Milwaukee Bucks Follow Up To The Previous Post

I've seen less than one Bucks game this year, but nobody pays me to do this, so you really shouldn't care.  If the Internets are about anything, they are about spewing uninformed opinions on things.  So I don't watch the Bucks, but growing up in Wisconsin, I DO care about their existence, and want them to do well.

So when UCSB brought up the NBA lottery to me, I immediately thought of what the Bucks were going to do.  I spend more time concerned about who the Bucks will draft than I do thinking about the actual season.  The Bucks have largely DERPed their way to .500 for the past 20 years, and have not drafted particularly well with their first pick (GREEK FREAK pending).  The NBA has also conspired against the Bucks (and most other small market teams) for years.  (See the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals #NEVERFORGET).  So here is what is bound to happen.  The Bucks will get whichever pick forces them to take the African Greg Oden, Joel Embiid.  He's tall.  Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins will go on to become legends.  The Bucks will be the 8th seed for the next decade.  David Stern will laugh from his grave. (He's dead right?)

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.

There is Funny, and Then There Is Richard's Travel Schedule

King Richard lives in Minnesota. Yet this summer, there are many, many important things going on in Wisconsin that would require a drive here, and drinking too much to drive back in one day. The joke a few months ago was that he should just rent an apartment for the summer, because it would make more sense. That schedule got even funnier last night when he agreed to bite the bullet and pay for a preseason Packer game, in exchange for a ticket to the Sunday night season opener against the Bears. From what I can piece together, here is his weekend schedule starting August 1st.

August 1: Bachelor Party in G.B.
August 8: OJSFA Draft in Stoughton
August 15: Packers v. Browns in G.B.
August 22 thru Sept 6: Off
Sept 12: Packers v. Bears
Sept 19: Off
Sept 26: Oktoberfest in La Crosse
Oct 3 and 10: Off
Oct 17: Wedding in G.B.
Oct 24 and 31: Off
Nov 7: Wedding in Madison

That makes 7 weekends in Wisconsin and 8 weekends at home from August 1 to November 7. Also, this doesn't include Schmock's bachelor party, which I imagine would occur in September or October in Wisconsin, or the inevitability that he will probably come to a game in December or something. Seriously Richard, this is hilarious to everyone but you. Just give up the charade of living in Minnesota and fucking move here.

BREWERS

Are the Twinkies fucking serious? That was the worst 45 seconds of baseball I've ever seen. We stole that one. I'll take it.

NBA DRAFT

Today is my favorite NBA time of the year. It is all down hill from here. The draft is fantastic, and I don't know why.

REAL WORLD CANCUN

Not overly impressed with the premier last night. Could've been worse I guess. I just hope they drink in the ballpark of how much I would if I was there. Too many east coast people, so I'm guessing they will puss out. The dude making out with the "Sharon Osbourne look alike" was pretty classic/disgusting. Their hotel isn't as nice as the Imperial Las Perlas though.

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"?

The Morning Dump Vol. 3

- The Brewers playoff chances have fallen to 6.19% by not playing yesterday. No word on whether their chances fell by not firing Neddy yesterday. I have to admit, I got my hopes up. Although he has been brutal, I would have been slightly surprised if the hammer came yesterday. I have fallen short of demanding his head thus far, as he is clearly only part of the problem, but if they don't win 4 of 6 by the end of Sunday I am going to be in full Fire Neddy mode.

- I watched most of the Hornets-Spurs game and was slightly disappointed by the overall game itself. Got pretty good with about 2 minutes left, but the Spurs imposed their will and slowed the game down. Seriously, I might never watch the NBA again (which wouldn't be much less than right now) if the Spurs and Pistons meet in the Finals again.

- I heard the Bucks have a 4.3% chance of getting the number 1 pick tonight at the NBA's Draft Lottery. If they do get it, they will fuck it up somehow and draft Beasley to go with the other 14 SF/PF types they have on their team. And I don't really think Derrick Rose would make me want to watch the Bucks right now. They would need to turn into the Phoenix Suns, which Skiles isn't likely to do.

- I saw Aaron Rodgers on the news last night. He was in some celebrity softball game in GB. His hair is now past his shoulders, and it looks like he hasn't showered in about a month. If he had the 'stache back he would look like he was homeless or a biker. I look for a picture but couldn't find one. Needless to say though, it is ridiculous.

- I bought an Ipod shuffle yesterday because my real Ipod is getting old and malfunctioning when I run with it. It is the size of a postage stamp and fits like 250 songs on it. I am just amazed by it. That being said, I will lose it in the next week.

-Last day on my current job is tomorrow, so as a fair warning, posts are going to be less frequent and at different times starting next week.