All In For Ben Simmons

Which of the big 5 accounting firms went down in flames with Enron? Was it Cooper's? If the money is right, 2+2= whatever the hell you want.

 

Ernst and Young has gross revenue of $27.4 billion per year. The Lakers have $0.3 billion. Why would Ernst and Young care about the Lakers tiny amount of money?

You might think the Lakers are some huge company because they have all these titles and are based in LA but compared to multinational corporations they are tiny.

 

But if it happened, it wouldn't be at the behest of one team. It would come from the League itself, under pressure from the networks and corporate sponsors.

 

If you add up every dollar of revenue of all 30 NBA teams its less than 20% of what Ernst & Young makes in a year. The NBA is an insignificant part of their business. There is zero chance they risk the integrity of their reputation on what some sponsors of a small client want.

Go grab your tinfoil hat and worry about a different far fetched fear.

 

Not for long.

 

They work for the NBA. They do what they're toldto do, when they're told to do it. And the customer is always right....so yes, I believe it is entirely possible if and when the NBA chooses do it...

 

I don't think it is possible to cheat the lottery, but that video of the Ewing draft lottery was kinda fishy though.

 

I fixed that for ya.

 

So I saw Simmons play in person tonight. LSU came to play College of Charleston and COC actually kicked their ass for the upset. It was 39-17 at the half and ended at 70-58. There was definitely Simmons hype in the air; over a dozen scouts and I'm assuming that's why I saw Rich Cho there. Although I hadn't seen him play prior to tonight, I'd say he underwhelmed (15 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists, but 7 turnovers) and it doesn't help when your team loses to such a lesser-known opponent. Could definitely see his athleticism on display though. Not a game he'll want to talk about going forward.

 

I'd be fine with Jaylen Brown or Brandon Ingram also. Jamal Murray is to much like CJ.

 

For a guy who is supposed to score and be such a great passer, he is leading all of the NCAA in rebounding. Worth losing a couple of extra games for....

 

I'm not sure we haven't already won so many games that we can't get the #1 pick. I know there is always a chance, but I don't think anybody is going to finish with a worse record than Philly. And lets face it if the NBA is going to rig the lottery for someone its going to be for a team like the Lakers, not us.

 

Doubtful anyone catches Philly in terms of losses but being the worst doesn't often get the #1 pick. Being in the top 4/5 at least gives a team a decent shot. No guarantee at all but if an additional loss here or there means the difference between #10 and #5, that seems well worth it. Portland can do that without trying to tank.

 

Yeah I know there's technically always a chance. But I'm not sure we can finish in the bottom 3 unless we decide to really start losing. You almost have to try to be that bad now a days with all the tanking and what not. I think pic 5-10 is much more realistic than picks 1-3 for us.

 

Exactly but the difference in chances between #5 and #19 historically is quite a bit but in terms of record, might not be that much.

 

Do you have a website that tracks that? Would be interesting to see.

 

Just general recall but I'm sure someone could look it up. Like the year Portland/Seattle went 1/2. They were both outside of the Top-3. Earlier, Portland had the worst record and was #4?

 

Yep. I remember we played Seattle near the end of the season. Most everyone on the old board wanted us to lose (I wanted us to win, always do). We WON but we still ended up getting the number one pick! Maybe everyone was right. If we had lost to Seattle, we would've gotten the 2 pick and we'd have Durant.