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From: corcoran@h-sc1.UUCP (tom corcoran)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Re: Pat Ewing and the Lottery
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Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 10:15:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 21 10:15:27 1985
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> ...the NBA put in the lottery because the previous
> year Houston deliberately tried to lose some games at the end
> of the year in order to improve their draft position (and get
> a shot at Ralph Sampson)...

I think that the reason for the draft was also that they didn't
want anyone to know exactly where the top draft choices were
going to be.  How many times in the past did you see very poor
teams trading away their draft picks for some over the hill
superstar?  With the lottery, the teams that have these old
superstars to unload are less willing to trade for something
so uncertain.  This leaves the picks with the poor teams
which will hopefully give them the foundation to build upon.

tom corcoran