The New Official NBA rock....no longer made of real leather.
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In all of this moving madness I nearly forgot about the NBA draft last night. I suppose this is forgivable as last night was one of the most boring drafts with maybe only one or two impact players in it. Hint: Bradley center Patrick O'Bryant taken by the Warriors at #9 is not one of them...Toronto led the night off with the selection of Italian power forward Andreas Bargnani surprising nobody. The word that the Raptors soooo want to believe is that Bargnani is a Nowitzki-like shooter who can get up and down the floor while also collecting a few rebounds. This kid is going to have a hard enough time learning to speak English (he made Hot Rod Williams sound like a Yale professor in his first interview) much less live up to comparisons to the president of the David Hasslehoff fan club. Guys that I think WILL have an impact?
-Rudy Gay...if Jerry West, one of the best judges of talent in hoops, gives up his beloved Shane Battier you gotta think that he sees something is the 6-8 pogo stick from UConn. My early fave for ROY.
-Randy Foye...the T'Wolves got a tough PG to run with KG (if KG isn't in Cleveland as my dad seems to think)
-Laugh if you want but I think that J.J. Redick will make Dwight Howard and Darko a feared tandem by opening up the middle with his deadly long range marksmanship.
As for my GS Warriors... I am not all that disappointed in the Warriors picks because the one big need that they have is a true center. I just don't think that this kid-who will be a great library pal for Adonal Foyle-is mean enough to mix it up with even the Chris Kamans of the League. What? What about Tim Duncan you say? Well, when you have an encyclopedia of post moves you can be a pothead like Timmy D....
Once again....I WILL NEVER PULL FOR THE NEW YORK KNICKS. Especially after the debacle of a draft that Isiah engineered last night. Did you hear the crowd howling last night when Stern announced Ronoldo Blackman? Wait. If it was Ronoldo Blackman it would have been a great pick....twenty five years ago... instead they picked Renaldo Balkman, a 6-6 forward from SoCarolina. Isiah, you deserve everything you get....
Just wanted to make sure that ya'll understood that...
Another little thing that I am thinking about...Bob Wickman, who blew another save last night for the Tribe in St. Louis, should be tarred and feathered. The Tribe, sadly enough, are all but finished...
...Just like I will be after paying an arm and a leg in moving costs.
On a seriously sober note, please include my buddy Joe "Dicker" Kraker in your prayers to whatever God you choose. Joe suffered an aneurysm this past weekend and is in pretty rough shape in Cleveland right now. We are all hoping for the best but I am sure Joe can use all of the help that he can get....
LOL! I like it. A guy spouting off as much as me about an awesome sport. Overall, a pretty boring draft. Glad I missed it to go see Superman Returns...
Posted by: Stan | June 29, 2006 at 12:31 PM