NBA Draft garbage: Where Westbrook goes top 5 happens
June 25, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
THE 08 NBA Draft is fast approaching and I for one love to predict when certain players will get drafted and whether they will become the next Eddy Curry disaster or the next Monta Ellis find.
O.J. Mayo USC
O.J. has been talked about ad nauseam on this site as you probably already know (sorry Kevin).
Where will he go in the draft?
Talent wise, he’s right up there with Rose and Beasley, but NBA teams don’t always go for the most talented, sometimes they just go for need instead.
The T-Wolves need difference makers and Mayo would certainly …read more
Orlando’s winners and losers so far
May 30, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
The NBA Pre-Draft camp got under way on Tuesday in Orlando, Florida. Great coverage of all of the action so far has been provided by many reputable websites, but draftexpress.com has always been tops on my list.
Jonathan Givony, president of DraftExpress, characterized the first day as hectic and not a fair barometer of the talent at the camp.
It was hard to read too much into anything we saw in day one—players are being sent in and out of the game constantly, whistles are being blown in all directions, and turnovers, over-dribbling and bad shots abound. Isolated possessions …read more
Sleeper Seniors
May 20, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
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Do you love to listen and read about what is being said regarding your school’s player(s) who stayed for all four years? All too often these guys who stay until they’re seniors are not going to be lottery picks, and most will not even be first rounders. It’s almost as if these players have become boring and predictable. But many fans and alumni of the school enjoy seeing their guys get drafted despite not getting tons of attention.
Here are some seniors I believe will be drafted higher than expected and will carve out respectable careers …read more
Early report card on projected Elite 8 teams
December 14, 2007 by Rich Carlson
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