It's always interesting to see how some of the very best college basketball players in the country fall to round 2, behind some guys who really weren't that good. I'm going to take out Blake Griffin from this just to make it a little more fair, but really, which is the better college team, round 1 or round 2?
Round 1:
C: Hasheem Thabeet / BJ Mullens
PF: Jordan Hill / Tyler Hansbrough
SF: Terrence Williams / Earl Clark
SG: James Harden / Demar Derozan
PG: Tyreke Evans / Johnny Flynn / Steph Curry / Ty Lawson
Round 2:
C: Dejuan Blair / Goran Suton
PF: Jeff Pendergraph / Dante Cunningham
SF: Sam Young / Dejuan Summers
SG: Jodie Meeks / Marcus Thornton
PG: Nick Calathes / Patrick Mills / Jack McClinton
Is there not a case to be made for Round 2? Probably would actually start Cunningham over Pendergraph...and probably should have gotten Darth Vaden on the squad..Most of you would probably start Patty Mills over Calathes too I'm sure...I think Round 2 competes at worst though.
Adding in the undrafted FA team:
C: John Bryant / Luke Nevill
PF: Jeff Adrien / Josh Heytvelt
SF: Paul Harris / Alex Ruoff / Leo Lyons
SG: Dionte Christmas / Jerrel McNeal / Dar Tucker
PG: Curtis Jerrells / Tyrese Rice / Jeremy Pargo
This team would compete.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
NBA Draft 2009: Pewch
Clips - Blake Griffin - Yep.
Memphis - Hasheem Thabeet - Yep.
OKC - James Harden - Think they should've went Rubio but I can't blame them for not giving up on Westbrook yet given their investment I suppose.
Sactown - Tyreke Evans - Not stunned, but a little surprised they didn't go Rubio at this point...think it was a mistake but not as bad as if they took Flynn or Curry like many believed.
Minn - Johnny Flynn and Ricky Rubio - Stunned they haven't traded one, I thought that was a lock and was hoping it would be Rubio to the Knicks.
GS - Steph Curry - Thanks GS, you took the only guy who would have fit our team despite his similarities to your best player, Monta Ellis. Does this mean Monta will be moved?
Knicks - Jordan Hill - Pewch. Pewch. Pewch. He stinks. Literally outperformed by 6-6 Dejaun Blair in every category and that was while playing in the soft Pac-10 where Jeff Pendergraph was an absolute monster. Just an outright terrible pick. And I love how everyone says "Has only played 7 years" like it's a good thing...that's so ridiculous. I'll take the guy who had a ball in his hand out the womb before the guy who just put down the power ranger action figures and picked up a basketball a few years ago.
Toronto - Derozan - He sucks.
Milwaukee - Brandon Jennings - Milwaukee sucks.
NJ - Terrence Williams - Didn't mind the pick.
Charlotte - Gerald Henderson - He is terrible.
Indiana - Tyler Hansbrough - Now here's a shocker, Larry Bird took the white guy?
Phoenix - Earl Clark - Like this pick, could see Earl Clark being a less efficient, lesser passing version of Boris Diaw..talented athlete with some length, more useful player than some of the guys who went ahead of.
Detroit - Austin Daye - Kid has such an ability to score but is softer than the softest Euro ever, really weird to see Detroit take him. Was the thinking that he and Tayshaun Prince might be able to get on the court at the same time and only count as one player?
Bulls - James Johnson - Bulls war room, "Uhh all these guys suck, who does yahoo sports have as the highest rated kid over 6'7 left? James Johnson? That's our guy."
Sixers - Jrue Holliday - Like the pick, though his freshmen numbers were terrible and he probably will always suck, anytime you find a kid with PG skills and an ability to defend in the mid-first it's a decent risk.
Minn - Ty Lawson - OK, they shipped him to Denver which you had to know was coming, still, what the hell is going on in Minnesota? Thought they might take a flyer on BJ Mullens here.
Atlanta - Jeff Teague - He's terrible.
Jazz - Eric Maynor - I like Maynor, not sure he will translate but if not he'll be one hell of a Euro league player.
Hornets - Darren Collison - Another PG who can defend and is a very efficient shooter. Collison is small but he's going to be one of those guys who sticks around the league for 15 years like Lindsey Hunter, book it.
Portland - Victor Claver - Hmm.
Kings - Omar Casspi - Hmmmm.
Mavs - BJ Mullens - Ha, softy is the opposite of Erik Dampier. I'm a little surprised at how late they got him though. Every year we see some team reaching on some ridiculously bad 7' stiff, whether it's Spencer Hawes, Kosto Koufas, Chris Kaman, the list goes on...Now Mullens was supposedly such a stud headed to college, and for as much as i ripped him he actually improved as the year went on..I don't like Mullens but thought for sure someone would've taken him earlier and a flyter on him at 24 isn't a bad pick.
OKC - Some guy who apparently was discovered while playing Mikael Pietrus in a pick-up game. Now a first-rounder. This years draft class...
Bulls - Taj Gibson - Nice selection here as he can defend and block shots, really not sure why Gibson wasn't looked at as more useful than a ton of the guys who went earlier...for a year so weak on big men I'm shocked he wasn't top-15.
Grizz - Demarre Carroll - Must be planning on running the full-court press? Carroll reminds me of Renaldo Balkman, which isn't really a bad thing.
Minn - Wayne Ellington - I actually like Ellington and think that his game will translate beautifully to the NBA, unlike Rashad McCants who I think the T'Wolves were hoping to get here.
Knicks - Toney Douglass - Sickened. Appalled. Douglass will do nothing in the NBA, he's a PG version of Lavar Postell. Really was praying for Calathes here who would have been a perfect fit for the D'Anotni system..also would've loved a flyer on Blair or Sam Young...hell Dejaun Summers would've been a better option.
Cavs - Someone terrible. Why wouldn't they take a guy like Blair or Young here when they clearly have one year left? They even brought in Big Aristotle, come on, take a guy who might produce next season.
Second Round Thoughts:
Houston gets an absolute chucker in Jermaine Taylor..
Portland takes Dante Cunningham who is basically a poor mans Lamarcus Aldridge or a Channing Frye with more toughness and defense
Spurs are always good because their management is so sharp: They pick up Dejaun Blair and Jack McClinton in Round2. They always do a job of finding guys who can fill a need and fill a specific role very well..McClinton adds some shooting and explosive scoring to the mix and Blair is going to give you some hard fouls and rebounding for 20 minutes a night at worst.
T'Wolves add Calathes which was a good value pick and also sad to see as he is now buried and not on a team that really suits him well anyway. Then that Russian was probably the pewchest man in the draft.
Memphis - Hasheem Thabeet - Yep.
OKC - James Harden - Think they should've went Rubio but I can't blame them for not giving up on Westbrook yet given their investment I suppose.
Sactown - Tyreke Evans - Not stunned, but a little surprised they didn't go Rubio at this point...think it was a mistake but not as bad as if they took Flynn or Curry like many believed.
Minn - Johnny Flynn and Ricky Rubio - Stunned they haven't traded one, I thought that was a lock and was hoping it would be Rubio to the Knicks.
GS - Steph Curry - Thanks GS, you took the only guy who would have fit our team despite his similarities to your best player, Monta Ellis. Does this mean Monta will be moved?
Knicks - Jordan Hill - Pewch. Pewch. Pewch. He stinks. Literally outperformed by 6-6 Dejaun Blair in every category and that was while playing in the soft Pac-10 where Jeff Pendergraph was an absolute monster. Just an outright terrible pick. And I love how everyone says "Has only played 7 years" like it's a good thing...that's so ridiculous. I'll take the guy who had a ball in his hand out the womb before the guy who just put down the power ranger action figures and picked up a basketball a few years ago.
Toronto - Derozan - He sucks.
Milwaukee - Brandon Jennings - Milwaukee sucks.
NJ - Terrence Williams - Didn't mind the pick.
Charlotte - Gerald Henderson - He is terrible.
Indiana - Tyler Hansbrough - Now here's a shocker, Larry Bird took the white guy?
Phoenix - Earl Clark - Like this pick, could see Earl Clark being a less efficient, lesser passing version of Boris Diaw..talented athlete with some length, more useful player than some of the guys who went ahead of.
Detroit - Austin Daye - Kid has such an ability to score but is softer than the softest Euro ever, really weird to see Detroit take him. Was the thinking that he and Tayshaun Prince might be able to get on the court at the same time and only count as one player?
Bulls - James Johnson - Bulls war room, "Uhh all these guys suck, who does yahoo sports have as the highest rated kid over 6'7 left? James Johnson? That's our guy."
Sixers - Jrue Holliday - Like the pick, though his freshmen numbers were terrible and he probably will always suck, anytime you find a kid with PG skills and an ability to defend in the mid-first it's a decent risk.
Minn - Ty Lawson - OK, they shipped him to Denver which you had to know was coming, still, what the hell is going on in Minnesota? Thought they might take a flyer on BJ Mullens here.
Atlanta - Jeff Teague - He's terrible.
Jazz - Eric Maynor - I like Maynor, not sure he will translate but if not he'll be one hell of a Euro league player.
Hornets - Darren Collison - Another PG who can defend and is a very efficient shooter. Collison is small but he's going to be one of those guys who sticks around the league for 15 years like Lindsey Hunter, book it.
Portland - Victor Claver - Hmm.
Kings - Omar Casspi - Hmmmm.
Mavs - BJ Mullens - Ha, softy is the opposite of Erik Dampier. I'm a little surprised at how late they got him though. Every year we see some team reaching on some ridiculously bad 7' stiff, whether it's Spencer Hawes, Kosto Koufas, Chris Kaman, the list goes on...Now Mullens was supposedly such a stud headed to college, and for as much as i ripped him he actually improved as the year went on..I don't like Mullens but thought for sure someone would've taken him earlier and a flyter on him at 24 isn't a bad pick.
OKC - Some guy who apparently was discovered while playing Mikael Pietrus in a pick-up game. Now a first-rounder. This years draft class...
Bulls - Taj Gibson - Nice selection here as he can defend and block shots, really not sure why Gibson wasn't looked at as more useful than a ton of the guys who went earlier...for a year so weak on big men I'm shocked he wasn't top-15.
Grizz - Demarre Carroll - Must be planning on running the full-court press? Carroll reminds me of Renaldo Balkman, which isn't really a bad thing.
Minn - Wayne Ellington - I actually like Ellington and think that his game will translate beautifully to the NBA, unlike Rashad McCants who I think the T'Wolves were hoping to get here.
Knicks - Toney Douglass - Sickened. Appalled. Douglass will do nothing in the NBA, he's a PG version of Lavar Postell. Really was praying for Calathes here who would have been a perfect fit for the D'Anotni system..also would've loved a flyer on Blair or Sam Young...hell Dejaun Summers would've been a better option.
Cavs - Someone terrible. Why wouldn't they take a guy like Blair or Young here when they clearly have one year left? They even brought in Big Aristotle, come on, take a guy who might produce next season.
Second Round Thoughts:
Houston gets an absolute chucker in Jermaine Taylor..
Portland takes Dante Cunningham who is basically a poor mans Lamarcus Aldridge or a Channing Frye with more toughness and defense
Spurs are always good because their management is so sharp: They pick up Dejaun Blair and Jack McClinton in Round2. They always do a job of finding guys who can fill a need and fill a specific role very well..McClinton adds some shooting and explosive scoring to the mix and Blair is going to give you some hard fouls and rebounding for 20 minutes a night at worst.
T'Wolves add Calathes which was a good value pick and also sad to see as he is now buried and not on a team that really suits him well anyway. Then that Russian was probably the pewchest man in the draft.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Draft Day 2009
Can we also touch on me calling in sick today and my boss not believing it at all? I say "I think I came down with a stomach bug, don't think I'll be able to make it in today." "Silence" "Uhh, I guess I'll see you on Monday?" "You work Sunday" "OK, I'll see you Sunday then I guess?" Click. 
Anyway, a couple just guesses on the draft tonight:
Jordan Hill shouldn't be a top-10 pick, he's terrible. Can't believe he's supposedly a lock to do so, I'd like to say I think NBA GMs will prove their worth and we'll see him fall, but I can't claim total confidence there. Injury and height concerns considered, I'd still take Dejuan Blair before Jordan Hill and it's not even close. I'd also take Tyler Hansbrough before Hill (though Blair first). Honestly I like Taj Gibson more than Hill...and Pendergraph, Adrien and Brockman are all equally as intriguing to me.
Will Rubio slide? Such a tough thing to figure, he's just 18, has been playing professionally since 14, has a decent sized-buyout (though he believes he can come up with a good chunk of it) ...can't really shoot yet and athletically isn't all-world. He also supposedly got outplayed by Jennings in their only meeting in Europe...doubtful he gets past the T'Wolves and Sac-Town probably would jump all over him at 4 if he made it there...but it's not completely inconceivable that NBA Execs decide the buyout and risk of a young PG isn't worth it...especially in a draft loaded with PGs. That said, I think it's unlikely and would be a regretful decision.
Francesa said he hears the Knicks love Tyreke Evans but doubt he'll be there, also like Curry a lot but he supposedly won't be there (apparently Steph's workout with the Knicks was all-world and he was draining every three from anywhere)...Francesa then had some very disheartening information that the pecking order then went Jordan Hill, Gerald Henderson. Personally I'm going to make a prediction that the Knicks pull yet another surprising pick and take Ty Lawson. I just have a gut feeling that everything the Knicks have said to date is a big smokescreen and if Rubio and Curry are off the board I think the best option to run a D'Antoni offense is Ty Lawson. A prolific, ultra-efficient college point guard, Lawson gets the ball up the floor as fast as anyone I've ever seen...He's not real tall, but neither is J-Flynn and while he isn't the athlete Flynn is his speed and ability to prevent turnovers while scoring efficiently makes him a strong fit, I think the only thing potentially holding the Knicks back from this would be if they don't think Lawson's 3-point shooting in college will transfer to the pros.
J-Flynn slides: Sorry, I just see it happening. All this talk that he may go as high as four and such. As much as I like Flynn, it's hard to really argue him as having played better than about any of the other PGs talked about. At 5-11, not being a great shooter, his athleticism and passing ability should save him from sliding too far, but I think the top-10 will be Flynn-less.
Brandon Jennings: Where will he go? No clue.
Nick Calathes may be the best PG in the draft for the record.
Honestly I was going to pick 5 guys I thought would be drafted higher than expected and 5 I thought would go lower, but this draft is such a crap shoot, here's a stab at it for the hell of it, with where I'm seeing them often drafted in parenthesis:
Higher:
Ty Lawson (15-17)
Dejuan Blair (15-19)
BJ Mullens (15)
Lower:
J-Flynn (6-9)
Budinger (18-22)
James Johnson (9-11) - Could he be one of those that slip all the way out of the 1st round?
I have a bit of an opinion on a bunch of other guys but most of which are placed at such different spots in various mock drafts that it's hard to really say where they are expected to go. Something tells me we'll probably see more international players drafted earlier than most mock drafts are projecting, and a couple of the guys like Derozan, Holliday, Teague, Maynor, Jennings and Henderson will find themselves waiting a lot longer than anticipated.
Final Note - I think Curtis Jerells goes way higher than anticipated and finds himself in round 1, unexpected by all the analysts as they call him a major reach. Of course many mock drafts have him undrafted so I may just be crazy.
Anyway, a couple just guesses on the draft tonight:
Jordan Hill shouldn't be a top-10 pick, he's terrible. Can't believe he's supposedly a lock to do so, I'd like to say I think NBA GMs will prove their worth and we'll see him fall, but I can't claim total confidence there. Injury and height concerns considered, I'd still take Dejuan Blair before Jordan Hill and it's not even close. I'd also take Tyler Hansbrough before Hill (though Blair first). Honestly I like Taj Gibson more than Hill...and Pendergraph, Adrien and Brockman are all equally as intriguing to me.
Will Rubio slide? Such a tough thing to figure, he's just 18, has been playing professionally since 14, has a decent sized-buyout (though he believes he can come up with a good chunk of it) ...can't really shoot yet and athletically isn't all-world. He also supposedly got outplayed by Jennings in their only meeting in Europe...doubtful he gets past the T'Wolves and Sac-Town probably would jump all over him at 4 if he made it there...but it's not completely inconceivable that NBA Execs decide the buyout and risk of a young PG isn't worth it...especially in a draft loaded with PGs. That said, I think it's unlikely and would be a regretful decision.
Francesa said he hears the Knicks love Tyreke Evans but doubt he'll be there, also like Curry a lot but he supposedly won't be there (apparently Steph's workout with the Knicks was all-world and he was draining every three from anywhere)...Francesa then had some very disheartening information that the pecking order then went Jordan Hill, Gerald Henderson. Personally I'm going to make a prediction that the Knicks pull yet another surprising pick and take Ty Lawson. I just have a gut feeling that everything the Knicks have said to date is a big smokescreen and if Rubio and Curry are off the board I think the best option to run a D'Antoni offense is Ty Lawson. A prolific, ultra-efficient college point guard, Lawson gets the ball up the floor as fast as anyone I've ever seen...He's not real tall, but neither is J-Flynn and while he isn't the athlete Flynn is his speed and ability to prevent turnovers while scoring efficiently makes him a strong fit, I think the only thing potentially holding the Knicks back from this would be if they don't think Lawson's 3-point shooting in college will transfer to the pros.
J-Flynn slides: Sorry, I just see it happening. All this talk that he may go as high as four and such. As much as I like Flynn, it's hard to really argue him as having played better than about any of the other PGs talked about. At 5-11, not being a great shooter, his athleticism and passing ability should save him from sliding too far, but I think the top-10 will be Flynn-less.
Brandon Jennings: Where will he go? No clue.
Nick Calathes may be the best PG in the draft for the record.
Honestly I was going to pick 5 guys I thought would be drafted higher than expected and 5 I thought would go lower, but this draft is such a crap shoot, here's a stab at it for the hell of it, with where I'm seeing them often drafted in parenthesis:
Higher:
Ty Lawson (15-17)
Dejuan Blair (15-19)
BJ Mullens (15)
Lower:
J-Flynn (6-9)
Budinger (18-22)
James Johnson (9-11) - Could he be one of those that slip all the way out of the 1st round?
I have a bit of an opinion on a bunch of other guys but most of which are placed at such different spots in various mock drafts that it's hard to really say where they are expected to go. Something tells me we'll probably see more international players drafted earlier than most mock drafts are projecting, and a couple of the guys like Derozan, Holliday, Teague, Maynor, Jennings and Henderson will find themselves waiting a lot longer than anticipated.
Final Note - I think Curtis Jerells goes way higher than anticipated and finds himself in round 1, unexpected by all the analysts as they call him a major reach. Of course many mock drafts have him undrafted so I may just be crazy.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Couple Trades Leading Up to Draft Night
The Washington Wizards are close to a deal that would send the No. 5 pick in Thursday's draft, Oleksiy Pecherov, Etan Thomas and Darius Songaila to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Randy Foye and Mike Miller.
The deal would give the Timberwolves the 5,6,18 and 28 picks in the first round of the draft this year. New GM David Kahn certainly must be exciting the 7 or 8 people out there rooting on the T'Wolves, after dealing with Kevin McHale for about 15 years too long, he finally ended that relationship and now is looking to wheel and deal - rumor has it the Wolves are not yet done and may be looking to trade up again. Speculation is they want Tyreke Evans..and would be interested in Curry, Flynn or Thabeet as well. NBA Draft Net has them taking Curry and Jordan Hill. The Evans thing seems like a smokescreen to me. While Minnesota is now clearly shorter on guards than big men, I think Thabeet would be the type of center necessary next to Jefferson and Love, the Wolves two best players. Clearly they will need to add a guard or two, but does Sebastian Telfair finally get a legitimate shot at running a NBA club? All I know is this is a team in serious need of a shot-blocker and a scoring guard. I'm not exactly sure how they'll make it out of the draft with both, but if so this team may be finally headed in the right direction.
As for the Wizards: I like both Foye and Miller. Miller can stroke it from deep and rebounds very well for his position, coming off an injury-filled season, he should be able to bounce back and give the Wiz some additional outside shooting. Foye can also allow Gil to play his true position as a flat-out scorer off the ball. It has undoubtedly created a bit of a log-jam with Foye, Gil, Miller, Butler, Jamison, Nick Young and company..so perhaps the Wiz are not done dealing themselves. What this deal perhaps best indicates is that the Wiz didn't like what they felt they'd be looking at at 5 and must feel Thabeet will be off the board, as he would seemingly be an absolute no-brainer for them.
Meanwhile the Spurs acquired Richard Jefferson from the Bucks for Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas. They also sent Oberto to Detroit for Amir Johnson who was also packaged with Bowen and Thomas to the Bucks. Clear salary cap move for the Bucks here and another shrewd move by the Spurs. As the biggest Richard Jefferson hater you will find, he is a very nice fit in San An. Meanwhile the Bucks save money but it's hard to believe they will use it wisely, if at all - this is one of the league's absolute worst franchises and they should be dreadful again next year and for years to come. With the 10th pick, they are unlikely to get an impact player, and I think Joe Alexander would rather win the dunk contest than a NBA game.
Update on the NBA Draft Net mock, they seem to have basically reordered the top:
Clips - Griffin (obviously)
Memphis - Thabeet (interesting debate as to what they'll do here, I think this is what they'll do)
OKC - Harden (team has to be praying Thabeet drops to them, otherwise they have an incredibly tough decision, as someone who never liked Westbrook I think Rubio makes the most sense and is the best fit here - perfect compliment to an absolute stud in Durant)
Sactown - Rubio (Would be thrilled with Rubio I'm sure, and have the unfortunate luxury of basically being able to go Best Player Available regardless of position, this team is beyond-belief bad)
Minn - Curry
Minn - Jordan Hill (lol, this makes no sense and would be such a bad move, why is Jordan Hill considered a top-10 lock????)
Golden St - Jennings (no clue what GS should or will do, absolutely no clue)
Knicks - Evans (can't argue with it, I love Evans's upside and versatility...ah fuck it, who I am kidding, SET THE GARDEN ON FIRE DONNIE, GIVE US FLYNN...seriously has anyone considered the garden crowd and how they will be chanting for Johnny Flynn all night? Since St. John's has been terrible since Erik Barkley left, Syracuse has stolen most of the New York college hoops fan base..fans are going to be demanding J-Flynn and I can't lie, I hope they get him, the Knicks need a NY point guard to get excited about, after the Starbury debacle, only Flynn turning into a stud can alleviate the pain)
Toronto - Derozan (don't like him)
Milwaukee - Flynn (or can they get an impact guy at 10 after all?)
New Jersey - Gerald Henderson (another underwhelming Dukie, perfect fit in Jersey)
Charlotte - Hansbrough (seems about right for him...the late 1st round stuff was ridiculous and most of you know what I call Hansfa...uhh Hansbrough...too productive not to take a flyer on before the likes of James Johnson, BJ Mullens and Victor Claver start flying off the board.
Indiana - Earl Clark (Enigma)
The deal would give the Timberwolves the 5,6,18 and 28 picks in the first round of the draft this year. New GM David Kahn certainly must be exciting the 7 or 8 people out there rooting on the T'Wolves, after dealing with Kevin McHale for about 15 years too long, he finally ended that relationship and now is looking to wheel and deal - rumor has it the Wolves are not yet done and may be looking to trade up again. Speculation is they want Tyreke Evans..and would be interested in Curry, Flynn or Thabeet as well. NBA Draft Net has them taking Curry and Jordan Hill. The Evans thing seems like a smokescreen to me. While Minnesota is now clearly shorter on guards than big men, I think Thabeet would be the type of center necessary next to Jefferson and Love, the Wolves two best players. Clearly they will need to add a guard or two, but does Sebastian Telfair finally get a legitimate shot at running a NBA club? All I know is this is a team in serious need of a shot-blocker and a scoring guard. I'm not exactly sure how they'll make it out of the draft with both, but if so this team may be finally headed in the right direction.
As for the Wizards: I like both Foye and Miller. Miller can stroke it from deep and rebounds very well for his position, coming off an injury-filled season, he should be able to bounce back and give the Wiz some additional outside shooting. Foye can also allow Gil to play his true position as a flat-out scorer off the ball. It has undoubtedly created a bit of a log-jam with Foye, Gil, Miller, Butler, Jamison, Nick Young and company..so perhaps the Wiz are not done dealing themselves. What this deal perhaps best indicates is that the Wiz didn't like what they felt they'd be looking at at 5 and must feel Thabeet will be off the board, as he would seemingly be an absolute no-brainer for them.
Meanwhile the Spurs acquired Richard Jefferson from the Bucks for Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas. They also sent Oberto to Detroit for Amir Johnson who was also packaged with Bowen and Thomas to the Bucks. Clear salary cap move for the Bucks here and another shrewd move by the Spurs. As the biggest Richard Jefferson hater you will find, he is a very nice fit in San An. Meanwhile the Bucks save money but it's hard to believe they will use it wisely, if at all - this is one of the league's absolute worst franchises and they should be dreadful again next year and for years to come. With the 10th pick, they are unlikely to get an impact player, and I think Joe Alexander would rather win the dunk contest than a NBA game.
Update on the NBA Draft Net mock, they seem to have basically reordered the top:
Clips - Griffin (obviously)
Memphis - Thabeet (interesting debate as to what they'll do here, I think this is what they'll do)
OKC - Harden (team has to be praying Thabeet drops to them, otherwise they have an incredibly tough decision, as someone who never liked Westbrook I think Rubio makes the most sense and is the best fit here - perfect compliment to an absolute stud in Durant)
Sactown - Rubio (Would be thrilled with Rubio I'm sure, and have the unfortunate luxury of basically being able to go Best Player Available regardless of position, this team is beyond-belief bad)
Minn - Curry
Minn - Jordan Hill (lol, this makes no sense and would be such a bad move, why is Jordan Hill considered a top-10 lock????)
Golden St - Jennings (no clue what GS should or will do, absolutely no clue)
Knicks - Evans (can't argue with it, I love Evans's upside and versatility...ah fuck it, who I am kidding, SET THE GARDEN ON FIRE DONNIE, GIVE US FLYNN...seriously has anyone considered the garden crowd and how they will be chanting for Johnny Flynn all night? Since St. John's has been terrible since Erik Barkley left, Syracuse has stolen most of the New York college hoops fan base..fans are going to be demanding J-Flynn and I can't lie, I hope they get him, the Knicks need a NY point guard to get excited about, after the Starbury debacle, only Flynn turning into a stud can alleviate the pain)
Toronto - Derozan (don't like him)
Milwaukee - Flynn (or can they get an impact guy at 10 after all?)
New Jersey - Gerald Henderson (another underwhelming Dukie, perfect fit in Jersey)
Charlotte - Hansbrough (seems about right for him...the late 1st round stuff was ridiculous and most of you know what I call Hansfa...uhh Hansbrough...too productive not to take a flyer on before the likes of James Johnson, BJ Mullens and Victor Claver start flying off the board.
Indiana - Earl Clark (Enigma)
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
NBA Draft Thursday
http://www.nbadraft.net/2009mock_draft
Wish I could copy and paste the mock draft, but the formatting gets all screwed up. Some of the interesting points:
Rubio 2 to Memphis.
Thabeet drops to 6 to Minnesota.
Harden's workout numbers apparently now have him going 3 to Oklahoma City (doesn't make sense to me, that team needs Thabeet).
Steph Curry off the board before the Knicks to Kings, also seems stupid to pair him with Kevin Martin, talk about a frail backcourt.
Knicks take Tyreke Evans - would like it.
Hansbrough up to 12 to Charlotte.
Flynn to Suns would be fun.
Budinger was once being projected top-10 is now 22 to Dallas (finally realized he isnt a top-10 player?).
After Rubio there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of interest in the foreign players this year.
Discuss.
Wish I could copy and paste the mock draft, but the formatting gets all screwed up. Some of the interesting points:
Rubio 2 to Memphis.
Thabeet drops to 6 to Minnesota.
Harden's workout numbers apparently now have him going 3 to Oklahoma City (doesn't make sense to me, that team needs Thabeet).
Steph Curry off the board before the Knicks to Kings, also seems stupid to pair him with Kevin Martin, talk about a frail backcourt.
Knicks take Tyreke Evans - would like it.
Hansbrough up to 12 to Charlotte.
Flynn to Suns would be fun.
Budinger was once being projected top-10 is now 22 to Dallas (finally realized he isnt a top-10 player?).
After Rubio there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of interest in the foreign players this year.
Discuss.
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