Tankathon Rankings

[JCSunsfan]

They add the number of lottery chances together and divide by the number of teams that tied for that spot. I'm not sure what they do if it doesn't result in a whole number but I think it's a coin flip.

Exactly. That is it. And since each team gets a certain number of number combinations there is no way to know if that particular number choice would have been assigned to you or not if you had a worse or better record. So second guessing after the lottery is pointless.

 

[slinslin]

They add the number of lottery chances together and divide by the number of teams that tied for that spot. I'm not sure what they do if it doesn't result in a whole number but I think it's a coin flip.

To be more precise

All teams are allocated a set of winning combinations.

eg the #1 team has 1000 possible combinations for the #1 pick
the #2 team has 751 combinations
the #3 team has 500 combinations

If the #2 and #3 team were tied one team would get 625 combinations and the other 626 determined by coin flip.

If neither team moves up into the top 3 then the coin flip determines the teams picking order.

 

[JCSunsfan]

To be more precise

All teams are allocated a set of winning combinations.

eg the #1 team has 1000 possible combinations for the #1 pick
the #2 team has 751 combinations
the #3 team has 500 combinations

If the #2 and #3 team were tied one team would get 625 combinations and the other 626 determined by coin flip.

If neither team moves up into the top 3 then the coin flip determines the teams picking order.

The Suns better not tie then. I do not think they have won a coin flip in the history of the franchise.

 

[Covert Rain]

The Suns better not tie then. I do not think they have won a coin flip in the history of the franchise.

If it came down to a coin flip, I wouldn't wait for the results. I would probably just mail it in and wait for the next pick. LOL.

 

[Catlover]

If it came down to a coin flip, I wouldn't wait for the results. I would probably just mail it in and wait for the next pick. LOL.

I think they use a different coin each year. This one probably won't even remember what it's predecessors did years ago.

 

[Mainstreet]

If it came down to a coin flip, I wouldn't wait for the results. I would probably just mail it in and wait for the next pick. LOL.

If they do a coin flip let it hit the floor. No more catching the coin and flipping it over.

 

[slinslin]

Just woke up and checkef results

Washington lost to Utah.
Minnesota best OKC

Great but then I saw that Brooklyn lost in Philly. That is very bad news.

 

[chickenhead]

Yeah, not great. But they do play them again on Tuesday. Hard to imagine the same team losing twice to the Sixers in less than a week. But we'll see...

 

[GatorAZ]

Wizards blew a 17 point 4th qtr lead for Denver and lost their 5th straight game.

 

[Phrazbit]

Wizards blew a 17 point 4th qtr lead for Denver and lost their 5th straight game.

Incredible that we're likely to get a pick between 10th and 13th for that pile of garbage Morris.

I love that he is quite clearly trying his hardest for the Wiz... but outside of bumping up his shooting percentage to a level that is merely below average, he is still playing at a sub-replacement level.

 

[leclerc]

Does he still post crying and smiling faces on his twitter twatter (after Wiz losses)?

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns look to have a tough road trying to hold off the Nets for the 3rd slot. They don't seem all that interested in winning. Since the Nets don't have their own pick, it looks like the Celtics will benefit. When I was playing the ESPN Lottery Simulator the Suns came up #5 several times. Although I hope this scenario is wrong, I think Suns fans should consider who they would draft if the Suns pick is later than #3.

I'm thinking about Skal Labissiere more and more.

 

[slinslin]

The Suns look to have a tough road trying to hold off the Nets for the 3rd slot. They don't seem all that interested in winning. Since the Nets don't have their own pick, it looks like the Celtics will benefit. When I was playing the ESPN Lottery Simulator the Suns came up #5 several times. Although I hope this scenario is wrong, I think Suns fans should consider who they would draft if the Suns pick is later than #3.

I'm thinking about Skal Labissiere more and more.

The correct answer is trading up.

All the prospect after the top 2 seem to be either a reach or not a good fit.

Jaylen Brown is the only one who is close to a fit but he has shown to be very raw still.

Skal has disappeared after his breakout game against LSU.

 

[nashman]

We should limit booker and lens, warrens minutes play the other guys and rotate like horny and try not to win another meaningless game the rest of the season. These idiots are gonna F up the first real lotto chance in years is absolutely infuriating! They can't even freaking tank right!

 

[Catlover]

We should limit booker and lens, warrens minutes play the other guys and rotate like horny and try not to win another meaningless game the rest of the season. These idiots are gonna F up the first real lotto chance in years is absolutely infuriating! They can't even freaking tank right!

Warren broke his foot back in January and hasn't played since. And you can't understate the value of getting minutes for Len and Booker this way. I don't think we need to be playing Booker 40 minutes plus but I see nothing wrong with him getting 35 or so.

 

[nashman]

He's a rook (booker) no reason to wear him down and win games we should NOT be winning!

 

[SirStefan32]

He is barely 19 years old, who barely played during the first quarter of the season, for God's sake! Playing 40 minutes a few times is not going to wear him out. If it did wear him out, you should be happy since you want the Suns to lose every game.

 

[JCSunsfan]

The Suns look to have a tough road trying to hold off the Nets for the 3rd slot. They don't seem all that interested in winning. Since the Nets don't have their own pick, it looks like the Celtics will benefit. When I was playing the ESPN Lottery Simulator the Suns came up #5 several times. Although I hope this scenario is wrong, I think Suns fans should consider who they would draft if the Suns pick is later than #3.

I'm thinking about Skal Labissiere more and more.

i agree at that spot.

 

[GatorAZ]

I think Booker's spike minutes are unnecessary tbh. Not that I think he can't handle it mentally but he's still not very strong and his outside shot has started to slump. He's clearly run down a bit.

 

[Catlover]

I think Booker's spike minutes are unnecessary tbh. Not that I think he can't handle it mentally but he's still not very strong and his outside shot has started to slump. He's clearly run down a bit.

Me too. But I don't think it's a big deal.

 

[nashman]

The whole point is why play him big minutes when you should not be trying to win games to start with. That will be the icing on the cake to injure the kid and F up the lotto pick.... How poetic would that be for a dumb team that can't even tank right.

 

[sunsfan88]

I think Booker's spike minutes are unnecessary tbh. Not that I think he can't handle it mentally but he's still not very strong and his outside shot has started to slump. He's clearly run down a bit.

Yea I'm all for playing him around 30 but 40 mins on back to back games? I don't think anyone's body can handle that honestly.

Usually teams who do that are teams that are trying to somehow scratch and claw for wins. I remember Nash doing it back when the Suns were good.

That shouldn't be the priority now. I think McD ought to perhaps tell Watson to not follow the Tom Thibbedau minutes distribution philosophy and maybe cap any player's minutes at like 32 max for remainder of the season barring injuries or foul trouble.

We have a roster of 12 or 13 players. Use them, use them all. We still haven't seen Alan Williams play since he got signed either.

 

[AzStevenCal]

The whole point is why play him big minutes when you should not be trying to win games to start with. That will be the icing on the cake to injure the kid and F up the lotto pick.... How poetic would that be for a dumb team that can't even tank right.

The players should be trying to win games and the coach should be trying to set them up for success (win or not), the losing magic has to come from above. But I think you're missing the big point, we are losing. We've used up our margin of error so we're in danger of dropping out of the 3rd spot but probably no lower than 4th.

My wife talked me into joining the conversation.

 

[sunsfan88]

Suns still have 2 games left against the Lakers. Those games will be very important.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

The players should be trying to win games and the coach should be trying to set them up for success (win or not), the losing magic has to come from above. But I think you're missing the big point, we are losing. We've used up our margin of error so we're in danger of dropping out of the 3rd spot but probably no lower than 4th.

My wife talked me into joining the conversation.

He's alive! Welcome back Steve.