Hello all. I'm a bit
Hello all. I'm a bit subdued and distracted today as late last night my family got word that my dad's mother had fallen into a coma and the word is it's not looking good. I'm flying up to MA with my mom and dad tomorrow to be with the rest of my dad's family. Right now, we are scheduled to return on Wednesday. So forgive me if I don't go about this with my usual gusto.
NBA DRAFT: I knew the C's wouldn't get Robert Swift, although apparently we wanted him pretty bad. I am happier with Big Al Jefferson, who looks like he'll be the bruising power forward we so badly need. Dude averaged 42 points per game in high school. Ainge will get crucified for taking Delonte West of St. Joe's and Tony Allen of OK St. with our latter two picks, but I like it. We just drafted an honorable mention All American and the Big 12 Player of the Year and some people are fucking complaining! Yo, West is lights out. Dude can shoot the rock. Me likey. Also, let me throw this at you. Two shooting guards, both 6'3"
.....................points..rebs...asts...TOs...steals....FG%...FT%...3P%
Gentleman A....18.5...4.7.....4.5....2.8......1.4......434....829....433
Gentleman B....18.9...5.4.....4.7....2.6......1.7......510....892....412
One of these guys was drafted #3 overall last night and the other was drafted at #24.
Rusty LaRue is the new head basketball coach at Greensboro University.
Fucking England lose again. Nice goal by Owen in the third minute. Beauty.
RE: the Lakers...Wha' Happened?
Just as no self-respecting fan would desert their team if they were relegated, so Oasis's lacklustre musical output over the past eight years has had little effect on the band's popularity. Pretty good set from the lads at their Glasto warm up.
Eff Bush and Kerry, I'm voting for Tyler Durden!
Fight Club: The Video Game
i'm sure i'll forget about fight club:the videogame, & post some stale buzz about it in 2 weeks.
Celts got some good players. This draft was really strange. Lots of young players and foreigners, who typically need a few more years to get up to speed in the NBA. So if teams are so pressed to win immediately (as evidenced by so many trades and coaching changes in the East), why are teams going with projects?
Teams are going w/projects in the draft cause the *real* way to win is via trades and free agency. Outside of MeloBron, no rookie has turned a pretender into a contender in quite a while.
Nah. High school projects often sit on the bench for a few years before they're traded. I don't think it's about turning a pretender into a contender. That's rarely going to happen. If a team has a short window of opportunity to win, these draft picks should be able contribute right away. I think teams get carried away with the promise of the young, unproven player. There could be great potential, but with that comes greater risk. Teams that need to win quickly should minimize risk, not increase it, no? Or maybe today's top high school players are better than they were five or ten years ago?
rusty larue, rusty larules