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Evaluations Of Some Of The Picks And Trades In The 2008 NBA Draft

Bobcats: They took DJ Augustin with the 9th pick when they already have Raymond Felton although they were trying to move Felton before the draft. With the 20th pick they should have tried to get some frontcourt help but they took a foreign guy that probably won’t play in the league for a few years.

Bulls: The drafted Derrick Rose who I think is overrated and then the draft Sonny Weems in the second round. Why draft Weems when you are already stacked with guards?

Pacers: They trade Jermaine O Neal for TJ Ford giving the 3 point guards, then they draft a point guard and trade him to Portland for Jarrett Jack, another PG and Brandon Rush. Now they have 4 point guards. At least they were able to get a Center to replace O’Neal by drafting Roy Hibbert.

Memphis: Man they are idiots, they drafted Love and traded him, Mike Miller, and Brain Cardinal for Mayo, Antoine Walker, Greg Buckner, and Marco Jaric. So they traded two players, Love and Miller, for one, Mayo and they took back two bad contract with Buckner and Jaric but at least Walker will be gone after the season is over. Another problem is that they have too many guards. Rudy can play the 3 and Mayo the 2 then they have Jaric, Conley, Lowry, and Crittenton to fight for the PG spot.

Milwaukee: They stole Jefferson from the Bucks without really giving up anything but then they draft two small forwards. I pretty much knew they wanted the guy from WVU the last couple of weeks but after trading for Jefferson why the hell did they pick him. They should have taken big guy.

Minnesota: They were able to turn Mayo in to Love and Mike Miller. I think Love is going to be a bust but all the experts think he will be a solid player, if he is he and Jefferson will get the Wolves back on track.

New Jersey: They traded Richard Jefferson for Yi and Bobby Simmons, do I need to say more.

Portland: They traded Jarrett Jack away for Bayless. Bayless is a better player but needs to improve his PG skills a bit more. He may be sitting behind Steve Blake for the first few weeks of the season before taking over starting PG full time.

Who Didn’t Get Picked In The NBA Draft?

We all know who was picked but who wasn’t picked. Here are a list of underclassmen that did not get selected:

Keith Brumbaugh, Hillsbrough CC
C.J. Giles, Oregon State
Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State
Kalen Grimes, Missouri
Reggie Huffman, UAB
Shawn James, Duquesne
Davon Jefferson, USC
Kojo Mensah, Duquesne
Bruce Price, Tennessee State

The most well know of those is probably Davon Jefferson of USC.

A few seniors that were not selected that come to mind are:

Drew Neitzel, Michigan State

David Padgett, Louisville

DeMarcus Nelson, Duke

Othello Hunter, Ohio State

Get Ready For The Draft

The draft is in two days and if you want to keep up with with articles of what players stock is rising and who’s stock is slipping check out NBADraft.net.

Lamar Odom May Be On His Way Out Of LA

After the way the Lakers lost in the NBA Finals they are of course looking to get tougher. One of the main guys getting the blame is Lamer Odom. Gasol is getting the blame too but most consider him to be a PF not a center so he is getting less blame. Lamar on the other hand is entering the final year of his deal and other team my be willing to take him for a year because of his expiring contract.

Two players being mentioned are Ron Artest and Richard Jefferson. Both guys are aggressive and can provide more offense than Odom has provided. Both players are solid defenders and both players are young and would fit well with the Lakers.

Another player I think the Lakers should look at is Josh Smith. He is a restricted free agent but maybe they could get him in a sign and trade. Josh Smith is a athletic all around player that can block shots, rebound, and run the floor. He is a bit turnover prone but he works on his game so that might not be an issue in a year or two.

Celtics Win In Blowout

The Celtics blewout the Lakers to win the 2008 NBA Finals. The game was close in the first quarter but you could see signs of trouble coming for the Lakers because they were turning the ball over and giving up offensive rebounds. The Lakers went on a second quarter drought and were outscored by 19 in the second and it was pretty much over.

The Lakers played horrible defense, got outrebounded by 19, and didn’t take care of the ball. Once again Lamar and Gasol didn’t contribute much and Kobe didn’t do much either outside of the first quarter.

Paul Pierce won MVP for the Celtics.

Lakers Get A Game 6

The Lakers were able to get a win in Game 6 versus the Celtics to force the series back to Boston. They pulled out early in the game but once again were unable to hold on to the lead. If the Lakers want to win in Boston they have to play better defense. They have been getting killed by the pick in roll. They have also been losing guys like Ray Allen, James Posey, and Eddie House by trying to double Garnett, and they have been getting lost on screens. There ability to get defensive rebounds has also led to numerous open threes for the Celtics.

Phil Jackson needs to step it up too. I know he likes to be a calm guy and do crazy things here and there like when he put Javaris Crittenton in the final minutes of a Knicks game were the Lakers blew a 20 something point led. Even the announcers calling that game were like what the hell? But this is the Finals, we don’t need to see Chris Mihm on the court, we don’t need to see Walton guarding Pierce, we don’t need to see Lamar and Fisher sitting the fish 6 minutes of the 4th quarter, we don’t need to see Radmonovic guarding Pierce.

If the Celtics want to close things out they have to start the game off good and get the crowd in the game. They have to feed Garnett in the post if he decides to go down there and have 4 shooters ready to catch and launch when he passes out of the double team. They also have to keep the big three on the court. Pierce and Garnett struggled with fouls in Game 5 that limited their productivity.

Lakers Still Alive

The Lakers choked in game 4 of the NBA Finals but the series is not over until they lose 4 games. It is possible for them to comeback but not likely. The only thing the Lakers have to look at right know is is getting this game 5 at home and taking the series back to Boston.

Vujacic’s Limited Minutes In The Third Quarter Of Game 3 Nearly Cost The Lakers

In game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday Sasha Vujacic had a stellar first half. I believe he scored 10 points. In the third quarter I expected him to be the first guy off the bench but Trevor Ariza was and I was shocked. Ariza is a good player but he is not as good a shooter as Vujacic. Around that same time the Celtics took the lead and I was like what the hell is Phil Jackson doing.

He finally put Vujacic in with about 2 minutes to go in the 3rd and Vujacic went on to score another 10 points in the second half. I said before game three that Vujacic should play more minutes and I was right. When he plays he produces.

Gasol And Garnett Are Both Soft

Before the series people were calling Pau Gasol soft and he has been playing soft but he isn’t the only one. Kevin Garnett is playing just as soft. That guys has great low post moves and is very athletic but he would rather shoot 18 footers rather than fight for position in the paint.

Kevin Garnett was 6 for 21 in game 3 and he only took 5 shots in the paint.

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