Mr. John Lennon wrote a small little song about imagining a world without war, and imagining a world at peace. I’m not going to pretend that this post even approaches the brilliance of that song. But, as fans, during and after the draft, we do a lot of “imagining”. Like, ‘Imagine that [...]
Secrets and Lies (and Sun Yue)
Secrets and lies! Secrets and lies! It’s all secrets and lies!
- Homer Simpson
We’re in the final moments leading to the Christmas of NBA fans: Draft Night. Who will be waiting at the base of the ol’ tannenbaum, eager to doff their festive suits ‘n’ ties in favor of authentic team jerseys?
The basketball world is watching the clickety count down. Me, I’m scouring [...]
Hey! Whatever Happened To Nick Van Exel?
With the NBA getting its draft on in the Big Apple tonight, most basketball fans will tune in to see the glitz and glamour of David Stern’s version of the Price is Right, with young men, some fresh outta’ their freshman seasons, making their services available for millions.
Everyone knows pretty much that the top tier, [...]
Red Alert: Oden to be Number 1?
ESPN’s Ric “Breaking News” Bucher stated Wednesday evening that, “The Oden camp has been notified that Greg Oden will be the first pick on Thursday’s draft.” When asked by ESPN analyst Mike Tirico if it is this certain, Bucher responded, “That would be a cruel joke at this point if not true.”
Let’s think about this [...]
From Venezuela to Colorado Springs
The Brazilian U17 boys didn’t do well on the U17 South American Championships at Guanara Portuguesa, Venezuela, last week. After one month of practice in Londrina and São Paulo, the squad coached by Saviani and assisted by Cadum, a former Nat’l Team forward, succumbed in the semis to the Argentineans.
So far so good. It [...]
Speculation, Smeckulation
I hate this pre-draft speculation.
Jose Calderon is getting traded? Really, who decided to float that out there? For a mere pick no less.
In a day and age where everyone can write about anything (and let’s face it, that’s including blogs like this fine site’s) how much speculation is enough? For a lot of fans, [...]
Final HoopsAddict.com Mock Draft for 2007
The late great humanitarian Dr. Martin Luther King once stated, “It’s never too late to do the right thing.” Therefore the final HoopsAddict.com Mock Draft has reversed course from continually projecting Greg Oden as the top pick to the consensus NCAA National Player of the Year Kevin Durant as the [...]
How The 1984 Draft Changed Basketball Forever
On the late morning of Tuesday, May 22, 1984, two opposing groups of thoroughly superstitious team officials converged on the NBA offices in Manhattan to pray for good fortune, to flip a coin, and to redraw the league’s burgeoning road map for decades to come. They all hoped to win the big prize in the [...]
Hoops Addict Podcast: NBA Draft Preview
With the NBA Draft going down this week D-Wil and I took some time to chat about how we feel the first round will shake out. We break down possible picks for every selection based on specific team needs, we talked about some sleeper picks and we broke down some players that are being over [...]
Bogut on NBA and U.S. Culture
“The public’s image of NBA players is true. A lot of them get caught up in the hype and do video clips with rappers and all that crap…”
I agree with the person who uttered these words. That’s right, I a-gree —– from his perspective, I totally agree.Why? Most importantly, there’s more to the statement than [...]