26 Jun
Certainly one of the biggest storylines of yesterday’s draft was Minnesota’s decision to draft consecutive point guards with the fifth and sixth picks. Newly hired GM David Kahn backed up his decision of drafting Ricky Rubio and Jonny Flynn on back to back picks saying that he believed the two could thrive in the backcourt [...]
Posted in Draft, NBA by: Justin DeFeo
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26 Jun
Two hours before the draft was set to start, I had an opportunity to go and play some pick up basketball. The game started at 5:30 and my plan was to play for an hour, get home by 6:30, shower and be ready in time for the pre draft show coverage and the draft. Well, that [...]
Posted in Draft, NBA by: Justin DeFeo
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23 Jun
If this is the first time any of you have heard of me allow me to give you a quick introduction. My name is Andrew Ungvari and I’m a 32-year-old screenwriter born and raised in Los Angeles.
During the Writers Guild of America strike in 2007-08 I decided to start blogging about basketball as a means [...]
Posted in Draft, NBA by: Andrew Ungvari
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20 Jun
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Team
Player
P
School
1
LA Clippers
Blake Griffin
PF
Oklahoma
2
Memphis
Hasheem Thabeet
C
UConn
3
Oklahoma Cty
Ricky Rubio
PG
Spain
4
Sacramento
Jrue Holliday
PG
UCLA
5
Washington
Jordan Hill
PF
Arizona
6
Minnesota
Stephen Curry
PG/SG
Davidson
7
Golden St.
Tyreke Evans
SG
Memphis
8
New York
Jonny Flynn
PG
Syracuse
9
Toronto
DeMar DeRozan
SG
USC
10
Milwaukee
James Harden
SG
Arizona State
11
New Jersey
Terrence Williams
SG/SF
Louisville
12
Charlotte
Gerald Henderson
SG
Duke
13
Indiana
Ty Lawson
PG
North Carolina
14
Phoenix
Brandon Jennings
PG
USA
15
Detroit
Austin Daye
SF/PF
Gonzaga
16
Chicago
DeJuan Blair
PF
Pittsburgh
17
Philadelphia
Eric Maynor
PG
VCU
18
*Minnesota
BJ Mullens
C
Ohio State
19
Atlanta
Tyler Hansbrough
PF
North Carolina
20
Utah
Wayne Ellington
SG
North Carolina
21
New Orleans
DeMarre Carroll
PF
Missouri
22
Dallas
Jeff [...]
Posted in Draft, NBA by: Justin DeFeo
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