NBA Draft Open Thread
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 2:09 PM CDT
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I am back from Italy. I will eventually upload pictures to flickr (or someplace) and I'll post the link. But the NBA draft is today, so I suppose we should talk about that. Of course you guys have already been discussing it, but I want to throw in my two cents.
First, here's a list of current Spurs players I want to play more than 20 minutes a game next year:
Tim Duncan
Manu Ginobili
Tony Parker
Second, here's a list of current Spurs players I want to have the opportunity to prove they deserve to play more than 20 minutes a game:
Ian Mahinmi
Umadoka
Brent Barry
Third, allow me to explain why Bruce Bowen is not on either list.
He's 37. When's the last time a 37 year old player not named Michael Jordan and 6'-8" or less deserved to play 20 minutes a game? 1972. That's when. George Kaplan. Backup point guard for the New Haven Blackskirts. The starting point guard got the clap something awful and George stepped up and played admirably the last half of the season.
It seems the general consensus amongst Spurs fans is that Bowen played terrific defense against Kobe during the playoffs. Based on Kobe's statistical performance this simply isn't true. Take at look at his true shooting % against his four opponents (TS% = PTS / (FGA + .44 * FTA)).
vs. DEN = 59.4%
vs. UTA = 62.9%
vs. SA = 58.5%
vs. BOS = 50.5%
during regular season = 57.6%
Kobe performed better against the Spurs than his average performance during the regular season, and the Spurs fared only marginally better than DEN. The freaking Nuggets, people.
An additional point I would like to make about Bowen. He's labeled as a good three point shooter, but I don't consider this true. I know he shot 42% from 3 this year. But at least 80% of those shots were uncontested attempts from the corner. How many NBA SG / SF would have hit 40% or better of Bruce Bowen's 3P attempts? 50%? 75%?
I don't mean to pick on Bruce Bowen. He certainly was infinitely more valuable than Michael Finley and Robert Horry (who, for the sake of my sanity, I am assuming will not see the court a single minute next year). He should have his number retired as soon as he's done, and I hope the Spurs offer him a coaching / administrative position immediately. But it's time for his role to change dramatically. Any thoughts to the contrary strike me as more pie in the sky "We can win a title with the Big Three and any cast of scrubs" mentality that, basically, cost us the title this year.
I think that too often Spurs fans and management use the talents of the Big Three as an excuse to accept shoddy play / players. Tim, Tony and Manu are so talented and hard-working that so little is expected from the players around them. You hear about finding veterans that "fit into the system." How about finding "good players?"
And by "good players," I mean someone that is not going to be stashed overseas for a couple and then not signed or traded for 25 cents on the dollar to a division rival. There's your NBA draft content. Oh, and Chad Ford has us drafting Nicolas Batum, saying:
Batum went into a workout with the Spurs on Wednesday and then disappeared off the grid. His medical reports never came out. His agent didn't return calls. I think the Spurs may have wrapped him up.
Who do I want? CDR.
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I agree about CDR, but at least Batum can apparently come over and play next year according to Ford. At this point, I’d settle for that.
Also, glad to have you back!
by Krukow on Jun 26, 2008 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, what about Oberto? I think he should get to play 20 a game. Even if Mahinmi really works out, him and timmy will need someone to rest them.
by Krukow on Jun 26, 2008 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Things Oberto is good at: passing, moving without the ball, flopping.
Things Oberto is not good at: everything else.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, he flops, but I wouldn’t say he is good at it. He looks ridiculous when he flops
by Gino20 on Jun 26, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CDR
I’m on the CDR bandwagon as well, I wonder if he is on the Spurs’ radar. In some of the quotes I’ve scanned around the blogsphere, Pop has been predictably cryptic regarding the direction they’re taking in the draft. So who really knows. That stash a pick away crap ain’t gonna cut it, the future is now!
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I did a little research and my research could be summarized as such: If you think the Spurs are going to get a player that they can plug in and get production from, much less 20 minutes a game, you would have a better chance of catching a snow ball in hell.
I looked through the last three drafts here at espn. Here are the players not taken in the Top 10 who have contributed to playoff teams. I think by the list you will be able to tell I am using contributing loosely:
2007: Rodney Stuckey(15), Julian Wright(13), Glen Davis(35)
2006: Ronnie Brewer(14), Rajon Rondo(21), Jordan Farmar(26), Daniel Gibson(42)
2005: Ronny Turiaf
Sure, I may have missed a bit guy here or there, but that is not an impressive list. So, if CDR is available at 26 I’m not going to be that excited.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully, whoever the Spurs draft can at least contribute during the regular season so Manu, Tim, and Tony aren’t worn down by the time we reach the playoffs.
by ForeignFlopper on Jun 26, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CDR can probably at least do that, assuming he falls to 26.
by ForeignFlopper on Jun 26, 2008 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some notable omissions:
2007:
Thaddeus Young (12)
Al Thornton (14)
Carl Landry (31)
2006:
Paul Millsap (47)
Leon Powe (49)
2005:
Sean May (13)
Danny Granger (17)!!!
Hakim Warrick (19)
Luther Head (24)
Jason Maxiell (26)
Linas Kleiza (27)
David Lee (30)
Brandon Bass (33)
Monta Ellis (40)
Andray Blatche (49)
Ryan Gomes (50)
Also remember that Parker was a late first round pick and that Manu was a 2nd round pick. On the right year if you play your cards right you can get a good player, even late in the draft.
by VWolf on Jun 26, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I noticed one common theme
“Undersized” power forwards in the 6’7” to 6’9” range, make up a good portion of that list.
Thaddeas Young, Carl Landry, Paul Millsap, Leon Powe, Sean May, Hakim Warrick, Jason Maxiell, Brandon Bass.
by VWolf on Jun 26, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ATS said guys outside the top 10 who contributed to "playoff" teams
So you are right on Landry, Millsap,etc. But guys like Sean May, Thornton, David Lee, etc have not been to the playoffs
by Gino20 on Jun 26, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My bad, I see the corrections were made further down, yo
by Gino20 on Jun 26, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CDR would be good if available. Players from the National Championship game are good choices. Brandon Rush will probably be gone. Mario Chalmers could be the backup point guard we need. The only reason he’ll fall so low is that he didn’t play point full time in college, but he’s a good shooter, an excellent defender, and athletic.
by jrduncans on Jun 26, 2008 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Trading out of the First Round
SI.com had a blurb that the Spurs and Celts are shopping their picks to get out of the first round….ugh, here we go again, the old get older…..maybe they really do have their sights set on signing JR Smith.
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jun 26, 2008 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Trade out or draft a young foreign player. That has been the Spurs 1st round draft script this millenium. I am still hoping for a change.
by VWolf on Jun 26, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think if Pop had his way the Spurs would never acquire any American under the age of 31.
by ForeignFlopper on Jun 26, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s basically because he thinks young American players “haven’t gotten over themselves” and are basically uncoachable.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard about that too. Chad Ford reported they are shopping the 26th pick around as well.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stampizzle is Live and Ready To Go
Hello and we are coming to you LIVE from Aaron’s apartment extravaganza. I am all alone except for my arch-nemesis, Manolis’ stupid cat Amoeba, who is secretly plotting to murder me any second now, I’m convinced. All my stupid friends who were supposed to hang out with me tonight have bailed (a strip club was even in the offing, alas) so I’m the loser all alone, blogging in my sweatpants.
I’m eagerly awaiting which foreigner the Spurs will draft three hours from now that will never play for them because the Euro is way stronger than the U.S. Dollar. Really, I can’t tell you how thrilled I am. No team has made the NBA Draft Must-Watch Television in the past six years more than our San Antonio Spurs.
Anyway, I’ll be here all night to crack jokes on all these guys I haven’t heard about, make fun of ridiculous comments by the talking crack heads and respond to any and all questions you throw my way about soccer or anything else.
Sorry to jack your thread Matthew, but…. actually no, I’m not sorry.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 5:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Outstanding. I’m atwitter! I plan on being in and out of the thread all night.
And VWolf, your notable omissions list is almost as way off as my list to begin with. 8 or 9 on yours have never been in the playoffs. And a couple that were didn’t really contribute.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I missed the playoff part. Regardless, those are some good players and I would probably want most of them to be a Spur (but not all at once!).
by VWolf on Jun 26, 2008 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No problem. I was just trying to make the point that good teams finding guys in the draft that contribute to being a good team is very rare.
That being said, I’m still excited about the draft.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two trades already
So far we’ve already had the Bucks ship out Yi and Bobby Simmons to NJ for the spectacularly overrated Richard Jefferson. I guess this makes the Bucks marginally better, but probably still not good enough to make the playoffs since they play no defense whatsoever. As for the Nets, it’s pretty apparent that they’re just trying to unload as much money as possible to free up the payroll for LBJ in ‘10. I know James is like Jay-Z’s girlfriend and all, but why would he want to join Brooklyn if he’s got no players around him?
Then again, he’s already in that same spot in Cleveland and here he’d make way more money and be even more famous, so I guess that answers that.
The second trade has Jermaine O’Neal going to T-dot for ‘Sho, T.J. Ford, and a first rounder. Believe it or not, but I think this was a good gamble for the Raptors, if they can get any kind of production from O’Neal. My friend Ro astutely (not often I put those two words together, believe me) pointed out that O’Neal and Bosh do a lot of the same things in similar areas of the floor, so I guess the younger guy will just have to learn to bang a little bit. If O’Neal can give them 60 healthy games, it would at the very least improve the Raptors awful defense. And now Calderon has the starting point guard job all to himself, so at least somebody over there is paying attention.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
What are your feelings about the Turkey game yesterday?
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 5:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, I’ve never been more proud to be a Turk. It was, by far, the best game they played in the tournament, at least offensively. They attacked for almost the full 90 minutes. They outplayed Germany with their B team. Germany beat them with three perfect shots.
This performance by Turkey is roughly 3,151 more times more impressive than their third place showing in the World Cup. Back then they played nobody, they never had the ball in any of the games except the Senegal game, they played long ball and just booted it down the field in terror, they were really playing over their heads and defensive. Now the whole team can dribble, they can all pass and shoot, and they can all make fancy moves to get by their markers. The whole team is young and fast and skilled, it’s amazing.
It’s been a rough summer for Manu and guys who look like Manu though. Mehmet Topal was probably partially responsible for all three German goals. He didn’t cover Schweinsteiger for the first, he let Klose outjump him for the 2nd, and he didn’t execute the offside trap on Lahm for the third. He’s a midfielder who was forced to play centerback, and it cost them dearly. He’s 22 and hopefully this won’t ruin his career, he was by far their worst player in the game.
As for the team overall, I can’t be more proud or excited. Unlike the ‘02 team, a bunch of veterans making their last run, this team is young and vibrant and is going to get better. Really, Turkey should be ranked 6th in the world. You have Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Germany and Spain. After that Turkey proved they’re as good as anybody and it would be nice if they could play with their starting XI all at the same time. Their trainers and medical people all need to get fired and replaced because they did a shitty ass job of getting those guys healthy.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s no 3rd place game at this tournament, but considering how shitty the Russians were today, I don’t think anyone would argue that we’re the 3rd place team here, just like we were in the ‘02 World Cup. That’s consistent, if nothing else.
The team is exciting and fun and skilled and offensive and had a lot of heart, but again, they had no defense. At the end of the day do you want to be the Spurs or the Suns? I’m sure we made a lot of fans and were memorable and everyone will want to watch us the next tournament now to see what we do next, but meanwhile, the Greek team, who nobody enjoyed watching play, and nobody is talking about, still took the title in ‘04 with a bunch of boring 1-0 games.
Manolis enjoyed watching Turkey play a lot, but still when it’s all said and done, I’m jealous of him, not the other way around.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was surprised at Turkey’s game. You seemed like a team ready to make the leap, after 2002’s amazing run. Just a quality tournament for you guys, playing the best, most entertaining games.
Bet you’re looking forward to 2010.
by LatinD on Jun 27, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One long term draft prediction...
Whoever drafts O.J. Mayo will regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of their lives, they will regret it. He’s a bad apple, he’s named after a serial murderer, and his last name is Mayo, for crying out loud. No chance he’ll be a star.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 5:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way, I saw a Turkey football jersey in a Nike store in Rome. I thought about getting it for you until I looked at the price tag; $115.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 5:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What? Your friendship isn’t worth $115? Geez.
I wouldn’t have gotten it either.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t have bought it for myself and I love myself at least four times a week.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t have much privacy! I could masturbate right now, but the draft is on and I’m not Jerry Krause.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t believe we have these uh… feminine pastel blue second kits. What the hell is that about?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 5:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Turkey Schmurkey. I picked Germany at the beginning and they are in the finals. I’ve never been less proud of any team I have pulled for.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 5:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
German fans are their own hardest critics. My friend Jeremy is the same way. He won’t forgive them for not winning the World Cup as the hosts. Good god. I remember back in 2000 they didn’t get out of the group stages in a Euro and their coach, Rudi Voller said, “We are the soccer idiots of Europe.”
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Eric Gordon applying for maitre’d school or something? Jesus.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 6:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You’re in the Final and you beat Portugal to get there, so shaddup already. And I hope Spain beats the holy shit out of Germany (a Final I predicted form the beginning, to toot my own horn)
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don’t like my Van Gundy neatly groomed. I prefer the wild, clown-haired Van Gundy.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Spurs value contributing immediately. If by immediately you mean never.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ric Bucher lives in my neck of the woods. My friend Doug is friends with him and says he looks way different without all that makeup. I’m trying to find out if his ESPN corporate overlords have brainwashed him into hating the Spurs because I think he liked us back in ‘05
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you guys hear/read that Juan Carlos Navarro is leaving the Grizzle and going back to Spain? Just like Spanoulis his coach didn’t use him enough or in the right way and he’s bolting back to Europe. Combine that with the economy problems here and it’s looking like the league will be less foreign in the future. That doesn’t please me at all. It’s like George Bush’s xenophobic strategy is to make this country less appealing to “furners” by making it crappy as hell to live here.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:08 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
1st pick update!
The Bulls will take Derrick Rose apparently. Didn’t see that coming.
So uh, what do they do now with Hinrich? I’d take him on the Spurs as a 3rd guard if nobody wants him.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Van Gundy likes Mayo.
But he hated Spanoulis. So…
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stuart Scott is wearing lipstick.
And not in a cool way, like Robert Smith.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was on a website earlier, and read that the Bucks may make a play for Hinrich.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh big deal, Milwaukee took Big Dog Robinson over Kidd. Like if they took Kidd they’d be an NBA Dynasty right now. Last I checked, Robinson retired with a ring and Kidd has none. Boy can’t shoot!
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What’s the line for “How quickly will someone make a ‘tell me how my ass tastes’ joke tonight?”
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mike Beasley is the next Glenn Robinson. IMO.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
From me and Matthew or from the studio panel? They might have been forbidden by Stern to mention it.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s not the worst thing in the world. He had a decent career. Not a #1 overall career, but a nice career. He was better than Joe Smith.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And better than Andrew Bogut
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True dat. True dat. I was watching some show on the World Wide Follower a fews years ago and Greg Anthony was in the studio. He said Carmelo Anthony would eventually only be as good as Glenn Robinson. It got me thinking, wasn’t Glenn Robinson better than Greg Anthony?
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I wouldn’t doubt that, so let’s go with the former pairing.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Your ass tastes like, ummm, spanikopita!
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And way better than Oliwikandi and Kwame.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Bogut is okay. I kind of dig him. Or fancy him as the football announcers say. Every sport should have British announcers. It’s so cool to read a gamecast and see that somebody is “crap.”
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My sister considers “crap” a bad word. For reals.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
crap is only a bad word if somebody does it on you.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will make at least four “how my ass tastes” jokes tonight.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tommy Smyth calling NBA games would be cool.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 6:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
O.J. Mayo is trying to look considerably more educated than he is.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Van Gundy just asked Stephen A. how his ass tastes for stealing his seat in the main panel and relegating Smith to interviewer duty.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody have any thoughts on the soccer?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I know you mentioned it, but Turkey’s keeper’s mistake coming off the line on that header was inexcusable. As soon as I saw that, I went “Oh cr*p.”
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, actually, we didn’t see it live at the time thanks to the wonderfully competent TV/electric people at Switzerland. What a stupid country. I resume hating them now.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True. When the announcers reported Germany had scored off a header, I had in my mind that the goal was more of perfect placement getting past the goalie instead of his mistake.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know what Rustu could’ve done. If he stayed on his line he wouldn’t have gotten to it because it was placed perfectly in the corner. His only chance was a diagonal run to punch the ball before it got to Klose’s head.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hindsight and all that. I probably would’ve stayed on the line only because there’s some time to set up for the header and make the deflection. But I’m a short guy and can’t outleap most guys.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The color guy on the ESPN Classic feed said Rustu would have stopped it easily if he would have stayed on his line.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I watched about 3 minutes of the Turkey/Germany game yesterday and got so disgusted with the ref that I turned it off. I saw Lahm tackle, not soccer tackle but football tackle, Altintop and not get a yellow card. Then I saw Lahm get run through at the edge of the box for a “play on”. That was fucking pathetic.
By ‘that’, I mean both calls in total.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bad, inconsistent officiating in soccer? That never happens. Thank God I’m a basketball fan so I don’t have to worry about that.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Six picks? That Presti is gonna be fucking busy.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Colleen Dominguez looks like Linda Cohn if she was ten years younger and a Latin.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shift in thinking in the New York draft room. So they’re thinking now. Interesting.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Vittorio Gallanari looks like Joe Namath. Suzy I want to kiss you!
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are we supposed to just roll with you making up names of players or should we correct you?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that was the guy’s father’s name.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kinda miss the Isiah this year. This was going to be the 5th and final year of his 5 year vision.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 6:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Van Gundy thinks the Knicks should take the best player available. Well that would certainly be a departure from their past draft strategy when Isiah took whichever guy had the hottest mom.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Another prediction...
I don’t think Kevin Love can play. I saw him against Memphis and he couldn’t post up or get off a shot. And that outlet pass shit won’t work in the NBA more than three times when they scout it.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What’s bigger than David Stern’s ego?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 6:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaq's mouth
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are the Knicks fans booing the Bulls? Do they have some kind of bad history? I watch ESPN every day so my sports history knowledge doesn’t extend past three weeks.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Vinny was on that NC State team? Who knew?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rose stated that his goal is to win the MVP next year. Some might say that makes him driven or ambitious or even cocky. Me? I think that makes him insane and I’d stay away.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If he knew how to be diplomatic he would say something about getting back to the postseason
by Gino20 on Jun 26, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“A year away from home?” He was in Memphis, TN, not Afghanistan.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jay Bilas says Rose is a winner. And also, he’s not used to losing. Well, he’ll learn to get used to it.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, I had no idea Rose had such an ugly shot. That’s going to be a problem.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 6:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Marc Jackson said, “He has a bounce in his swagger.” That sounds like a dangerous medical condition. Like George Carlin said, beware of people described as “more than happy.”
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good to see Jay Bilas recognizing the truth about the league: a driver who can’t shoot consistently, and isn’t known for being pass-first is the new prototype for a point guard.
by jrduncans on Jun 26, 2008 6:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He does not have a MILF. I’m guessing the Anti-MILF to MILF count in the 1st round will be like 29 to 1.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Heat take Beasley.
but how long will he be on the team?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Beasley has a nice suit, a winning smile, and arms “that extend beyond human limits.”
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would’ve been happier if Miami selected Pam Beasley.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
she’ll do you. She does everybody.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry. Didn’t know you were such a fan of her.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
6’8” ? Good luck posting up Duncan and Garnett kid.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Better looking mother than Rose but still… no.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
John Paxson says good point guards are hard to find. Aren’t centers harder to find?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And there goes Mayo.
So the Timberwolves are guaranteed to be irrelevant for the next decade.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Most NBA ready right now?
So that means he knows how to get arrested for a DUI, have an unlicensed gun in his glove compartment and two underage runaway hookers stashed in the trunk.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did Marc Jackson just trash his son’s game?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A 19 year old who got in trouble for taking money in college will bring leadership to Minnesota. The sad thing is that doesn’t sound at all silly.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Michael Beasley will be looking to fill a lot of holes in Miami Beach.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m sitting here wondering if that was a lewd comment or not..
by hak518 on Jun 26, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sonics take Westbrook.
Wow, that’s kind of high for him, no? I like this pick though. Presti is the fucking man.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All he has to do is play D and feed Durant and Green.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been meaning to write this for a long time:
I’ve seen games in Key Arena. I’ve seen games in the AT&T Center. Key Arena is about a thousand times better a place to watch a game.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Except Manu Ginobili makes two appearances annually in the Key Arena and about 48 or so in the AT&T Center, so I rest my case.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As you know, I think positively about people named Westbrook.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
what do you think about Michael Westbrook?
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he positively sucked. So there.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They played Durant at 2, but he’s not a 2.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we going Italian or are we going point guard? Man that Stuart Scott is smoooth.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Aren’t the Grizzlies trading this pick?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Memphis takes Love.
Oh god, they’re gonna suck forever. It’s funny they took a guy when their college team kicked his ass up and down the floor.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Love. Isn’t he Bryant Reeves’ son?
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that Love-Marc Gasol 4-5 combo will dominate the league for years.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Memphis
Isn’t their owner only going to sell them? He has to right? It’s not like he gives a damn anyway.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great athlete, but not a great “runner of the floor.” Very good runner to McDonalds though.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You beat me to it…
“Not a great runner of the floor” = “He’s a fatass”
by SgtinManusArmy on Jun 26, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Love can shoot a higher percentage with that 94 foot chest pass than Finley shot from anywhere last year.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
His dad looks more athletic than he is.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the only shot Love will be able to get off in the NBA will be that 94 foot chest pass. And that one only against crappy teams.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Time for comedy, the Knicks are on the clock.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If only Isiah was still in charge.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Italian coach takes Italian player.
Oooh he better hope that works out. The fans aren’t happy. I kinda like this pick, but I’m biased for foreigners.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stern paused a little right before he read the name. He knew the boos were coming.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ro the Knicks fan just called him a “spaghetti eating fuck.”
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gallinari wanted to play in NY. So he got his wish.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s got his own Adidas shoe line, “The Rooster”
Oh god this will end poorly.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Deadspin was reporting his nickname as “Big Cock.”
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well the groupies will find out real quick if he’s worthy of it.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shockingly, he’s not known as a defensive specialist.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The player he most admires is Tayshaun Prince. So his goal is to one day work hard enough to be the underachieving inconsistent fourth best player on his own team.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
New York is the greatest team? He needs a drug test right off the bat.
by Clintons Cigar on Jun 26, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Clippers take Gordon.
He looks like he’s 13. Does this mean the team officially doubts that the guy who dislocated both legs will ever play again?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gordon looks short and fat. No way he can get thsoe shots off in the NBA. He looks like Bonzi Wells shrunk down three inches. No way that’s gonna work for them. If the Clips took him, he must suck.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That suit is way too tight. Is he going to the prom after this?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Donnie Walsh confirms that The Big Cock has an unusual package.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The boos raining down from the NY crowd does not bode well for jelloani.
by Clintons Cigar on Jun 26, 2008 7:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Marc Jackson doesn’t like the pick of Gallinari. He says the fans want somebody who can play right away. Like Stephon Marbury.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Marc meant ‘playa’ and not ‘player’.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bucks take Alexander.
Two years in a row now they took a dude who can speak Chinese. Surely an NBA first.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sweet, he can take advantage of that with yi on the… hmm…
gospursgo. hook 'em. metal rules. ganja rules.
by metalandganja on Jun 26, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is JVG talking about how good Starbury still is?
by One4theThumb on Jun 26, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Alexander struggles with his ball handling.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mine is okay, except for the crossover.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just double dribble a lot.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn’t look like a freak of an athlete, but apparently looks are deceiving.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
These early picks are not impressing me…
by Clintons Cigar on Jun 26, 2008 7:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So the adjustment he’ll have to make in the NBA is people guarding him?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lets all give a round of applause to Michael Jordan who took a few hours off from his busy schedule of promoting underwear and golfing to pick a player for the Bobcats.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am calling my shot on DJ Augastine. He is my lead pipe cinch of the draft. Somebody should have picked him already. He has to be holding his breath hoping the Bobs won’t pick him.
by Clintons Cigar on Jun 26, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Alexander is the first person ever to say he can’t wait to go to Milwaukee.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
gotta like the attitude
gospursgo. hook 'em. metal rules. ganja rules.
by metalandganja on Jun 26, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When the Clippers took Gordon Bilas’ analysis was that he was a pure shooting guard. Not a combo guard. He wasn’t going to play the point.
The Stu Scott, in shit stirring mode says, “The Knicks need a point guard. Gordon just went after Galinari. Should the Knicks have taken Gordon to fill a need”?
It went something like that anyway.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bilas is wrong. Gordon is a combo guard.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
larry brown’s a dirty slut
gospursgo. hook 'em. metal rules. ganja rules.
by metalandganja on Jun 26, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
aaaaawww, poor dj. as a horn fan, i feel for him
gospursgo. hook 'em. metal rules. ganja rules.
by metalandganja on Jun 26, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bobcats take Augustin
Brook Lopez dropping like a stone. All these other white stiffs get taken and not him?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That means he’s getting closer to being drafted by SA. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I 2nd that emotion....
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJ just shit his pants. Poor guy.
by Clintons Cigar on Jun 26, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I say Lopez goes to the Nets with the next pick. Take it to the bank.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All these teams don’t like their incumbent point guards. Chicago, Seattle, Clips, Bobcats.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Augustin looks confident, I’ll give him that. He’s got the good face.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So the Nets traded Jefferson to the Bucks for Yi and Simmons. What does that bode for Vince Carter next season? Is he going to go into Toronto Dog mode? Stand around a jack every shot he sees?
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ATS, Vince is definitely going into Toronto Dog mode.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Nets need size? But they just got Yi.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lopez to Nets.
Should he just call LeBron’s agent and introduce himself now just to get it over with?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The draftexpress.com mock draft nailed the first 8 picks missing on Lopez at 9.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
perhaps they should be on the podium then.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The last great Nets center they stole in the draft? Yinka Dare
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If they stole him, they got what they deserved.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Robin Lopez sounds freaking retarded. This interview must have cost him 10 draft slots, easily.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stephen A. Smith says Lopez has a mean streak. What better way to show it off for everyone than for him just to slug Smith right now in the face? It would impress me, for one.
Also, he sounds just as retarded as his brother. These two went to Stanford?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My wife beat you to that comment.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marlene Matlin is easier to make out than those two.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yi speaks clearer English than Brook Lopez.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bayless to Pacers.
I like the name Jerod. How do you spell it though? Is it J-e-r-o-d? J-e-r-r-o-d? J-e-r-i-d? No, wait, I’m positive it’s J-e-r-r-y-d.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is Bird smoking crack? They just got Ford.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They should have gotten rid of Tinsley at least 3 years ago. I
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jerryd
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are the Spurs on the clock yet? I’m getting bored and I have already hit my beer limit.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
only two short hours for them to pick a foreigner you’ve never heard of and promptly trade him, so sit tight.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Dywane Wade’s parents are off the hook for the “stupidest way to spell our kid’s name”
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But Anfernee Hardaway’s mom isn’t.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey at least they got Penny right on the second try.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, how about those futbol highlights/commercials of the Germans beating the Turks.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the sad thing is my three favorite German players scored. It’d be a lot easier to hate them if it was Ballack and Podolski.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kings take Thompson.
I don’t know him, but he looks imposing. And Jay Bilas says he’s not a great athlete. Well who the hell in this draft is then?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If I’m reading between the lines right with these analysts, this might be one of the least talented drafts ever.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But Bayless was great value at the 11th. They were lucky a talent like that fell to them. I’m confused.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chad ford says Bayless is going to Portland for Jarret Jack and the 13
by man or pac-man? on Jun 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you combined Vince Carter and Adam Jones you would get “half-man, half-pacman”.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you took a shot every time one of these guys contradicted themselves you’d be dead of alcohol poisoning before the Spurs pick.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t Jason Thompson a projected second round player from Isaiah Rider Univerisity?
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jun 26, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s what I want to know. How will Thompson react when Mikki Moore and Beno ask him to “hang out?”
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I read somewhere today that the Kings might have to take a point guard because Beno would be signing somewhere else.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know. I just read it. They made it sound like they wouldn’t be able to keep him. It was weird.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CMoney is in the house. I’m on it.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
haha thanks
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jun 26, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LET'S ROLL THESE BITCHES!
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jun 26, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
damn portland just got b rush. they are going to be sick…
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jun 26, 2008 7:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The word above is they are trading him somewhere.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Portland is fucking loaded!!!! Barring injuries, they’ll be the Spurs of the NW in a couple of seasons. I’ll bet they make another move tonight as well.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Portland takes Rush
Eh, decent pick. He could crack their rotation right away. I think Portland and Seattle have the two best GMs in the league…
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Which begs the question… Buford getting a bit overrated these days? Even bloggers that hate the spurs seem to hang on his nuts
by man or pac-man? on Jun 26, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they’re so good, how come they didn’t win the Timmy draft lottery? Huh, smart guy?
by Krukow on Jun 26, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Travis Outlaw and/or “Vanilla Gorilla” Przybilla will probably be moved.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rush keeps saying “We” like he expects to be a Blazer. I’d love to see the look on his face if he gets shipped to Indiana.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When one thing Buford did in the past six years ends up helping us, call me
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He signed robert horry, thus saving the 2005 title.
by Krukow on Jun 26, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Free agents are pop territory. The draft is his deal.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Warriors take Anthony Randolph.
Um, we’ve officially reached the point where I haven’t heard of any of these guys. Sorry.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Outstanding. The Warriors take a Brandon Wright clone.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He traded Malik Rose and Rasho Nesterovic. But he also signed Malik Rose and Rasho Nesterovic.
by Jason Roberts on Jun 26, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Warriors just took a guy with this exact body and skill set last year in Wright. This has to be traded.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
6’10 and 197. There are people in Kenya thicker than him.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jun 26, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh dude, you’re playing for Nellie. You’re riding the bench.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Those were the lamest highlights of an athletic 6-10 guy I have ever seen.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
watch phoenix take CDR just to piss us off
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jun 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, we may have to have a second half thread to the draft.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don’t the suns sell every pick? Or is their cap situation better now?
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Their cap situation is MUCH worse since they acquired Snaq.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
trade in the works?
I just read that the Blazers may trade Rush/Jarret Jack to the Pacers for Jerryd Bayless.
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that will be interesting.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone else read that parker is going to be in the ‘war room’ with pop and RC tonight? i hope this doesnt mean their all drunk when they make the pick… or maybe i do, throw caution to the wind and all that
by man or pac-man? on Jun 26, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
their = they're
who am i calling drunk?
by man or pac-man? on Jun 26, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read that. Who knows what that means?
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yay more french guys. Our whole team will be surrendermonkeys.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hadn’t heard that, but it excites me for some reason. You know, thinking of FrenchieMcWonderButt in a war room. HAHAHAHA!
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
there’s no fighting in the war room!
by man or pac-man? on Jun 26, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, then they are going to have to find a way to close the Talent Gap.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suns take the other Lopez
Boy the conversations between him and Shaq should just be reminiscent of the algonquin round table.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lopez needs to use some Soul Glow on that hair of his
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jun 26, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The hat-on-afro look is really something.
by Clintons Cigar on Jun 26, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaq is the most eloquent speaking center on the Suns roster. After Sean Marks.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Tony, what would you think if we drafted the French guy? That would be unbelievable! But I don’t want to pass him the ball when I’m in attack mode.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nice. “unbelievable!”
gospursgo. hook 'em. metal rules. ganja rules.
by metalandganja on Jun 26, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tony has said the word “unbelievable” more than anyone except the lead singer of EMF.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we’re supposed to play that song soon in the 90s cover band i’m in.
gospursgo. hook 'em. metal rules. ganja rules.
by metalandganja on Jun 26, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don’t forget the sideways A’s cap.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Maurice Speights can move his feet!
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
76ers take Speights
bilas says he’s a big time talent. He didn’t dominate his league, but he didn’t get dominated either.
So that’s who you want to spend a 1st rounder on, a guy who doesn’t get killed by random people in his league.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Speights was 28th on the draftexpress mock. That would make him the biggest reach by far tonight.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 8:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like hearing things like this…. come on CDR
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Jun 26, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was the last good movie Eddie Murphy was in. Shreks don’t count.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dreamgirls was good, right? But he wasn’t the star of that.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There you go. I should see that. I like musicals.
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer musicals about strippers.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harlem Nights was 1989, so maybe that.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa! Hibbert to the Raptors to the Pacers.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like Hibbert, I like what Toronto is doing, call me crazy.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pacer’s proposed pick
gospursgo. hook 'em. metal rules. ganja rules.
by metalandganja on Jun 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh right. Never mind. I think I’d rather have hibbert than jermaine o’neal. Maybe Toronto can cancel that trade and move Ford for somebody else.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s supposed to be headed to the Pacers in the O’Neal deal.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jun 26, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hibbert was nicknamed “The Big Stiff” when he got to Georgetown. But it was by the sororities.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There goes one of my Spur picks. Would have been a nice rebound guy.
by Clintons Cigar on Jun 26, 2008 8:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
me too
I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Jun 26, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know if such a person exists.
by Aaronstampler on Jun 26, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re saying there’s no one in the draft better than Robert Horry?
by sungo on Jun 26, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually it's Minnie Mouse
By the way that was one of the best nicknames given out in that post. And that photo really accompanied it well
by Gino20 on Jun 26, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs