Draft Recap

Here are some thoughts from the NBA Draft:

1. Let's be honest. Hasheem Thabeet was a terrible pick. Almost as bad as Darko Milicic (more to come) a few years back. For anyone who watched the draft last night, Jay Bilas's description of Thabeet as a player who "has to get strong.. and has to refine his offensive skills." How can a team actually take a player # 2 overall who is not game-ready? Thabeet will be a good defensive player, maybe averaging a few blocks per game and a few boards, but this man is a homeless-man's version of Sam Bowie or Michael Olowakandi, whose name "I want candy" is perhaps the only positive associated with him.

2. The Seattle Supersonics - www.nba.com/sonics - blew their chances at being the most exciting team n the league hands down. The Spurs added Richard Jefferson to an already explosive lineup, the Magic added Vince with Dwight, and the Cavs picked-up a fellow named Shaq O'Neil to team up with the King. But in terms of potential, age and excitement a team of Rubio, Westbrook, Durant, and Jeff Green would be tantalizing to watch. Imagine last year's Blazers on steroids. Sorry Welles, your team really fumbled this one.

3. T-Wolves drafting 5 guards, and trading one. A backcourt of Rubio and Johnny Flynn will be a disaster. You have an 18 year old European and a 5"11 thug from Syracuse NY who had one good game (whose Stats were inflated as it was a 6 OT game). Good luck coach, whoever you may be. The best thing Johnny Flynn did was refer to himself in 3rd person. We couldn't stop laughing when he said that he doesn't compare himself to any current NBA'ers but rather Johnny Flynn has to be Johnny Flynn.

4. I think as a collective unit three of us let out 60 f-bombs once the Warriors picked the savior Stephen Curry right before the Knicks who were left with another under-sized Power Forward. Curry is going to be a stud. Hopefully he'll start rolling with a new entourage than he did in college: I love College (Davidson University)

5. The similarity between the Minnesota Twins and the Indiana Pacers? They both love white guys. A Pacers lineup of Troy Murphy (from Delbarton), Jeff Foster, Mike Dunleavy and recent pick Tyler Hansbrough is as white as paper. All they are missing is Welles Wiley. Race and Sports

6. This draft absolutely was awful the rest of the way. None of these guys will be good players, let alone all-stars and most won't even crack a starting lineup. 10 of the first 21 picks were point guards alone, most of whom will be out of the league in the next few years.

7. The best picks of the night were Eric Maynor to Utah in the first round and DeJuan Blair - the next Big Baby Davis - to San Antonio (who is on its way to a Championship).

Overall, this draft was one of the worst ever. Too many foreign players. Too many player I've never heard of. Too many garbage players. Rather, this trade will be remembered for its trades.

The best of which was Quentin Richardson for Darko Milicic. You gotta love Donnie Walsh. I just put this item up on Ebay, feel free to bid! Here