Don't We All Want to be #1?

On Wednesday, May 30 the NBA Lottery took place and decided the draft order among all 30 teams. The team with the greatest chance to receive the 2012 NBA's top pick was the disheartening Charlotte Bobcats with 25%. After completing the season with the worst winning percentage in the history of basketball of close to 10% (7-59), basketball fans would feel terrible to see the woeful Bobcats not get the top spot in the 2012 draft. However, as proven in years past, the Bobcats, unfortunately ended up with the 2nd pick in the draft. The New Orleans Hornets won the 1st pick and undoubtedly will select the college player of the year and National Champ, Anthony Davis from Kentucky University. An ESPN article, says, "losing would pay off at the lottery", but for the poor Bobcats it did not. Their 59 losses amount to a lowly number two overall pick.

This basketball tragedy relates to American ideals because in America everyone is trying to get that top spot, but even when it seems that it can only be yours, it can, and is often, taken away from you. Even in sports, there is always twists and turns, upsets or injuries, the elusive one spot is nearly impossible to achieve. America is getting more and more competitive every day, and the opportunities that were once there are gradually decreasing.