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I hate rooting for ping pong balls,so instead we'll cheer for the SIxers and the Bucks and everyone else who has more ping pong balls than we do.RIght now we're in a big jumble with a lot of other bad teams,but I'd like to see those teams start winning some games so that we could get somewhere around third with a good chance at getting an impact player.I guess Atlanta's pick belongs to the Suns if it's not in the top three...god that's a depressing thought that the SUns might end up getting to pick ahead of us

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Diable

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this stupid thing must hate tables

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nutmeged3

Wow, how are we still tied with the Hawks and Bucks. This west coast trip has killed us and we still have 3 more games

I don't like saying keep losing either so Okafor take as much time to rest as you need

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kamego

This is the draft that could shoot the Bobcats right into the contending direction. They are one of the few teams that I think could make a case for Durant over Oden if the ping pong balls hit correctly. Not saying they would but not many teams close to the top of the ping pong ball list can say they have a defensive big man already

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DePaul Basketball

Piston Forum - Atleast we can't get in trouble for paying Cwebb this time

Boycotting the Detroit Lions since the 2007 NFL Draft

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I guess right now we're tied with the Bucks,Hawks,and Sixers for the third worst record at 22-38.I don't think we could suck enough to catch Boston or Memphis,but it seems like we're trying

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kamego

The Bobcats have nothing to gain from winning a few games at this point of the season. One can say pride but that only hurts the draft odds and postions. This team would be scary if the draft went right for them this summer.

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DePaul Basketball

Piston Forum - Atleast we can't get in trouble for paying Cwebb this time

Boycotting the Detroit Lions since the 2007 NFL Draft

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I was playing around with espn's lottery bot and I guess our odds right now are just over 12% or about 1 in 8.However when you mess with it a lot of times we either get the second pick DURANT! or we end up with UNC's Brandan Wright at anywhere from 3 to 5.With our current position it's pretty unlikely that we'd pick much lower than six I think.I guess Chad Ford thinks a lot of teams would take Noah from Florida higher than others would.I guess Ford also thinks we'd take Durant first which is the same thing I would do only because of our peculiar circumstances in that we have a guy with similar capabilities to Oden and desperately need a player just like DUrant who can carry us offensively.

I like Wright a lot,but obviously we need a two guard and I just don't see any evidence that he can handle.In fact I sort of think he lacks the perimeter skills to be a small forward in the pros either.Of course it'd be great if we could get him,but damn I want Durant instead.Of course if we can keep Gerald then we'd have him,Emeka and Wright starting in the frontcourt.It would be an incredibly athletic and versatile frontcourt with shotblockers at every position so it might not be a bad thing at all.Of course then you need to pry open Bob's checkbook and get a FA two guard.

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That's pretty cool I guess he sees no chance of taking Oden. I could see our FO going for Oden even though he's not the best fit for a marketing standpoint. That wouldn't be as bad a fit that Morrison was but Okafor's shown this year he's a better at center and we need that scorer.

To be honest I'd rather have the 2nd pick so we don't have to decide between the two and then watch the other suceed

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Diable

Joe Johnson is out a month with a calf injury

If I were a cynic I might think it was good timing if you were about to lose a top three protect first round pick

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Atlanta,Philadelphia and Boston all win so we've got a better hold on the third most ping pong balls for now.

Memphis 15-48 ___
Boston 18-43 +4.5
Charlotte 22-40 +8
Atlanta 24-39 +9.5
Philadelphia24-38 +10
Milwaukee 23-29 +11

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nutmeged3

I'm guessing you meant 39 for Milwaukee unless they've playe a lot less games then we have

but Celtics are creeping up on us. We just need to go back on another West Coast trip to get the 2nd most lottery balls

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Diable

Milwaukee is half a game 'ahead' of Atlanta...I wasn't paying attention when I put them in

current odds
Memphis 25%
Boston 19.9%
Charlotte 15.6%
Milwaukee 11.9%
Atlanta/PHX 8.8%

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