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OperationWTF - Day 5

26 days till the lottery ...

Here's the scenario ESPN's Draft Lottery simulator spit out at me today:

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7th pick and Al-Farouq Aminu again. Five days in and four times the Sixers have selected Acid Aminu. However; the more I think about it, the more I think Aminu will go top 6, maybe top 5. The drop from 6 to 7 hasn't hurt us in these lottery simulations, but I think a similar drop in real life will be costly. I can comfortably say that I've settled on WTF, Johnson, Aminu as my top 6. After them it gets a little dicey. I was orginally high on Davis -- still am -- but I can't justify having him in my top 6 anymore, I just can't. Assuming the Sixers fall to 7, and my personal top 6 are off the board, the decision would be between Davis, Aldrich, Whiteside, and Udoh. What do you guys think? I'll save my thoughts for the LB Big Board II. We can only hope that this isn't a decision Tony DiLeo and the Sixers will have to make on draft night.

According to DX's rankings, these are the guys who'd be available to the Sixers at 7: Davis, Wes-Jo, Vesely, and Udoh. Wes-Jo, no doubt.

(In a stunning development, the Kings have gotten the number one pick 3 of our 5 simulations. Rejoice Sacramento, rejoice!)

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Simulation #1: 6th pick, Aminu

Simulation #2: 7th pick, Aminu 

Simulation #3: 3rd pick, Cousins

Simulation #4: 6th pick, Aminu

Simulation #5: 7th pick, Aminu

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so i played the lottery 10 times got wall once acid aminu 8 times at 6th and 7th spots and ed davis once at 7

by mks21 on Apr 24, 2010 9:17 AM PDT reply actions  

Lets get this straight. Acid is a horrible name. Horrible.

by packimop on Apr 24, 2010 11:55 AM PDT reply actions  

A dude with a name like Al-Farouq does not need a nickname.

by packimop on Apr 24, 2010 11:56 AM PDT reply actions  

It would be too early to tell between those 4, need more info. I’d lean toward Aldrich or Udoh, though. Not a fan of Davis.

I think that Aminu’s first name means “The King has Arrived”. Unlike certain other people, he actually has King in his name.

by MojoPharoah on Apr 24, 2010 12:07 PM PDT reply actions  

I also read he is distantly related to Nigerian (I think) royalty which makes sense.

by prideoux on Apr 24, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Exactly. A line of Nigerian Kings, I believe.

by MojoPharoah on Apr 24, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

He’s the same height as King Dunlap…

http://www.phillyarena.com - Philly sports forum/blog

by tk76 on Apr 24, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

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