2017 OGSHL Draft Lottery Live Wednesday May 10th 8pm!

[Dallas Stars]

May 11, 2017 10:21:18 GMT -5 Columbus Blue Jackets said:

May 11, 2017 9:30:15 GMT -5 Florida Panthers said:

I don't understand the need to see the % when you can't see them in real life... I just broke it down to you the % that each team has mathematically. When a team wins the balls are removed. The lottery takes that into account, its common logic.

However if there is that much of a need to "see" the percentages change even though I just told you how it works I will gladly redo the lottery for the #2 and #3 picks.

Edit: why wasn't this brought up in any of the leagues last year including PHL where all the percentages werent shown...

Will asked me this question before I read your response and now I understand why. To expect me to come up with a concrete answer for my state of mind a year ago is a little unreasonable so I will try my best.

1) Almost zero chance to win in those leagues, like this year. "Give a shit factor" to ensure legitimacy in draft lottery was an all time low. You just happened to find me on the right morning.
2) I traded up in both leagues post draft lottery, anything I would've had to say would've come off even more distasteful than it is right now with my lovely 2.8% chance to win LUL. I definitely should've realised this in Top Shelf as I had the 6th overall selection and I believe lost a draft position. Clearly missed on my behalf considering I roast you guys on every other dumb thing you do in your leagues.
 AND THE ULTIMATE REASON 3) Because it didn't actually have to be brought up? If you remember, you ran the first overall lottery selection, Buffalo won in OG. THEN you removed Buffalo and their ball total and updated, therefore showing percentages, of the remaining balls in the lottery. Ran the 2nd lottery, TOR from WPG won. Removed TOR and those balls, therefore again updating the percentages and balls remaining. Ran the 3rd, and you won.

All percentages were shown last year.. you just didn't realise it while making this post. This website, you insert ball totals, run the lotto, shows who won. Want me to apologize for being stubborn?

Regardless, I've already spoke with Tom and he's going to be using a website that displays live win percentages going forward. He'll be conducting the lottery results, offered to stream them to us to ensure ultimate legitimacy and then will be bringing them over into a PHL video like the NHL reveal process. I respectfully declined as I don't want to spoil what the results will be over there.

edit: just want to add that the NHL hires world class law firm(s) in order to ensure the legitimacy of the lottery. Whether that should be trusted is an opinion of your own.

Just want to know if I'm understanding this right. You're questioning the legitimacy of our Lottery Draft, yet it was done live with several people watching. Plus Joe literally keyed in every single team and odds. There was no break in the video so I'm not sure how this wasn't done legitimately? Not sure what argument you're trying to make here.

[Florida Panthers]

May 11, 2017 10:51:54 GMT -5 Dallas Stars said:

May 11, 2017 10:21:18 GMT -5 Columbus Blue Jackets said:

Will asked me this question before I read your response and now I understand why. To expect me to come up with a concrete answer for my state of mind a year ago is a little unreasonable so I will try my best.

1) Almost zero chance to win in those leagues, like this year. "Give a shit factor" to ensure legitimacy in draft lottery was an all time low. You just happened to find me on the right morning.
2) I traded up in both leagues post draft lottery, anything I would've had to say would've come off even more distasteful than it is right now with my lovely 2.8% chance to win LUL. I definitely should've realised this in Top Shelf as I had the 6th overall selection and I believe lost a draft position. Clearly missed on my behalf considering I roast you guys on every other dumb thing you do in your leagues.
 AND THE ULTIMATE REASON 3) Because it didn't actually have to be brought up? If you remember, you ran the first overall lottery selection, Buffalo won in OG. THEN you removed Buffalo and their ball total and updated, therefore showing percentages, of the remaining balls in the lottery. Ran the 2nd lottery, TOR from WPG won. Removed TOR and those balls, therefore again updating the percentages and balls remaining. Ran the 3rd, and you won.

All percentages were shown last year.. you just didn't realise it while making this post. This website, you insert ball totals, run the lotto, shows who won. Want me to apologize for being stubborn?

Regardless, I've already spoke with Tom and he's going to be using a website that displays live win percentages going forward. He'll be conducting the lottery results, offered to stream them to us to ensure ultimate legitimacy and then will be bringing them over into a PHL video like the NHL reveal process. I respectfully declined as I don't want to spoil what the results will be over there.

edit: just want to add that the NHL hires world class law firm(s) in order to ensure the legitimacy of the lottery. Whether that should be trusted is an opinion of your own.

Just want to know if I'm understanding this right. You're questioning the legitimacy of our Lottery Draft, yet it was done live with several people watching. Plus Joe literally keyed in every single team and odds. There was no break in the video so I'm not sure how this wasn't done legitimately? Not sure what argument you're trying to make here.

Basically he is saying because you can't see the lottery percentages after the first pick was made, the #2 and #3 picks aren't legit because to him they aren't "updating with the new percentages"

Meanwhile I literally broke it down mathematically how the sim works. The balls are removed then the rest of the order are determine dvased upon the remaining balls left which in this case 820 after the first pick. That means the person with the 2nd overall pick had 121 balls out of 820 which makes them raise up to 14.75% like it would have in the website he is referring to.

He is simply saying because he can't see the percentages he can't trust the lottery simulator to take it into account.

[Dallas Stars]

May 11, 2017 11:03:31 GMT -5 Florida Panthers said:

May 11, 2017 10:51:54 GMT -5 Dallas Stars said:

Just want to know if I'm understanding this right. You're questioning the legitimacy of our Lottery Draft, yet it was done live with several people watching. Plus Joe literally keyed in every single team and odds. There was no break in the video so I'm not sure how this wasn't done legitimately? Not sure what argument you're trying to make here.

Basically he is saying because you can't see the lottery percentages after the first pick was made, the #2 and #3 picks aren't legit because to him they aren't "updating with the new percentages"

Meanwhile I literally broke it down mathematically how the sim works. The balls are removed then the rest of the order are determine dvased upon the remaining balls left which in this case 820 after the first pick. That means the person with the 2nd overall pick had 121 balls out of 820 which makes them raise up to 14.75% like it would have in the website he is referring to.

He is simply saying because he can't see the percentages he can't trust the lottery simulator to take it into account.

Math is generally a simple thing to trust lol

[Florida Panthers]

May 11, 2017 11:05:34 GMT -5 Dallas Stars said:

May 11, 2017 11:03:31 GMT -5 Florida Panthers said:

Basically he is saying because you can't see the lottery percentages after the first pick was made, the #2 and #3 picks aren't legit because to him they aren't "updating with the new percentages"

Meanwhile I literally broke it down mathematically how the sim works. The balls are removed then the rest of the order are determine dvased upon the remaining balls left which in this case 820 after the first pick. That means the person with the 2nd overall pick had 121 balls out of 820 which makes them raise up to 14.75% like it would have in the website he is referring to.

He is simply saying because he can't see the percentages he can't trust the lottery simulator to take it into account.

Math is generally a simple thing to trust lol

You know nothing Jon Snow.

[Dallas Stars]

May 11, 2017 13:14:45 GMT -5 Florida Panthers said:

May 11, 2017 11:05:34 GMT -5 Dallas Stars said:

Math is generally a simple thing to trust lol

You know nothing Jon Snow.

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[New York Rangers]

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[Dallas Stars]

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[Vegas Golden Knights]

I just want a redo cause Kyle sucks and doesn't deserve another 1st overall pick

[Dallas Stars]

May 11, 2017 17:46:30 GMT -5 Vegas Golden Knights said:

I just want a redo cause Kyle sucks and doesn't deserve another 1st overall pick

It would only be the 2nd and 3rd that would be re-done buddy

[Carolina Hurricanes]

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