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2024-02-15 - NBA Recap
180 sats \ 8 comments \ @gnilma 16 Feb 2024 Stacker_Sports
I thought I should change my daily NBA posts into a short NBA recap for the day instead of just posting about my subjective play of the day.
Only 3 games tonight in the NBA, but the Bucks vs Grizzlies game and the Warriors vs Jazz game were close games that did not get their result determined until the final shot, while the Timberwolves blew out the Trail Blazers. These are the final games before the all star weekend and the all star break. The Warriors are red hot now, winning 8 of their last 10 games, and they came out victorious again tonight, dodging a bullet from the pursuing young Jazz team. The Bucks continue their struggles under Doc Rivers, losing a close game to the injured and star-less, but young and hungry Grizzlies team. The Timberwolves continue to kickass, beating the rebuilding Trail Blazers in a commanding and convincing fashion.
As for my subjective play of the day, it belongs to Gary Payton II, where he came out of nowhere and does a put back dunk on Klay Thompson's missed shot. (Couldn't find an individual video on the play, so resorted to linking the game highlights. Play goes from 7m12s to 7m24s, click link below to watch.)
Link to my subjective play of the day
There was also a new Shaqtin (see video below). I love Chuck's quote regarding Thanasis "That guy got better job security than a supreme court justice." LOL
Speaking of all star weekend, which part of the all star weekend are you most excited to see? For myself, I've always been a big fan of the Slam Dunk Contest, but seeing this year's participants, Mac McClung yay!, Jaylen Brown, hmmm alright I guess? Jaquez Jr, Toppin who? Does that mean McClung already won?
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21 sats \ 7 replies \ @grayruby 16 Feb 2024
Grizz pushed the Raps back into top 6 draft seeding (I know there is a draft lottery so it doesn't work that way).
Pretty good game, I caught a bit of it.
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50 sats \ 6 replies \ @gnilma OP 16 Feb 2024
Raps should get a pretty good draft seeding. Yes, there's the lottery, but it's skewed towards the teams with a worse record, so if you're not horribly unlucky, your pick should fall around your seeding rank (or how shitty your record is).
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50 sats \ 5 replies \ @grayruby 16 Feb 2024
But if a team with a worse record gets one of the first four picks then that would push the Raps out of the top 6 and their pick would defer to San Antonio correct?
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100 sats \ 4 replies \ @gnilma OP 16 Feb 2024
You mean a team with a better regular season record than Raps gets one of the first 4 lottery picks? The first 4 picks are determined by lottery, then pick 5 and on are determined by regular season standings, in reverse order. Team with worse record picks before team with better record.
That pick with the Spurs is top 6 protected. So yea, if Raps remain 6th worse in the league at the end of the season, but a team with a better regular season record than Raps gets lucky and wins one of the top 4 picks through lottery, Raps will get pushed out of top 6 in picks, and the pick defers to the Spurs.
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby 16 Feb 2024
Gotcha. I thought that was the way it worked but wanted to be sure I wasn't mistaken. So say if the nets get the first pick and Detroit doesn't get 2, 3, or 4. Detroit would automatically be pushed to 5th as they have the worst record. So if the Raps stay in the bottom 6 they will keep their first round pick regardless if they win a top 4 lottery pick or not as long as the 7-14 teams don't get a top 4. That's a lot of teams though. I know they have lower odds but their combined odds for a top 4 pick must be pretty good.
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma OP 16 Feb 2024
So if the Raps stay in the bottom 6 they will keep their first round pick regardless if they win a top 4 lottery pick or not as long as the 7-14 teams don't get a top 4.
That is correct.
The following are odds from nba.com. If I'm not mistaken, I think they put them in using ping pong balls and draw from the same lot to get the first 4 picks. And yes, the combined odds for 7-14 to get a top 4 pick is not low. In the end, it comes down to luck.
Team > Odds for No. 1 Pick
Team 1: 14.0% Team 2: 14.0% Team 3: 14.0% Team 4: 12.5% Team 5: 10.5% Team 6: 9.0% Team 7: 7.5% Team 8: 6.0% Team 9: 4.5% Team 10: 3.0% Team 11: 2.0% Team 12: 1.5% Team 13: 1.0% Team 14: 0.5%
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 16 Feb 2024
This site is fun https://www.tankathon.com/
I ran it 10 times and 8 of 10 the Raps lost their draft pick but the other two they got the number 1 pick.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma OP 16 Feb 2024
Oh damn, you're throwing out things to help me not concentrate on work lol. Fun site indeed!
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