NBA Draft Open Thread

Not sure yet who #1 was, but I am guessing it was Blake Griffin.

Bit of an upset, I think.

final thoughts on where Jodie end up?

… there has been some late boosting of his stock by some, and one guy thought he might go as high as 17. I am still feeling the early second round. Under 40.

The T-wolves have four (4!) first round picks! Dayuuuuummmm.

I think it’s a nice gesture for Cal to keep his scholly open until after the draft – maybe he won’t fill it at all …. I doubt Jodie will go undrafted.

Speculation: Watch for an unknown at the end of the 2nd round, Garret Siler from D-2 Augusta State University. He’s 7’0, 278 and has gotten some interest from Miami.

No real surprise there.

the Wolves have pretty much given up for the next few years by trading everyone away for draft picks…will probably be good in the long run for them I guess though.

Wow. I just don’t buy him as a top ten draft pick. I just don’t.

Knicks next. That’s always fun.

Really? Hmm.

Now there is a pick I get.

Guess that stint in Italy didn’t hurt him at all. Word to the wise.

Top ten. Cool.

That guy is an elite athlete.

11 is about right for him.

I would not have picked him that high. Crazy. The guy is soft as Charmain.

I just turned on ESPN to watch the draft and it’s Dick Vitale messing in his pants about Hansborough. Now I have to eat dinner, again!

I was beginning to think that the three of us had no life.

This time next year will be interesting … Maybe the T-Wolves will draft our starting five

Jodie Meeks has decided to go back to Kentucky! …. huh? what? I wasn’t snoring!

Should have gone ahead of some of these first rounders!!

was Jerebko on anyone’s boards?

Got a really hot rumor for ya’ll!! A really good friend of mine just called me and told me that there’s a certain Henry fella that ain’t happy at KU, and has never yet signed a LOI, and is going to be filling that final scholly. It’s a strong rumor, Was told it ’s a “done deal”.
The family supposedly has had a falling out of sorts with Self.

but he will make his way….Congrats Jodie!!!

The Bucks, huh? Well, that’s cool. Does he still get guaranteed money at this point in the draft?

I know literally next to nothing about the Bucks, but I do think that Kelvin Sampson is an assistant for the Bucks, or at least he was at some point……

Jodie go ahead of Thornton and Billy Donovan Jr.

Well, he’ll be battling Bogans for a spot.

Michael Redd is their leading scorer, they also have Ramon Sessions, and Damon Jones

is a rumor, I know, and this won’t be confirmed for a day or two I’m told. But this comes from a good source of mine who is talking as we speak to insiders that insist it’s solid. This is still floating around out there in thin air, but it’s from someone I trust that don’t call me with just anything. So, hang on. Time will tell.

Going into the second round, at one of the cesspools of the NBA. I don’t know what Jodie was expecting, but there’s no doubt now that he’ll have to play himself into the NBA. Good luck. You’ve got an uphill battle.

Mash — Fourth overall
Dent — 2nd 31st overall
A. Walker — 6th overall
Delk — 16th overall
McCarty — 19th overall
Pope — 2nd 52nd overall
Mercer — 6th overall
D. Anderson — 13th overall
Mohammed — 29th overall
Padgett — 28th overall
Magliore — 19th overall
Prince — 23rd overall
Bogans — 43rd overall
Crawford last year — Late 2nd

Dejuan Blair in the second round is the steal of this draft. Yes, he had knee operations in high school, but he never missed a game or a practice at Pitt. Last season he DOMINATED the second overall pick, not once but twice.

Cleveland had a chance to pick this guy up, to add him to a frontcourt that already includes Lebron and Shaq. Instead they took some guy from the Congo who won’t be ready for at least two years, if then.

The Spurs took Blair. There’s a reason they’ve been so successful in recent years.