REGENSBURG (David Hein's Eye on the Future) - When I was back in college, I was warned about using non-scientific data in my reporting. Well, I'm a lot older now - not necessarily sure about wiser - and I want to use some non-scientific data.

I will let Google settle this on-going back-and-forth debate on whom the Cleveland Cavaliers will select with the first pick in tonight's 2014 NBA Draft - Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker.

Just for the fun of it, I went to Google, the worldwide leader in search engines to ask for advice. And it seems from the clear number of results that Andrew Wiggins will get the nod and be wearing the Cavs' wine and gold this fall.

Typing in "Jabari Parker Cleveland Cavaliers" into Google, I got the following two responses: "About 466,000 results (0.36 seconds)" and "About 529,000 results (0.28 seconds)".

Just as a side note, according to an inquiry into Google of "how long does a blink last", I learned a blink of the eye lasts about 0.3 to 0.4 seconds - with "About 41,200,000 results (0.35 seconds)".

Wow, ain't technology amazin'!

Okay, focus, Wiggins vs Parker.

So, what about Wiggins?

Well, "Andrew Wiggins Cleveland Cavaliers" created the following two responses: "About 717,000 results (0.30 seconds)" and "About 829,000 results (0.27 seconds)".

If that's not decisive evidence that Cleveland will pick Wiggins over Parker, I don't know what is. (By the way, that should be taken with a slight hint of sarcasm that is sometimes difficult to distinguish in print.)

Do you want a twist? How about putting into Google "Cleveland Cavaliers trade pick 2014"?

Uh-oh. What do we make of this? "About 5,740,000 results (0.45 seconds)".

And "Cleveland Cavaliers keep pick 2014" got the following response: "About 5,390,000 results (0.47 seconds)".

Man, even the all-knowing Google isn't sure what will happen tonight in New York City.

Maybe I wasn't direct enough.

"Who will Cleveland Cavaliers pick number one in 2014 NBA Draft" got me an "About 12,600,000 results (0.64 seconds)" - man that's fast!

Sorry…

Top articles start with… "Will Cleveland Cavaliers trade the…", "Pros and Cons of Cleveland Cavaliers Trading No. 1 NBA…", "Cavs torn on No. 1 heading into draft".

Not until the 11th entry did I finally get an answer - "2014 NBA Draft Rumors: Cavaliers taking Andrew Wiggins …"

Oh, wait, the actual title of the article on NJ.com was: "2014 NBA Draft Rumors: Cavaliers taking Andrew Wiggins with No. 1 pick?"

Man, getting an answer to this question is tougher than I thought. I think we need to just wait a few more hours.

With that in mind, here are a couple of other storylines to watch heading into the 2014 NBA Draft:
- How far will Joel Embiid fall after having foot surgery?
- How high will Elfrid Payton rise after some impressive workouts and talks with teams?
- Will Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic be the first European selected in the draft?
- Will Dario Saric's contract with Anadolu Efes impact his draft stock, which seemed to be rising before inking the new deal with the Turkish team.
- How long will James Young have to wait to get drafted?
- Which future superstar from Europe will the San Antonio Spurs draft at the end of the first round?
- Where do Vasilije Micic and Thanasis Antetokounmpo get drafted?

David Hein

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