Draft: First-round analysis and on-scene report

[Mad D]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3724982

The on-scene reports are pretty funny:

''Crowd booing for absolutely no reason whatsoever. These aren't pleasant boos. These are angry boos. I love New York.''


''Andrew Bynum's picked and sitting among the common folk! He tries walking down the main aisle to the stage, but is forced by NBA personnel to strut through the players' section. Awkward looks from the other prospects all around. Like the unknown girl winning Prom Queen in She's All That.' Umm ... or so I'm told. ''


"Male-on-male kisses all around. At first glance, Vazquez looks like the Thin Man from the "Charlie's Angels" flicks. Looks dominant, bumping his chest in the highlights. And for the first time ever, the European footage doesn't look like it belongs in a '70s porno."

''Crowd is chanting for Hakim Warrick, but I'm giving Antoine Wright the look. The friendliest guy at Monday's media session, Wright belongs in the New York area. Gerald Green looks bummed, and deservedly so. It's quieter than a Yanni concert at his table. Meanwhile, Wright's mother is rubbing his back. And just like that ... the Nets take him! Crowd erupts in a chorus of boos. Pimple-faced kid in a Drazen Petrovic jersey seems outraged. I consider popping him in the face.''

''Suns take Nate Robinson. Has a team ever been faster? Whoa! Word gets out that Nate Robinson is now a Knick! Crowd erupts. They were absolutely SILENT when he was selected. Now, just like that -- they're all the biggest Nate Robinson fans around. The Penny Hardaway jersey kid is on the cell phone -- he's going wild. Hat is tilted too. Unbelievable scene.''

''Jarrett Jack is sporting a slick pinstriped suit. Struts through the crowd, giving pounds to everyone. Wonder what Georgia Tech teammate Luke Schenscher's up to. Media guide says under his name, "Attempted to make the 2004 Australian Olympic Team but did not make the final cut." Eek ... I guess that's what you get when you bear a striking resemblance to Napoleon Dynamite. Can't you see him mumbling, 'This one gang kept wanting me to join because I'm pretty good with a bo staff."

 

[thesanityannex]

Hey D, thanks for posting this. The guys breakdown of the on scene action was hilarious.

 

[C Diddy]

Enjoyed that almost as much as I enjoyed Bill Simmons draft diary:


http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/050629

 

[Mad D]

Enjoyed that almost as much as I enjoyed Bill Simmons draft diary:


http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/050629

page 2 homer

These had me laughing:

We just learned that Bogut's favorite food is "soup." That choice narrowly edged "bread."

Picking second and needing a point guard, the Hawks grab Marvin Williams, who shattered Shane Battier's record for "Most flattering stories and comments about someone's character before an NBA draft" this summer – by the time the draft started, I was waiting to see footage of him pulling kids out of wells and delivering babies in elevators. To sum up his UPPPPPPPPside as an NBA prospect, Bilas uses phrases like, "Sky is the limit … unbelievably long … active, athletic … the real deal … the complete package … active, bouncy, athlete … really long … wingspan of about 7-foot-3 …" and then adds, "The thing that makes him special is his range as a shooter."

Meanwhile, Paul's brother CJ fondly remembers all the fights they had when they were kids – including the time Chris pulled a knife on him – adding, "it was all out of love, it was all out of love."

I have to say, I enjoyed Bynum's interview with Stu – right down to the three-step handshake. "He has lost 20 pounds," explains Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak, "so he's dedicated himself in the last month or so." Well, that's good news. I mean, if he's been dedicated for a solid month, that changes everything.

With the final pick of the round (No. 30), Isiah and the Knicks took their 47th power forward (David Lee, the first white American player taken in the round), followed by the crowd booing, a shot of a completely horrified Spike Lee

 

[C Diddy]

My favorite part was the incessant bagging on Jay Bilas. Here's one piece, of many:


Bilas on Webster: "He's really long – he could have shaken hands with David Stern from the Green Room!" Would there be anything more riveting than hearing Bilas trying to analyze a draft where teams could take only midgets and dwarfs?

 

[Londonking]

^^ thanks for that C Diddy.

Bill Simmons' humoir appears as dry as the Nevada in summer!