Chad Ford's NBA draft grades

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Draft Day Reflection
Published 6/29/2007 by Fantasy Junkie <info@goldenstateofmind.com> at Golden State Of Mind: Front Page Posts

Thoughts on Last Night's NBA Draft
Published 6/29/2007 by Michael McCann at Sports Law Blog
... Like most NBA drafts, last night's made for great television (at least until things seemed to slow down dramatically with picks beginning in the 20s). There are excellent draft recaps today by Chad Ford, ...

Draft grades
Published 6/29/2007 by Casey Holdahl at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... Grade: A- Greg Oden (1); purchased draft rights to Rudy Fernandez (24) from Suns; traded rights to Derrick Byars (42) and cash to 76ers for Petteri Koponen (30); Josh McRoberts (37), Taurean Green (52) For the second straight year, they were bold and aggressive. Oden was the safe and logical pick at No. 1, Fernandez could prove a Ginobili-type steal down the road, and McRoberts was a great value at No. 37. They also got Channing Frye while ridding themselves of Zach Randolph in that trade with the Knicks. Chad Ford, ESPN.com (subscription required) Grade: A+ Round 1: Greg Oden (1), Rudy Fernandez (24), Petteri Koponen (30) Round 2: Josh McRoberts (37), Taurean Green (52) Analysis: For the second straight year, the Blazers walk away with the best grade in the draft. Landing Oden alone gets them an A. But GM Kevin Pritchard didn't rest there. He also acquired two late first- ...

More draft report cards
Published 6/29/2007 by Justin Rogers at Detroit Pistons Full-Court Press - MLive.com
Let's keep this simple. Here's what the national media is saying. ESPN.com: Grade: A - Analysis: At No. 15, the Pistons had a difficult choice between Nick Young and Stuckey. I had Young rated higher, but Stuckey was a better fit for Detroit. The high-scoring combo guard can provide relief to both Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton. Afflalo is also a good fit with the Pistons because of his blue-collar work ethic. I'm not sure whether Mejia can make it as a third rookie guard on this roster. ...

Today’s Links 6/30
Published 6/30/2007 by FLCeltsFan at Celtics247.com

Don’t Push Your Luck
Published 7/1/2007 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans

Around The Way
Published 7/2/2007 by Natalie at Need4Sheed.com
... ESPN's Chad Ford gives Joe Dumars a A- in this years draft. ...

Thaddeus Young, Man Of The People
Published 7/2/2007 by The Feed at The Feed

NBA End of Season Awards: The Best of the Worst
Published 4/16/2008 by Rob Mahoney at Upside and Motor
Now that the season is officially wrapping up, everyone and his mother has the traditional end of season awards. We get it: Kobe or CP3 for MVP, Ginobli for 6th man, Hedo for most improved, Durant (or a minority of Horford) for rookie, Scott, Adelman, or Doc for CotY, and Ainge or Kupchack for Executive. I just saved you several hours of reading. ...