mcare89 wrote:Youseff wrote:@JaredDudley619
RT @JonesOnTheNBA: Can we please end the NBA draft lottery being "fixed" bs? If this doesn't convince you, I don't know what will. ( true!)
https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/stat ... 8522186752
Yeah, my phone blew up last night with "THIS SHIT IS RIGGED."
I want to know why they think the NBA loves Cleveland so much. This lottery wasn't their worst case scenario, but it's in the ballpark.
From this year's and last year's conspiracy articles I quoted earlier in thread:
To paraphrase Frank Sinatra, how lucky can one guy be? Some fans from other teams want to hire the bowtie-clad Nick Gilbert to be their team's representative at this year's draft, and who can blame them? Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's kid was present when the Cavs waltzed away with the No. 1 pick in both 2011 (on the heels of the LeBron James "Decision" to go to Miami) and 2013, despite not being the favored team in either lottery. Landing two of the past three No. 1 overall selections hasn't completely changed the Cavs fortunes, however, as, well, here they are again. If Nick does represent the team again this year, it's likely his percentage will drop down to a measly .500
Stern desperately wants to create a Cavaliers-Heat rivalry to boost rankings, and to do so, he must make the Cavaliers better. Dan Gilbert remained loyal during the lockout, and especially after LeBron became the worst example of players seizing control from teams, Stern will reward Gilbert with a second No. 1 pick.
Multiple lottery victories were included in the blood oath signed by Stern and Cavs owner Dan Gilbert that led to Gilbert dropping tampering charges against the Heat. Had Gilbert continued his crusade, the Heat's 2011 Southeast Division title would have been vacated, and LeBron may have been Chris Webber'd out of history. Nerlens Noel is a small price to pay to prevent that.
