The reason is that in the bottom 8 teams, there is a HUGE difference between the bottom 4 and the top 4 teams.
Statistically (you can look this up) usually, the bottom 4 teams of a league this size, with 16 playoff spots, ARE REALLY BAD, and NEVER had a chance !!!
But the next 4 teams are teams that JUST missed the playoffs, or would make the playoffs in another less strong Division.
It wouldn't be fair to give the a team in the top 4 a chance to get 1st overall pick (even with a weighted lottery- see: Orlando Magic of NBA as an example). The botton 4 teams NEED the help too much.
Perhaps ???? you could put these bottom 4 teams into a lottery, but I STILL don't favour ANY type of lottery.
Posted on Jul 12, 1999, 11:13 PM from IP address 139.175.186.53
