Thursday, June 28, 2007

NBA Draft Running Commentary

30. Philadelphia 76ers: That Finnish PG- I like it.

29. Phoenix Suns: Alando Tucker, GF, Wisconsin- Solid player. He'll be able to give them a few minutes when they need them.

28. San Antonio Spurs: Tiago Splitter, FC, Brazil- I can't get any foreign guys. This is real frustrating.

27. Detroit Pistons: Arron Afflalo, SG, UCLA- This is a pretty good pick for their system. Afflalo can play some good defense.

26. Houston Rockets: Aaron Brooks, PG, Oregon- Bit early for him, I think.

Is Rashard Lewis still on Seattle or not?

25. Utah Jazz: Morris Almond, SG, Rice- My mock sucked, I get it.

24. Phoenix Suns: Rudy Fernandez, SG, Spain- He plays on Fran Vazquez' team, so you can count on him being good. Apparently traded to Portland.

23. New York Knicks: Wilson Chandler, GF, DePaul- Don't know much about him.

22. Charlotte Bobcats: Jared Dudley, SF, Boston College- Michael Jordan likes him, so he must be good.

21. Philadelphia 76ers: Daequan Cook, SG, Ohio State- Now Miami's property. Don't know what they're going to do with him.

20. Miami Heat: Jason Smith, PF, Colorado State- I wanted him. McRoberts is still on the board. This isn't good. This is not good. Now Sixers Property. Great move.

19. Los Angeles Lakers: Javaris Crittenton, PG, Georgia Tech- There goes that idea. Damn.

18. Golden State Warriors: Marco Belineli, SG, Italy- Damn, gave them the wrong foreign player. Either way, good pick.

What if the Sixers take Crittenton too? Think of the possibilities.

17. New Jersey Nets: Sean Williams, FC, Boston College- Dammit. He would've been nice for the Sixers. He's really talented as long as he's past his problems.

Is it time to stop calling Francis "Franchise?" He's going on to his fourth team.

16. Washington Wizards: Nick Young, GF, Southern California- Good pick. They needed a second scorer and someone to help out Gilbert (and next year, replace him as the primary scorer.)

15. Detroit Pistons: Rodney Stuckey, G, Eastern Washington- I'm stunned. Absolutely floored. This pick is so anti-Pistons, I can't believe it.

14. Los Angeles Clippers: Al Thornton, F, Florida State- Thornton is ready to contribute now and he'll really help out the Clippers looking to return to the playoffs.

13. New Orleans Hornets: Julian Wright, F, Kansas- He's falling down the board, so it makes sense to take the best guy.

12. Philadelphia 76ers: Thaddeus Young, SF, Georgia Tech- Hm. Whatever. I would've preferred Thornton or maybe even Wright, but Young has a lot of potential and he's going to be a good player.

11. Atlanta Hawks: Acie Law IV, PG, Texas A&M- They've needed a point guard for a few years now, and they finally address the need. Good draft for them so far.

10. Los Angeles Kings: Spencer Hawes, C, Washington- Glad he's not a Sixer. J. Wright or Thornton guaranteed to be a Sixer now, and I can breath easy.

9. Chicago Bulls: Joakim Noah, PF, Florida- A lot of people don't like him, but he's a tough defender who will give Chicago an outstanding 4/5 rotation.

8. Charlotte Bobcats: Brandan Wright, F, North Carolina- He’s probably the BPA at this point, and the local factor is cute.

7. Minnesota Timberwolves: Corey Brewer, SG, Florida- He’s a good defensive player, but his offensive game has to develop.

6. Milwaukee Bucks: Yi Jianlian, PF, China- He slipped a little further than most would’ve expected, and it’ll be interesting to see if Yi comes over to America now.

5. Boston Celtics (traded to Seattle?:) Jeff Green, F, Georgetown- The Celtics got Paul Pierce his veteran, let’s see if him and Ray Allen can combine to take Boston far.

4.
Memphis Grizzles: Mike Conley, PG, Ohio State- I am not happy about Kyle Lowry being immediately replaced, but Conley’ll be good.

3. Atlanta Hawks: Al Horford, PF, Florida- Widely considered to be the third player on the board, Atlanta passed on Yi, who they were very interested in.

2. Seattle Supersonics: Kevin Durant, SF, Texas- Also a no brainer. Who else were they going to take?

1. Portland Trailblazers: Greg Oden, C, Ohio State- No brainer. They really improved their frontcourt and added a guy that’s going to sell a lot of jerseys.

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