define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); nba draft lottery – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 31 May 2012 07:19:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Morning Five: 05.31.12 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2012/05/31/morning-five-05-31-12-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/05/31/morning-five-05-31-12-edition/#respond Thu, 31 May 2012 11:31:21 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=70358

The NBA Draft Lottery was held on Wednesday evening immediately prior to the Eastern Conference Finals between Miami and Boston, and it appears that the winner of the Anthony Davis Sweepstakes will be the New Orleans Hornets. Interestingly, for the eighth straight season, the team with the worst record in the NBA — the Charlotte Bobcats this time around — did not receive the top overall pick. Michael Jordan’s team is relegated to the second slot, where a number of collegiate stars including Kansas’ Thomas Robinson, Florida’s Bradley Beal, Kentucky’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, and Connecticut’s Andre Drummond will be in the [...]]]>
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NBA Draft Lottery http://rushthecourt.net/2007/05/23/nba-draft-lottery/ http://rushthecourt.net/2007/05/23/nba-draft-lottery/#respond Wed, 23 May 2007 16:45:27 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/2007/05/23/nba-draft-lottery/

 

As we watched the NBA Draft Lottery last night, we wondered if the ultimate settling and selection of the envelopes in the hopper represented another cruel fait accompli to long-suffering NBA fans in cities like Boston and Atlanta; or whether it would manifest as the final piece to the puzzle in renaissance projects ongoing in cities like Chicago or Phoenix.  Chalk one up for the French. 

The shot on ESPN of Celtic fans in that pub that looked like a place Sam Malone would frequent, heads in hands with despair, was one that will not soon be forgotten – missing on Duncan a decade ago; and Oden/Durant now.  Bill Simmons is [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2007/05/23/nba-draft-lottery/feed/ 0