Draft Review

I liked the Bucks pick of Brandon Jennings. He may end up terrible. But so will 90% of the other picks in the draft. I like him better than Jrue Holliday. Holliday didn't do anything for me at UCLA, so I think I'll take the guy who was a little unknown, but who played pro ball for a year already. I did wish they would've taken Patty Mills or Chase Buddinger with the second pick instead of Jodie Meeks. I know Meeks can score, but he didn't strike me as being special. Buddinger didn't either but he is a white American, and could've helped them replace Villanueva. My guess would be now that they will resign CV and let Sessions go. Barring any other trades in the works.

On a side note, I think the T-Wolves drafted another point guard overnight. What an odd draft for them, even though they didn't really draft Lawson. Were they trying to trade either Rubio or Flynn and it didn't work out? Now they have the two best point guards in the draft, and neither can probably play shooting guard. I guess I don't really get it, even though I like both guys.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

The draft made me pop in NBA 2k9 last night. I find it much more enjoyable to simulate and tinker around with rosters than actually playing games, which is odd for me because I usually like the opposite. Anyway, I signed LeBron as a free agent in 2016, at age 31 and coming off of FIVE straight MVPs (5yr, 96.8 mil). You may all go back to your lives now.

Rubber Match Bitches

Fuck, I feel like I've been gone for a month. Alot to catch up on.

-Vacation was pretty successful. It is one giant tourist trap though. The prices of everything in Door County are jacked up about 20%. But it was relaxing, good weather, nice scenery, good food, etc. FIB count ended up at 13. If you hear about a few washing up on the shore of Green Bay with a Benz hood ornament up their asses, you know who to call.

-NBA Draft: I didn't hate the Joe Alexander pick, the Bucks can always use another white guy. Not your average white guy in that he seems to have some quicks. Although it seemed a bit like he didn't start playing until March. I had really never heard his name until the tournament. Whatever. LOVED what the T-Wolves did by trading for the even bigger/slower K-Love. He is going to move in with Kevin McHale and they are going to make tall/slow/white children together. (Twisting knife). However, I absolutely HATED what the Bucks did after the draft. They traded Bobby Simmons and Yi for Richard Jefferson. Look, Bobby Simmons sucks dick, and basically his contract was a throw in here. But the Bucks gave up on a top 10 pick after one year, and on the millions they stood to gain from China. Jefferson is a pretty good player, but not someone that jumps out as being great. And he's another jumpshooter going to a team full of jumpshooters. I just don't like the deal at all. Maybe Yi sucks and it will work out, I'm not an NBA expert. In fact, I don't even really like the NBA, so I don't know why I'm even stressing about it.

-Border War III. It is awkward going on vacation during this series. I didn't really have cell service, and I shut my phone off more than normal. Both days I had multiple text messages and voice mails both nights so far. I did manage to watch most of the first game (fucking Mota) and the beginning and end last night (have you heard of Parra now fuckface?). Sheets will win today.

-I got official word today that I have four tickets to the November 30th Green Bay Packer v. Carolina Panther game via the lottery. Let the games begin to see who earns the right to come with me and the wife.

Wheez The Juice

The Timberwolves got exactly what they deserved and "won" the number three pick in the 2008 NBA draft. This would be a lot more exciting if the year was 2003 (Bron Bron, Melo & D-Wade), but it isn't so the Wolves will just have to make due and pick the best available player. A lot of people are surely disappointed, but I tend to agree with the Star Tribune's Jim Souhan's take on the matter.

It doesn't require a lot of research to expose the errors of conventional wisdom. The best player taken in the 2006 draft was, to date, Brandon Roy. He went sixth, to the Wolves -- who then traded him to Portland.

The two best players taken in the 2005 draft were Deron Williams and Chris Paul. They went 3 and 4, behind Andrew Bogut and Marvin Williams. In 2004, Orlando took Dwight Howard first. Andre Iguodala or Al Jefferson are as good as anyone else in that draft, and they went ninth and 15th.

In 2003, Cleveland selected LeBron James first. Dwyane Wade might be the second-best pick in that draft, and he went fifth. David West went 18th. Josh Howard went 29th, three picks after ... oh, never mind.

From 1995 through 2006, the best player in the draft was taken with the first pick only four times -- Tim Duncan in 1997, Elton Brand in 1999, James in 2003 and Dwight Howard in 2004.

Just because the Timberwolves didn't get lucky and land one of the top two spots in the draft, they still have the opportunity to select a potential franchise player. The only negative is that Kevin McHale (I once saw him at Target) will be making this selection. Anyways, here's my run down on some of the players that will be available to the Timberwolves.

Brook Lopez: Ugghhhhhhh!!! This seems to be the popular pick among NBA draft experts. My main question is why. I know that the Timberwolves' two biggest weaknesses are center and point guard, but the last thing we need is a center who will clog up the lane and get in Al Jefferson's way. The Wolves need a center that will block shots and grab rebounds. Conveniently, Brook Lopez does neither of these things very well. They would be better off with his brother.* The fact that I dislike this guy so much, probably assures that he will be the selection.

*If the Wolves draft Brook Lopez at 3, they better do whatever they can to get his brother here too. There's no sense of having just one. Lets go the whole nine yards and milk the annoying Minnesota Twins angle for all that it's worth.

Jerryd Bayless: He's 6'3" and is listed at point guard, so that's a start. The only problem is that he is a scorer first and needs to work on his point guard skills. Great! We already have that player in Randy Foye. There's no need to draft this guy. Next.

Danilio Gallinari: He's a 6'10" point-forward from Italy. No thank you.. The Wolves need a star, not some three point shooting piece of eurotrash. This brings me to...

O.J. Mayo: This is the guy the Timberwolves should draft. He is a 6'5" scoring guard who can pass. He already acts like a star (and gets paid like one) plus he is the only guy on this list that seems dynamic enough to carry a team.

If the Wolves don't draft Mayo, I hope they can trade down and draft one of the lower ranked point guards (Russell Westbrook, D.J. Augustin, Ty Lawson) while picking up more pieces that will actually make me want to watch this team again.

Trivia Question: Who can name the player that Souhan refers to as "oh never mind"?