myespn.go.com - 6/19/2009
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One of the defining aspects of this draft is that there are a ton of point guards -- heading into a league that is hungry for good point guards. The Wolves held one of the most important group workouts of draft season today, featuring the vast majority of the top prospects. It was closed, but ...
freedarko.blogspot.com - 6/18/2009
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We may never be capable of answering with
"FreeDarko" means, but explaining the basis of the FD...
Mock Draft is a lot simpler. Like the real thing, it involves a sometimes delicate balance between best available and best fit—or in this case, most FD ...
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FreeDrafto #24883131: The Mock
dberri.wordpress.com - 6/19/2009
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We are now less than a week from
the 2009 NBA Draft. In looking over Chris Ford’s...
latest mock draft at ESPN one is struck by how many point guards are projected to go in the first round. Nine of the thirty players Ford thinks will go in the first ...
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Pondering Potential First Round Point Guards
nj.com - 6/18/2009
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Jeff Siner/MCTTyler Hansbrough, listening to instructions from Bobcats
head coach Larry Brown during a workout last Wednesday,...
is scheduled to work out for the Nets on Monday. You know about the three guys who came to work Wednesday and how...
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NJ Nets: Point Guard Potpourri
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Great dispatch from Minnesota Pointguardapalooza
Sactown Royalty —
Great dispatch from Minnesota Pointguardapalooza
Tyreke Evans is a beast. Brandon Jennings stinks during drills ... and blows everyone away in the scrimmage.
Friday morning's workouts
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles —
... From TrueHoop: Minnesota's Massive Point Guard Workout:
It was closed, but TrueHoop reader Michael Stephenson -- a season ticket holder -- was among those invited to watch. He wrote up the following report, and sent it over ...
Saturday Notes: Hammond talks, Hill visits, the guards are coming, Barcelona win
Brew Hoop —
... . Should be a good workout on Monday, as Jonny Flynn, Ty Lawson, Jeff Teague, and Brandon Jennings will be there. Check out this TrueHoop post with an account of those guys battling in Minnesota. ...
Daily Links: Does everything from Texas smell like cow dung?
Fanster.com —
... essay on the issues of blogging and credentials. Great stuff and the convo in the comments is interesting as well. WARNING: Highly meta. If you don't care about blogs and blogging don't bother.
Tabuse Joins JBL | Nichi Bei Times - Japanese American News Remember those reports from a few weeks ago that Yuta was trying to come back to the NBA? Not going to happen. He signed a 2 yr deal in Japan but he does have a buy out clause so you never know
Minnesota's Massive Point Guard Workout - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott - ESPN Wow. Great first person ...
Heard It Through the Pre-Draft Grapevine
The Two Man Game —
... Michael Stephenson, in a guest post for TrueHoop: “Teague had the purest stroke and hit his jumper most consistently in the drills and during the scrimmage…But it was obvious that he’s a level behind and had trouble keeping up with his peers. In an extremely guard heavy draft, I imagine it’s going to be tough for him to turn many heads.” The peers that Stephenson describes are Jonny Flynn, Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson, Jrue Holiday, and Tyreke Evans. ...
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freedarko.com —
... No, he plays different than anyone I've seen before. CL: What makes him unique? SC: His creativity with the ball. He's always moving. Even without the ball, he's just always active on the floor. When we were doing 3-on-3 drills he'd do the Steve Nash dribble from one side of the court, underneath the basket, to the other and do a turn around. He's a great passer, so you've got to stay in front of him I know I shouldn't take the word of a player I'm not so high on. And as Henry noted, Jennings still has major holes . However, this is exactly the point I'm after here. Jennings ...
Monday Morning Dump
Ballin' is a Habit —
... Is Tom Crean bitter about his situation at Indiana? - All the NBA Draft top five lists you could ever want. - Washington State should be pretty good this year. - Phil Jackson to retire and Coach K to take over the Lakers? - An interview with the guy who is fast becoming my favorite morning Sportscenter anchor. - How bad is this year's draft class? - Minnesota hosted a large (and star-studded) point guard workout. - Yao to Cleveland? - Why is this on Craigslist? ...
Sunday Notes: Ilyasova update, Jennings in context, Bogut's summer continued
Brew Hoop —
... great SG in Michael Redd to take advice from. Other than that we have had a couple of guys in town. I happen to run into Michael Redd as he came into town for a day for his check up. Joe Alexander, Luc Mbah a Moute and Salim Stoudamire were in working out everyday along with me. RIdnour came to town for a couple of days too. Was a good atmosphere to have in the summer, hopefully we can get more and more of that in years to come.
TrueHoop: Jennings' Minnesota workout The Bucks were just one of the teams that saw ...
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Friday morning's workouts
twolvesblog.com 6/19/2009 —
From TrueHoop: Minnesota's Massive Point Guard Workout:
It was closed, but TrueHoop reader Michael Stephenson -- a season ticket holder -- was among those invited to watch. He wrote up the following report, and sent it over with his blessing to publish it on TrueHoop: The group was ...
My Draft Board
depressedfan.com 6/22/2009 —
Earlier this week, Chad Ford penned his annual draft tier column . Basically, Ford breaks the draft into tiers of players, and the golden rule for teams which use this strategy is that you draft the player from the highest tier without exception. ...
Warriors workout: Brandon Jennings and Jonny Flynn
blogs.mercurynews.com 6/12/2009 — I’ll post the group interviews with Brandon Jennings and Jonny Flynn here in a bit. Hope my new digital recorder holds up, and so far, so good.
Quick hits:
* Media members were not allowed in during the workout, but Jennings and Flynn both said ...
Young Buck: Bucks take Brandon Jennings 10th
brewhoop.com 6/26/2009 — No one in the draft scared me more than Brandon Jennings ...so naturally he's now a Buck. Having played only sporadically for Roma in his year abroad, Jennings has been the draft's biggest mystery man, and only after his performance Monday ...
Jennings, Flynn audition for Warriors
sfgate.com 6/12/2009 — The point guards went head-to-head in about an hourlong, six-player workout at the Oakland facility, but the focus at all times was on Jennings and Flynn. There was no consensus as to who won the day, but both made their pitches for being the ...
Brandon Jennings Under Armour “Young Money” ProtoTypes
dimemag.com 6/10/2009 — Brandon Jennings is officially back from his stint in Italy and is home in L.A. until his workouts for NBA teams start up within the next week or so. He’ll be all over the country working out with and against guys like Jonny Flynn, Ty Lawson, ...
Will Brandon Jennings Laugh Last?
thepaintedarea.blogspot.com 6/3/2009 — I have watched Brandon Jennings play about four times this season for Lottomatica Roma, via the Euroleague Game of the Week on NBA TV. Considering that statistics and reports out of Rome have indicated that Jennings has had an erratic year as a rookie 19-year-old, I've been surprised at how ...
True Hoop Nav
bucksketball.com 6/22/2009 — ( NOTE : In my head the Bucks decision is between Flynn and Jennings assuming they are around. I think Jordan Hill will be gone, but I realize he’s an okay pick if he is there. Personally, I think point guards are a lot more important than power ...
Jonny Flynn Draft Diary: Minnesota TWolves Workout
thehoopdoctors.com 6/23/2009 — In Episode 3 of the Jonny Flynn Draft Diaries which we started running for you last week, Flynn heads to Minnesota to workout for the Timberwolves with Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Jennings, Jeff Teague, and Ty Lawson.
Jackson to Replace McHale in Minnesota? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/19/2009
Multiple sources, including Twolves Blog and The Boston Celtics News Station are reporting that new Minnesota President of Basketball Operations David Kahn is considering Mark Jackson as a replacement for Kevin McHale.
Kahn has gone ...
Timberwolves work out 6 point guards (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/19/2009
The big names were already lined up Friday to audition for the role of Minnesota point guard, even before the Timberwolves got a welcome surprise. Tyreke Evans of Memphis decided to forego a solo workout scheduled for Friday afternoon to participate ...
