Of course we would win the lottery when the draft stinks

With NBA draft lottery tomorrow I have stocked up on a boatload Kleenexes and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. I am expecting we drop as low as we can and end up getting the fourth overall pick. However let’s say everything goes according to plan and we win the draft. How fitting is that? The first time we win the lottery it is with one of the weakest draft classes ever.

Weird Analogy Time!

If we win, every T-Wolves fan is happier than a kid receiving a shiny red bike on Christmas. However soon realization sets in for the kid, the bike is a cheap knockoff made out of crappy metal. After one week, it breaks down and falls apart.

That red bike is Kyrie Irving. And the kid is Timberwolves fans. I firmly believe in thinking twice before drafting a Duke Player in the lottery. Look at the amount busts: Mike Donleavy Jr, Sheldon Williams and even more. And sure there are a few that work out, but the best they end up being is a really good role player (Shane Battier and Grant Hill in his late career) or an all star for a couple of years (Elton Brand and Grant Hill with the Pistons early on in his career before his injury). While you should be wary before drafting a Duke Player in the lottery, there is one position you should never pick a Duke Player in the lottery. And that position is point guard.

There is just something bad about Duke Point guards. They either end up stinking (William Avery) or getting into an accident due to a motor vehicle (Bobby Hurley and Jay Williams).

Sure hopefully Kyrie Irving can break the Duke curse. I’d go against my own rules too and draft Irving with the first pick also, but I’d also create a clause in his contract that doesn’t allow him to be 50 feet within a motorized vehicle.