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Do you really want the answer? 14! / (4!x10!)

That's what I was wondering about actually after the earlier conversation, if they might be able to cross over with their other Netflix shows. I don't know a thing about those other characters. Are they ones that also fit in with the much darker image of this show?

So it sounds like it would be tough to tie it in very closely to the movies. SHIELD actually got entertaining last year right when Winter Soldier came out. They can't do the same thing here since all episodes come out at the same time. I like the thought that it will have to be more of a stand-alone show. I'll be checking it out soon, I'm just not sure when.

Is it supposed to exist in the same continuity as the movie universe?

Thanks for that. I hadn't seen an explanation about the one extra combination before. They must have really liked their rounded off percentages if they had to take that approach. And I don't remember ever seeing this "how DOES it work" joke. That side of the board is too tough to follow with massive stories like the sale.

It's actually fairly straightforward. If people understand powerball or mega millions, they understand this. It's the same exact process but with fewer possible combinations.

There's no such thing as job security in the coaching profession. How many NHL coaches current tenure is longer than three seasons? 12. Three of those are on the hot seat and may not be back next year (Julien, McLellan, Tippett). And then there's Babcock who may walk. That number is actually higher than I expected, but the rest of the list are mostly teams where the job has turned over several times in recent years.

You answered your own question right there. People aren't going to trust a random number generator.

Oops, I need to look at the new odds, not the old ones. But anyway, do they have lottery machines that don't use ping pong balls? Everything you ever see on tv is the ping pong ball. But either way, the earlier idea that this system unnecessarily complicates things is out the window. A 14 ball lottery is way more efficient than 200. Edit: And not that it matters much, but I'm curious about what the true probabilities in their approach are. The ones listed are actually rounded numbers. There are 1001 possible combinations and our chance is 20%. There's one number combination not accounted for in the draft lottery odds that we see. Not that it means much of anything, but I hope that one extra shot is ours.

I have to say, the commercials I have seen for Unfriended make it look like the dumbest movie of all time. It makes me wonder if Adam Sandler is secretly a member of the cast.

It's a lot easier than what most would suggest. Everyone always pictures one ball coming out of the machine with a painted on logo of the winning team. In order to run that setup, they'd need 1000 balls in the machine to match the probabilities that are laid out. That would be one massive lottery machine.

I kind of hate that 2009 is my favorite sports moment. I was there for it and it was pure joy. I want a Buffalo team to have that moment for me, not a Boston team.

He's gone. Don't worry about it... Especially after we win our 20% long shot.

I hate you

Boston lost anyway Edit: and it is very fitting that the season, and the tank, ended with a shutout.

I just found a hole in my 2009 national championship tshirt so I need a new one.

It gets more complicated if they wind up tied. There are two different scenarios there where either of the two teams wind up in the playoffs.

I like you

Nothing is ever guaranteed. Injury can derail anything.

Not taking a single point in January sure did take care of that. When we look back on this season, that's where we really landed McEichel.

My 2009 shirts are getting a bit old. I need a new set of national champions shirts. Deliver that tonight Eichel, and then skatebgourcway on over to Buffalo.

Washington finished second last that year but won the lottery. It was a big drop from previous seasons, but I've never heard a tank accusation thrown their way before.

Right. I think they rotate the picks in the later rounds though when teams finish tied. I could just be making that up though, I know at least one of the leagues uses that but I can't remember which.

Haven't the 76ers lost every game over the past 4 years now? I hear them mentioned constantly any time I turn on ESPN. Maybe it just doesn't get as much attention in bounceyball since just about every bottom feeder team is accused of it.

Draft picks had already been traded when they made the changes. That's the main reason why they didn't enact them immediately. Those deals were made under one set of valuation and the new rules would drastically change the value of those picks.