-My head still hurts from last night. It is probably going to continue to hurt. The number of trades are out of control. Darrell Arthur, the big slider in the draft, got traded three times. A rough, rough night for him.
-Mike Conley, Marko Jaric, Javaris Crittendon, O.J. Mayo and Kyle Lowry. All point guards/combo guards, all acquired by the Grizzlies in the last 2 and a half years. What are they thinking? I guess some of these guys, probably Lowry and Crittendon should be on the move soon. O.J. Mayo is probably going to be a better pro than Kevin Love, so you can't (or at least I can't) knock that part of the swap. Jaric's contract was an ugly one for them to take on, but I guess they really wanted to see Brian Cardinal out the door.
-I have accepted that Jarrett Jack is a career back up. So, he is a nice fit behind T.J. Ford at the point guard position in Indiana. Indiana has completely made over their team in the last 48 hours. Hopefully they can drum up some more fan support in a great basketball state, where incidents from players like Jamaal Tinsley (on his way for sure) have eroded fan support and trust over the last few years. Rasho Nestorovic, Jeff Foster and Roy Hibbert should all get some serious run in the Indiana front court. Bill Walton doesn't like the look of this slow-footed group. ESPN has to have one Indiana game next year, picture the pre-game show, Walton will be going nuts, "Message to the Pacers forwards: MOVE YOUR FEET!"
-I hate the Clippers getting Gordon. I've talked too much about that. He is too small (6'3'', and thats being generous) to play the 2 in the NBA.
-Cannot say enough about the Nets and the last 24 hours. A-PLUS for them. They move Jefferson's big contract, which is fair, because they aren't winning for a little while, why pay for an elite player they are not stuck with (VINCE CARTER!!!!). Yi may be a bust, but who cares? This team is willing to go into the tank in preparation for the move to Brooklyn. Brook Lopez and Chris Douglas-Roberts were great value picks for the Nets. I don't really like the Ryan Anderson pick. Rod Thorn wanted to get tougher inside, and both Anderson and Yi seem like face-to-the-hoop PFs. Seems like D.J. White from Indiana would have been a nice pick there. Lopez is a tough kid with great hands, love this pick, so that speaks to the toughness Thorn wanted.
-The Celtics selected two former McDonald's All-American J.R. Giddens and Bill Walker. The Giddens pick surprised me, I thought they could have gotten him later. Would have like to have seen Douglas-Roberts there. Giddens, if he is as good defensively as Danny Ainge seems to think he is, he'll fit right in and take Tony Allen's spot immediately. Bill Walker, if he can get his knees right, will be a great value pick at #47 (they traded for the pick). Remember, Bill Walker came into Manhattan, Kansas as heralded as Beasley.
-The Rockets had a weird draft. Very weird. They draft Nicholas Batum at #25, then flipped him to Portland for Darrell Arthur and Joey Dorsey. Then flipped Arthur for Donte Green. Why didn't they just draft Green if that was the guy they wanted? Dorsey could be the next Ben Wallace. How many athletic big men with limited offensive games have come into the league since Wallace, and been deemed "the next Ben Wallace?"
-Brandon Jacobs seems set to sign a big four-year extension with the Giants. It seems like they are preparing for life without Ahmad Bradshaw, who just could not seem to stay out of trouble after stealing Playstations in college. It is too bad, it seemed like the two of them could have had a really potent 1-2 running back punch for 4-5 years (the shelf life of an NFL RB).
-Jeremy Shockey is off the market and stuck with the Giants. Maybe he'll say the right thing next time he is asked about it. It won't last. I give him three to four weeks before he says something stupid. Trey Wingo and ESPN are waiting on the edge of their seats.
-Albert Pujols is back with St. Louis. And not a moment to soon, the team went 5-8 in his absence. The Cardinals did not lose much ground to the Cubs, but the Brewers are now only a game behind the Cards for second place. That's the bigger problem the Cardinals had in Pujols' absence.
-Only 100, 000 or so people went to the six games of the Sunshine State rivalry. It was pretty lopsided with Tampa Bay winning 5 of 6, capping off the domination with a brilliant Matt Garza performance on Thursday. He struck out ten, and faced only 28 batters. A great trade for the Rays, he is much more valuable to them than Delmon Young could have been.
-Not my longest, not my shortest either. I am still burnt out from the live blog. More later this weekend.
Miscellaneous Video of the Day:
Knicks and Celtics Fans React to the Knicks' First Pick
Knicks fans hating it, and Celtics fans loving it. I am not sure either reaction is warranted. I mentioned it last night. I cannot remember the last time Knicks' fans actually liked their pick.
Old School Rap Video of the Day:
Mac Mall-Ghetto Theme
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