[OrlandoFeds]

Sharp7Shooter, on 09 February 2013 - 06:29 PM, said:

Remember when Chicago had a 1.7% chance of getting the #1 overall pick and drafted Derrick Rose. The fact that Rose is from Chicago makes the pick even more ridiculous.

We go for Orlando who won the lottery with a 1.52% chance. Don't be a hypocrite.

[Voodoo Man]

magicblue, on 09 February 2013 - 03:03 PM, said:

Pretty sure the draft order is decided by a computer that randomly picks numeric codes that have been pre-assigned to teams in the lottery. No more Ping-Pong balls...its been that way for a while

Yeah, you're right on that. I guess it's still luck of the draw though a computer is doing the drawing. Why did they change the format? Did they suspect that Orlando was rigging the ball machine or something?

[magicblue]

Voodoo Man, on 10 February 2013 - 06:47 AM, said:

Yeah, you're right on that. I guess it's still luck of the draw though a computer is doing the drawing. Why did they change the format? Did they suspect that Orlando was rigging the ball machine or something?

I don't know, good question. Seems to me it would be easier to rig a computer picking numbers "randomly" than to somehow make a specific ping-pong ball pop up on command. Anyone remember what year this first started?

[Captain Hi-Top]

They still use ping pong balls, just not in the way you probably imagine.

[Captain Hi-Top]

Voodoo Man, on 10 February 2013 - 06:47 AM, said:

Yeah, you're right on that. I guess it's still luck of the draw though a computer is doing the drawing. Why did they change the format? Did they suspect that Orlando was rigging the ball machine or something?

After we won the lotto twice in a row, the second time having the smallest chance, they changed the process to up the chances for the worst team from ~16% to 26%. I think that's when they switched from ping pong balls with team logos to using ping pong balls to pick a series of four numbers (1-14) with each sequence being assigned to a specific team. So, they still use the ping pong balls, just in a slightly different fashion.

[magicblue]

Captain Hi-Top, on 10 February 2013 - 11:56 AM, said:

After we won the lotto twice in a row, the second time having the smallest chance, they changed the process to up the chances for the worst team from ~16% to 26%. I think that's when they switched from ping pong balls with team logos to using ping pong balls to pick a series of four numbers (1-14) with each sequence being assigned to a specific team. So, they still use the ping pong balls, just in a slightly different fashion.

I think you're right...and a computer simply assigns the series of potentially winning numbers to each lottery team based on the odds

[Voodoo Man]

Captain Hi-Top, on 10 February 2013 - 11:56 AM, said:

After we won the lotto twice in a row, the second time having the smallest chance, they changed the process to up the chances for the worst team from ~16% to 26%. I think that's when they switched from ping pong balls with team logos to using ping pong balls to pick a series of four numbers (1-14) with each sequence being assigned to a specific team. So, they still use the ping pong balls, just in a slightly different fashion.

It's good to know that they still use ping pong balls. I guess I was half right, just didn't know about the programmed computer being a part of it, and haven't actually watched the lotto drawing for awhile.