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Five-hole · 04-14-2014, 09:55 PM

I have a feeling that the lottery is going to be changed for 2015 to reflect some kind of balance between:

a) most years out of the playoffs in the last X years
b) fewest top Y picks in the last X years
c) current year's finish

So, unless we make the playoffs this year, we could seriously be one of the darlings of a new draft format when the stakes are significantly higher. So I'm fine if we draft 4th.

I also realize that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and would be very, very happy to win.

04-14-2014, 09:55 PM	#73
Five-hole Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The C-spot Exp:	I have a feeling that the lottery is going to be changed for 2015 to reflect some kind of balance between: a) most years out of the playoffs in the last X years b) fewest top Y picks in the last X years c) current year's finish So, unless we make the playoffs this year, we could seriously be one of the darlings of a new draft format when the stakes are significantly higher. So I'm fine if we draft 4th. I also realize that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and would be very, very happy to win.