Rare Mistake by Bilas
Another fantastic blog entry by Jay Bilas about Brandon Jennings' decision to play in Italy and I actually found a mistake:
• If you think that Brandon Jennings spending a year in Europe will negatively impact college basketball, you are mistaken. College basketball will not notice his absence...
Draft Picks by Team Since 1990
I was looking back at some of the past draft day choices that each NBA team has made over the past two decades or so and was surprised by some of the names on each list. Disregarding draft day trades, it’s interesting to see some of the picks.
Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets:
1991 (#1 overall):...
2008 NBA Draft Night Review
Round One
1. Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose, PG, Memphis
2. Miami Heat – Michael Beasley, PF, Kansas State
3. Minnesota Timberwolves – Ovinton J'Anthony Mayo, G, USCTraded to Memphis Grizzlies with Marko Jaric, Antoine Walker and Greg Buckner for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal...
LairdNYC NBA Mock Draft Results
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1. Chicago BullsLairdNYC: Derrick Rose, PG, MemphisActual: Derrick Rose, PG, MemphisSuccess: 1 of 1
2. Miami HeatLairdNYC: Michael Beasley, F, Kansas StateActual: Michael Beasley, F, Kansas State 2 of 2
3. Minnesota TimberwolvesLairdNYC: OJ Mayo, G, USCActual: OJ Mayo, G, USC3 of 3
4. Seattle SuperSonicsLairdNYC:...
Roy Hibbert is Poop
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I just read the following sentences on ESPN.com during the Chad Ford/Bill Simmons "Great Draft Debate '08" and I couldn't hold back a comment:
Bill Simmons: If I were running the Kings, I'd go with Roy Hibbert here over forcing a point guard pick. You could do worse than a Hibbert/Hawes...
LairdNYC NBA Mock Draft, Version 5.0
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1. Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose, PG, Memphis
2. Miami Heat – Michael Beasley, F, Kansas State
3. Minnesota Timberwolves – OJ Mayo, G, USC
4. Seattle SuperSonics – Jerryd Bayless, PG, Arizona
5. Memphis Grizzlies – Kevin Love, PF, UCLA
6. New York Knicks – Eric Gordon,...
NBA Draft Flash Back
I was just combing through nbadraft.net and checked out the 2001 draft for no reason at all. I was quite surprised with some of the names that I saw; it's a much better draft than I remember. Check out some of these names:
1. Kwame Brown (oops)2. Tyson Chandler3. Pau Gasol4. Eddy Curry5....
LairdNYC NBA Mock Draft, Version 4.0
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1. Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose, PG, Memphis
2. Miami Heat – OJ Mayo, G, USC
3. Minnesota Timberwolves – Michael Beasley, F, Kansas State
4. Seattle SuperSonics – Jerryd Bayless, PG, Arizona
5. Memphis Grizzlies – Kevin Love, PF, UCLA
6. New York Knicks – Eric Gordon,...
Knicks Should Take Gordon
There are two main strategies that NBA teams choose from for their Draft plans every year: draft for need or draft the best player available. The makeup of each time pretty much determines which method they choose, but what happens when you can do both in the same draft?
The New York...
LairdNYC NBA Mock Draft, Version 3.0
1. Chicago Bulls – Derrick Rose, PG, Memphis
2. Miami Heat – OJ Mayo, G, USC
3. Minnesota Timberwolves – Michael Beasley, F, Kansas State
4. Seattle SuperSonics – Jerryd Bayless, PG, Arizona
5. Memphis Grizzlies – Kevin Love, PF, UCLA
6. New York Knicks – Eric Gordon,...