NBA draft thoughts? Besides that I’ve seen meth addicts with more cohesive long term plans than the T Wolves? Sure, I’ll run with it.
Jeff Van Gundy summed it up best at the start of the show when he said that the league has basically turned into about 10 teams or so who are trying to win a championship, 19 who are just trying to cut costs and whatever the hell it is Minnesota is trying to do. Hence, you get Shaq, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson basically being given away to contenders who were willing to just pay their salary. So the trades had more of an impact on the league more than the draft. For the record, I feel that any team activity for the Cavs should be filmed if only so that they do not miss any of the interactions between Shaq and Lebron. I’m also looking forward to Vince Carter going back home to Orlando. That way, he can participate in family events, specifically the one they have annually where they debate who in their family quit on their team more, Carter or McGrady. After Tracy’s performance this year, Vince might have to do something even more spectacular to get out of playing. I say he spends six months on injured reserve after he gets injured by his new assistant coach, Patrick Chewing when opening a Snickers bar.
The second thing is that a lot of the success of a young player is the situation they get drafted into. If I were part of Tyreke Evans’s family I would stay in school and not just because I might need to work on my legal skills after his cousin was in a drive by shooting recently. Don’t hitch your wagon to him paying your bills for years to come. Do you think that situation is turning around anytime soon? Same thing with Thabeet, though I think he’ll be a bust regardless of where he went. Now you have James Harden picked in between them going to OKC where he can get open shots from Durant for the foreseeable future (I’m still disappointed they didn’t take Rubio though. freedarko would have just covered OKC next year if that happened ), so it wouldn’t surprise me if he comes out of this as the best after Griffin (which isn’t ideal either. Would you like to be mentored by Zach Randolph?).
Yes, I’m part of the entire world who is disappointed Curry isn’t going to the Knicks. I saw him play against West Virginia in the Garden and he owned the place. Not many college kids can do that.
Wait, you’re telling me a guy who has “Young Money” tatted across his entire back might have some maturity issues? You’re kidding me. Well, let’s just draft him and send him to Milwaukee. I’m sure he’ll spend his free time playing Scrabble with Andrew Bogut.
Speaking of good situations, I love Eric Maynor’s in Utah. Back up D Williams for a few years, get paid in 2013. Just remember where you heard it first:
So Daniel Tosh just got his own show on Comedy Central and Maynor goes in the first round. It’s not often that I’m right, so when I am, I need to let you know.
I want to be there when Terrance Williams meets Hov. That will be interesting. I’m hoping Jay was in the draft war room and said, “He reminds me of Kanye back in 2003. Pick him.” I’m sure the Nets are run a lot differently than I imagine them being run.
Finally, it’s either I write 2000 words about Minnesota or 20. For your sake, I won’t even get into it.
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