Today is no dirty dishes day, so I am going to do the dishes as soon as I finish this post.
More interestingly, I get a little bit annoyed with the overhyped NBA draft lottery. Everybody makes such a huge deal about getting the first overall pick in the NBA Draft because they just “know” that the first pick is a guaranteed lock to be a hall of famer. It seems like we here the same story every year that there is one player that everybody is just dying to have. That being said, here are some interesting stats about the first overall picks since 2000.
- The first overall pick of the draft is as likely to miss their entire first season to injury as they are to be rookie of the year.
- The Rookie of the year is statistically as likely to be a fourth or sixth overall pick of the draft as they are to be a first overall pick.
- The first three picks are assigned by the lottery. Only half of the Rookies of the year since 2000 have come from the first three picks.
- Statistically speaking, the Minnesota Timberwolves (fourth overall pick) and the Golden State Warriors (sixth overall pick) have as much of a chance to pick next year’s Rookie of the Year as the Washington Wizards, without the larger salary and excessive pressure and media attention.
So who cares whether you are the first or fourth or fifth pick? It’s an over-hyped event every year where the biggest losers try to win the first thing they have won in a long time and ironically, they are still as likely to be losers again next year. I will take Kevin Durant over Greg Oden every single day.
In other holiday news, I have just been informed by my wife that she already did the dishes but if I wanted to I could push the button to turn the dishwasher on. No Dirty Dishes Day…you have been celebrated.
