From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Top 20 Free Agents

June 30, 2008

Tuesday marks the beginning of the NBA’s shopping season. At midnight on July 1st, teams can begin negotiations on signing free agents. The marquee players will have GM’s and coaches from around the league sitting on their doorsteps at 12:01 am. I have decided to give you a list of my top 20 free agents [...]

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USA Olympians Green Room

June 29, 2008

With the USA Olympics team announced this week and the NBA Draft complete, I figured it was time to combine the two and have a look at the day some of these Olympians were drafted.  What better way is there than to have a look at how they looked?  They will be representing the USA in [...]

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Worst and Best of the NBA Draft

June 27, 2008

Going into the draft, we all expected plenty of moves and caps switching heads. Well, we got what we expected. What a wild draft night and I am still trying to figure out all the moves. Instead of offering my draft grades for all 30 teams, I have decided to give out my pick for the [...]

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2008 NBA Draft Results – First Round

June 27, 2008

Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose (Memphis) PG
Miami Heat – Michael Beasley (Kansas State) PF
Minnesota Timberwolves – O.J. Mayo (USC) SG (traded to Memphis)
Seattle – Russell Westbrook (UCLA) PG
Memphis – Kevin Love (UCLA) PF (traded to Minnesota)
New York – Danilo Gallinari (Italy) SF
L.A. Clippers – Eric Gordon (Indiana) SG
Milwaukee – Joe Alexander (West Virginia) SF
Charlotte – [...]

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Mock Draft Part II

June 26, 2008

The second part series in of my mock draft of the NBA Lottery (1-14). Feel free to comment and tell me your opinions of where I went wrong.

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Pac-10 Dominate?

June 25, 2008

During last college season, many of the pundits kept saying the Pac-10 conference had the best talent in the country.  The NCAA Selection Committee didn’t seem to agree, but it looks like the NBA people do.  There’s a good chance that 5 of the top 10 picks will come from the Pac-10.  I don’t think [...]

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Mock Lottery Draft Part I

June 25, 2008

I have decided to do a mock draft of the first 14 (lottery) picks of the draft. These picks are ones that I would do if I was the GM of every team in the lottery. Of course, I am assuming that there are no trades, etc. Feel free to chime in with your input [...]

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A Dangerous Time for Teams in the NBA

June 24, 2008

A couple of days ago, I spoke to a good friend of mine who is a General Manager of one of teams in the NBA.  He was bemoaning the circumstances surrounding the NBA on these days leading up to the NBA Draft.  For as long as I can remember, teams have used the period between [...]

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The History Of Guard Play

June 23, 2008

This is a little bit of a down time in basketball as we wait for the NBA Draft, the big AAU tournaments to start, the Olympics to start, and the college recruiting scene to heat up.  I thought I’d go back and take a look at some of the changes that occurred in basketball through [...]

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Green Room Attendees

June 23, 2008

Thursday night kicks off the NBA’s offseason with the 2008 Draft. Today, the list of attendees for the Green Room has been released. In past years, there has been plenty of heart-wrenching experiences where one draftee stays in the green room for way too long. One of the worst moments came when Rashard Lewis, just [...]

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