1. Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings
The Kings had the fourth pick in the draft and decided to pick Evans. He’s not a bad player but if they wanted a point guard, Rubio made a lot of sense. Curry also probably would have helped more.

Tyreke Evans - Sacramento Kings (Image: Zuma Press)

2. Jonny Flynn, Minnesota Timberwolves
After picking Rubio at 5, the Timberwolves turned around and took Flynn at 6. Back to back point guards? That doesn’t make much sense, especially when both point guards are small.

3. Darren Collison, New Orleans Hornets
The Hornets went the ultimate safe route at 21. Collison, at the very best, will be a backup point guard. He’s probably more of a third point guard.

4. Rodrigue Beaubois, Dallas Mavericks
Beabois is talented but there’s no way he’s a first round talent. He needs to learn the point guard position and there’s no guarantee that he’ll ever be able to do that.

5. Christian Eyenga, Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers need help next year. If they don’t win it all, LeBron James could lead for a bigger market. In the first round, the Cavs decide to go with a prospect who needs two or three years? That didn’t make much sense.

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Worst Picks in the 2009 NBA Draft

The ranked or unranked Memphis Tigers, depending on which poll you read, got 20 points from Tyreke Evans and pounded the Bruiser Flint-less Drexel Dragons 97-49 earlier today.

Coach Flint had to sit out today’s game after being suspended for on game by the Colonial Athletic Association for receiving two technical fouls in a loss to Bucknell on Saturday (see earlier post).

Drexel shot a horrible 28 percent and had an even more horrible 18 turnovers in today’s loss to Memphis to drop to 2-6. The Dragons’ only highlight was Tramayne Hawthorne scoring a game-high 26 points.

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Flint’s Suspension Costly For Drexel

Shawn Taggert is Tyson Chandler with offensive skills. Tyreke Evans is, well, a 6′6 point guard who will be in the NBA in 2009. Robert Dozier is rock solid. Did I mention that Evans has a 7′3 wingspan?

And of course do include Pierre Henderson-Niles, who lost about 50 pounds during the summer. So from now on, Pierre, people are going to expect Robert “Tractor” Traylor types of things from you on the court—you know, like when Traylor was in college.

Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today

The 104 victories in three years tied an NCAA record, and if Memphis reaches 30 wins this season, seniors Robert Dozier and Antonio Anderson will become the winningest players in NCAA history.

Getting to 30 won’t be easy. With Derek Rose, Chris Douglas-Roberts and Joey Dorsey in the NBA, Memphis lost 50% of its scoring, 45% of rebounding, 44% of assists and blocked shots and 41% of steals.

“Other than that, we’re good. We have everybody else coming back,” Calipari says, laughing.

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Memphis Tigers