #34
                Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                Yeah, the NBA is just desperate to get Kyrie Irving to Cleveland. Give me a break.


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                  • BillS
                    Angry Old Poster
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 21660
                    #35
                    Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                    I just think there is a better way to do it than with a suspect process.

                    There are ways to make sure the team in most need gets the #1 pick without tanking in a single year being a viable way to ensure position.
                    BillS

                    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
                    Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

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                      • JB24
                        Looking like a season
                        • Mar 2009
                        • 978
                        #36
                        Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                        Teams have representatives in the back (typically Morway when the pacers were in the lottery) when the balls are drawn. Are you guys implying that the entire NBA is in on this giant conspiracy as well?

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                          • Shade
                            Administrator
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 51892
                            #37
                            Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                            Originally posted by Trader Joe
                            Yeah, the NBA is just desperate to get Kyrie Irving to Cleveland. Give me a break.
                            No, but I'm sure they don't mind helping Cleveland "reload" in the wake of LeBron leaving town.

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                              • Trader Joe
                                DIET COKE!
                                • Jan 2006
                                • 46914
                                #38
                                Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                                Originally posted by Shade
                                No, but I'm sure they don't mind helping Cleveland "reload" in the wake of LeBron leaving town.
                                Why? Cleveland is not a major NBA market. Why would the NBA have any interest in helping them reload?

                                Plus the pick the Cavs got the number 1 with is the pick they get from the Clippers.

                                I just can't get behind the idea at all.
                                Last edited by Trader Joe; 05-18-2011, 09:29 AM.


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                                  • Shade
                                    Administrator
                                    • Jan 2004
                                    • 51892
                                    #39
                                    Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                                    Originally posted by Trader Joe
                                    Why? Cleveland is not a major NBA market. Why would the NBA have any interest in helping them reload?

                                    Plus the pick the Cavs got the number 1 with is the pick they get from the Clippers.

                                    I just can't get behind the idea at all.
                                    It's a "feel good" story, since the majority public opinion is that the Cavs got severely hosed by LeBron.

                                    Washington is not a major NBA market either, but them getting the #1 pick last year in the wake of the owner's passing was also a "feel good" story for the media to run with.

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                                      • Shade
                                        Administrator
                                        • Jan 2004
                                        • 51892
                                        #40
                                        Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                                        Originally posted by JB24
                                        Teams have representatives in the back (typically Morway when the pacers were in the lottery) when the balls are drawn. Are you guys implying that the entire NBA is in on this giant conspiracy as well?
                                        Then why does Kahn seem to believe that is an insufficient deterrent?

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                                          • Trader Joe
                                            DIET COKE!
                                            • Jan 2006
                                            • 46914
                                            #41
                                            Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                                            Most people feel for Cleveland? I think the majority public opinion is that they thought Lebron handled it poorly, but I don't think anyone blames him for leaving Cleveland.


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                                              • Trader Joe
                                                DIET COKE!
                                                • Jan 2006
                                                • 46914
                                                #42
                                                Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                                                Originally posted by Shade
                                                Then why does Kahn seem to believe that is an insufficient deterrent?
                                                Because he's the same guy that drafted 3...4? point guards in one draft?


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                                                  • Tom White
                                                    Member
                                                    • Jan 2004
                                                    • 5705
                                                    #43
                                                    Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                                                    Originally posted by Psyren
                                                    Then again.

                                                    We did have the infamous "Derrick Rose to Chicago" thing a few years ago.

                                                    Was it rigged? Who knows. But it sure does seem like it.
                                                    It isn't like there was an envelope in the lotto basket that had a bent corner, or had been put in a freezer so it was cold to the touch.

                                                    On the other hand -
                                                    Chicago raised MVP Rose goes 1st overall to who? Chicago.
                                                    Akron raised perennial all-star James goes 1st overall to who? Cleveland.

                                                    EDIT: Oops. I now see Sandman beat me too it.
                                                    Last edited by Tom White; 05-18-2011, 10:21 AM.

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                                                      • Trader Joe
                                                        DIET COKE!
                                                        • Jan 2006
                                                        • 46914
                                                        #44
                                                        Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                                                        Originally posted by Tom White
                                                        It isn't like there was an envelope in the lotto basket that had a bent corner, or had been put in a freezer so it was cold to the touch.

                                                        On the other hand -
                                                        Chicago raised MVP Rose goes 1st overall to who? Chicago.
                                                        Akron raised perennial all-star James goes 1st overall to who? Cleveland.
                                                        Indiana raised Greg Oden goes to who? Portland.


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                                                          • Spirit
                                                            Senior Member
                                                            • Jul 2008
                                                            • 1272
                                                            #45
                                                            Re: Wolves GM David Kahn Implies the Draft Lottery is Rigged

                                                            Why would they rig it for Cleveland??

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