NBA Draft

Mock Draft 2.0

June 24, 2009

It’s less than 24 hours until the draft and I’m feverishly putting together a mock up of what will surely be one of the most intriguing drafts in years. There is no relatively no certainty after the Clippers select Blake Griffin with the #1 overall pick. Meaning no player is lock to go to any [...]

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The Exportation of Jeremy Tyler

April 30, 2009

Jeremy Tyler, hailed by many as the best big man prospects to come along since Tyson Chandler and Greg Oden, has decided to forgo his senior year to play professionally. Ordinarily this wouldn’t be a big deal. Many collegiate basketball players leave school early to pursue their pro aspirations now-a-days. In fact, of players taken [...]

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John Wall

April 17, 2009

George posted a review of the Nike Hoop Summit 2009 yesterday which included his impressions of one of the top prospects in the class of 2009 – John Wall. Much is being made of the fact that he has yet to commit to a school, which for a highly touted prospect is somewhat unusual this [...]

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Top 10 College Draft Prospects

January 21, 2009

I have decided to put a mid-year post up of my top 10 prospects from college. See the list below: 1. Blake Griffin–PF–Oklahoma–6’10″, 239 lbs.–Griffin has good size, strong and athletic–a good combination for any PF in the NBA. He possesses a good feel around the basket and gets great position on rebounds. I think [...]

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Kevin Johnson vs Reggie Miller

November 14, 2008

A week ago Tuesday, two basketball loving men were elected as the first African-American to their respective offices. The first, of course, was Barrack Obama, who will be our nation’s first African- American president. The second man is the former Phoenix Suns great point guard, Kevin Johnson, who will be the first black mayor of the city of Sacramento. [...]

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Fantasy Football versus the NBA Draft

September 4, 2008

I know this is a basketball website/blog, but I can’t help myself. The football season starts today and how great is fantasy football? There is nothing better than sitting in front of your TV on a lazy Sunday, not caring one iota about the score, but just cheering for your fantasy running back to get [...]

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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 [...]

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