Basketball
2007 Mock NBA Draft- Sonics
Amidst all of the turmoil surrounding the potential sale of the Seattle Supersonics and the potential for a jump to a new city, the organization lucked out by snagging this year’s second pick. The general consensus is that Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are the two top players in this year’s draft and with Oden [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )2007 Mock NBA Draft- Portland Trailblazers
I truly believe that there hasn’t been a big man drafted with this size and potential to dominate the Center position since Shaquille O’Neal and even though they really need a SF, Oden is just too much of a beast for Portland to pass up. The Pacific Northwest is about to get a facelift, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mock Lottery Picks
1. Portland-Kevin Durant, SF, Texas- This team invested a high draft pick on Lamarcus Aldridge last year and have Zach Randolph down low. They have a back court of Jarrett Jack and Brandon Roy, with Travis Outlaw as their starting SF. That strikes me as there
2. Seattle-Greg Oden, C, Ohio State- Lenny Wilkins left [...]
Stats and the NBA
In baseball, when a batter reaches first base with nobody on he has the option to attempt stealing second. The primary benefit is obvious- he is more likely to score during the inning standing on second rather than first. The potential cost is simple too- if he is caught his makes an out for his [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )And Then There Were Two
It seems like just yesterday we were discussing the field of 65. One blink later we have two teams left standing. Ohio State fans are loving the idea of revenge from the BCS Championship game and in the same respect, there’d be nothing better for Florida fans than pounding Ohio State again.
For the second straight [...]
TALENT WINS
You can talk about coaching. You can talk about schemes. But at the end of the day, it’s talent that matters in college basketball.
Look at the elite 8. Outside of Kevin Durant, you could at least ARGUE, that the 10 best American NBA prospects were still playing. Greg Oden, Brandan Wright, Al Horford, Joakim Noah, Roy [...]
The National Basketball Plague- thegreatawakening
“PERHAPS the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )NBA Early Entry
A big deal was made about the new NBA early entry rule. We all know you now have to be out of High School for one season. For most kids, that means at least one year of College Basketball. To me, it’s been absolutely amazing watching Greg Oden and Kevin Durant this year. But not [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Why I can’t watch the NBA
As I’m sitting on my couch this afternoon watching the final seconds of the Bulls/Pistons game, I think to myself “what else is on tv?” Now don’t get me wrong, I follow the NBA, I participate in fantasy leagues for the NBA and I also the check box scores everyday in the paper. I know [...]
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