The Official 2016-2017 Brooklyn Nets Season Watch Thread (20-62, #1)

[mef730]

IF Brooklyn finishes last:

We have a 25% chance of landing the 1st pick.

We have a 44.9% chance of landing a top 2 pick.

We have a 60.5% chance of landing a top 3 pick.

We are guaranteed to land a top 4 pick.

Let's keep this perspective, folks.  Maybe more on getting a top 3 or 4 pick, since the odds are still against us of landing a top 2 pick (which in likelihood will be Fultz and Ball).

Nope, no perspective for me. I have no clue what the Nets will do over the summer or what their team will look like next year so, if they have the worst record, I'm going b@lls to the wall that we get the #1 pick this year.

Mike

[clevelandceltic]

Its going to be hard for the Nets to pass the Heat with one or two more Heat wins. They are on pace for 16 wins while Miami is on pace for 24. Yes they could get hot like Philly but remember these other teams will pick up wins as well over the course of the year. I think its fairly safe to say they will have a top 5 pick.

[Ed Hollison]

IF Brooklyn finishes last:

We have a 25% chance of landing the 1st pick.

We have a 44.9% chance of landing a top 2 pick.

We have a 60.5% chance of landing a top 3 pick.

We are guaranteed to land a top 4 pick.

Let's keep this perspective, folks.  Maybe more on getting a top 3 or 4 pick, since the odds are still against us of landing a top 2 pick (which in likelihood will be Fultz and Ball).

Point taken, but I think your numbers are *slightly* off. I'm using this for reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery

Getting the top pick means we have a 46.5% chance of landing in the top 2 and a 53.5% chance of landing 3 or 4. So roughly 50-50.

[Boris Badenov]

IF Brooklyn finishes last:

We have a 25% chance of landing the 1st pick.

We have a 44.9% chance of landing a top 2 pick.

We have a 60.5% chance of landing a top 3 pick.

We are guaranteed to land a top 4 pick.

Let's keep this perspective, folks.  Maybe more on getting a top 3 or 4 pick, since the odds are still against us of landing a top 2 pick (which in likelihood will be Fultz and Ball).

Point taken, but I think your numbers are *slightly* off. I'm using this for reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery

Getting the top pick means we have a 46.5% chance of landing in the top 2 and a 53.5% chance of landing 3 or 4. So roughly 50-50.

To correct the number above in case it's not clear from what you write, it's 64.3% in the top 3. 46.5% top 2, as you say.

[mef730]

Miami hosting Dallas tonight.

It just feels so wrong to be rooting for the Heat...

Mike

[libermaniac]

Does anyone else hate the way they do the draft lottery?  Announcing them in reverse order.  It's almost too hard to figure out what you are rooting for - e.g. if they announce the 8th pick and it's not the team in the 8th slot, then they've moved up, so when they pick the 7th slot, are we rooting for the 6th team, or the 7th, etc..

I propose they do it live ... choosing one ball at a time (I believe there are 4 balls in total to make each combination).

So, do it as follows:

1) Start with number one pick.  Choose first ball ... give a bit of time for the odds of each team getting that pick given the first ball's value to be updated.  Move on to the second ball, etc.. 

2) Move to second pick.  Same process

3) Third pick, Same process.

I just think this would be a) more straight forward and b ) more suspenseful. 

The way it might play out.  C's start with 25% chance at top pick.  First ball is number 7 ... that increases the C's to 33%.  2nd ball is a 4, that drops the C's down to 28%.  3rd ball is a 3, increasing C's back to 70%, etc..

Thoughts?

[rondofan1255]

A guaranteed Top 4 or 5 pick in this draft would look good for the C's.

Still love to get a top 2. One of Fultz or Ball could offer more security and extend our title window beyond IT's prime. What's the feeling on Smart around here? I assume people on this thread are thinking 5 years down the road like me.

who wouldn't love top 2? With guaranteed top 4-5, either way you get a really nice prospect, no matter the result of the lottery. Unlike '07, we won't be discussing a Yi Jianlian type prospect if it's 4-5.

[Vermont Green]

Miami hosting Dallas tonight.

It just feels so wrong to be rooting for the Heat...

Mike

Miami has had a tough schedule that gets much softer in the next 12-15 games.  This stretch includes 3 games against Brooklyn.  Miami could seal the deal in the next 12-15 games.

[footey]

IF Brooklyn finishes last:

We have a 25% chance of landing the 1st pick.

We have a 44.9% chance of landing a top 2 pick.

We have a 60.5% chance of landing a top 3 pick.

We are guaranteed to land a top 4 pick.

Let's keep this perspective, folks.  Maybe more on getting a top 3 or 4 pick, since the odds are still against us of landing a top 2 pick (which in likelihood will be Fultz and Ball).

Point taken, but I think your numbers are *slightly* off. I'm using this for reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery

Getting the top pick means we have a 46.5% chance of landing in the top 2 and a 53.5% chance of landing 3 or 4. So roughly 50-50.

Thanks for correcting, I misread it.  So we have a 64.3% chance of landing a top 3 pick. Which means more than a 1/3 chance that our pick is number 4. 

That's not cool!! I think they should change the lottery just for this year to give the last place finisher a 99.9999% chance of landing the number 1 pick.

Can someone send me Adam Silver's private number?

[MattyIce]

miami up 7 with 9 min to go

[jpotter33]

miami up 7 with 9 min to go

If Miami can pull this off, they might legitimately be out of the range for Brooklyn to catch them.

[Phantom255x]

miami up 7 with 9 min to go

Tied 

[Ogaju]

LOL at Celtics fans watching Miami vs Dallas with strong interest. **** !!!

[hwangjini_1]

Miami now up by 5 with 2:40 left to go! 

[MattyIce]

LOL at Celtics fans watching Miami vs Dallas with strong interest. **** !!!

strong!