sportingnews.com - 6/26/2009
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Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy provides his take on each pick of the first round of the NBA draft:
1. L.A. Clippers
2. Memphis
3. Oklahoma City
4. Sacramento
5. Minnesota (from Washington)
6. Minnesota
7. Golden State
8. New York
9. Toronto
10. Milwaukee
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cbssports.com - 6/26/2009
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cbssports.com —
Word has it his knee ex-rays turned teams
off. He's still better than the majority of these...
first round picks. Don't forget, Booser was a second round pick, too. He's turned out pretty good despite that fact. Lucking into San Antonio will help him ...
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2009 NBA Draft live analysis - NBA - CBSSports.com ...
rumorsandrants.com - 6/25/2009
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rumorsandrants.com —
6:50 - Evening. This is around the 5,000th
live blog of the NBA Draft going on tonight,...
and at least 1,000 of those are more qualified to dissect tonight’s picks than I am. But hey, screw it, I need something to do tonight. I’ll be live-blogging with a heavy heart tonight since ...
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McD’s I Have Nothing Better To Do Tonight NBA Draft Live ...
blog.newsok.com - 6/30/2009
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blog.newsok.com —
One name that constantly crops up around here
as the start of free agency nears is Paul...
Millsap. The big man for the Utah Jazz will be a restricted free agent Wednesday, and fans have long wanted the Thunder to take a chance on the 6-foot-8 forward ...
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Paul Millsap: To Sign Or Not To Sign?
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Hornets draft reviews
Hornets247.com Blog —
... game. Thornton is a terrific scorer who slipped because of his lack of size and so-so athleticism.
I like the picks, with my only issue being that Hornets passed on a few big men who could have helped, like DeJuan Blair, B.J. Mullens and DaJuan Summers.
CBSSports.com on Collison:
Defensive stalwart ideal tag-team partner for Chris Paul ... Play versatile guard along Paul and Hornets fast break becomes blur.
SportingNews.com:
Collison is probably the fastest player in the draft, and ...
IC Cold Links: Pacers Draft Reactions, RIP Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
Indy Cornrows —
... night.
Winners and losers: Cavs cash in - NBA - Yahoo! Sports Dan Wetzel doesn't like the direction the Pacers went in the draft.
NBADraft.net reviews the first round picks
Eastern Conference Draft Grades -- NBA FanHouse Yesterday on the radio we joked around with Pacers Media Director, David Benner about how ridiculous post-draft grades are the day after the draft. Here's an unkind grade for the Pacers from the FanHouse.
NBA Draft First Round Analysis - The Baseline Mike DeCourcy offers his first ...
ST. ANDREW’S NET: TWO HANDFULS OF LINKS
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
... Actual analysis of the first round of the NBA draft. You’re not going to find much of that here. My one-sentence analysis: all of the exciting players (Rubio, Curry, Jennings) got picked by teams I don’t want to watch. |The Baseline| ...
Friday Bolts - Reaction Edition
Daily Thunder.com —
... The Baseline: “Harden is a wonderful kid who is an overwhelmingly powerful shooting guard. He can power past defenders to get to the lane and is a solid shooter. What is worrisome about Harden is how reticent he was about taking control of games. He almost ached to blend in with his teammates, and great players don’t worry about that. A star’s job is to be a star, and Harden too often was reluctant to be that guy.” ...
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NBA Draft Order
digitalsportsdaily.com 5/20/2009 —
1
L.A. Clippers
Blake Griffin
2
Memphis
3
Oklahoma City
4
Sacramento
Ricky Rubio?
5
Washington
6
Minnesota
7
Golden State
8
New York
9
Toronto
10
Milwaukee
11
New Jersey
12
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Season retrospective: So was Durant a team killer?
dailythunder.com 6/6/2009 — Oklahoma City played its best stretch with its star player sidelined with a bum ankle. Therefore, media folks had to bring up the inevitable “Is the Thunder better off without Durant?” questions and really, people are still talking about ...
NBA draft: A big dilemma for Thunder
newsok.com 6/15/2009 — Would OKC be wasting a high draft pick by taking a big center? The new premium on point guards was pointed out in the NBA playoffs. Players such as Chris Paul , Deron Williams , Tony Parker , Chauncey Billups , Rajon Rondo , Derrick Rose , Aaron ...
Las Vegas Summer League Schedule
hoopsaddict.com 6/23/2009 — The NBA announced Monday afternoon their schedule for the 2009 Las Vegas Summer League which you can find below.
Hoops Addict is in the middle of discussion with a television production company based out of Toronto to have them film interviews and ...
Las Vegas Summer League Schedule Announced
hoopsaddict.com 6/22/2009 — The NBA announced Monday afternoon their schedule for the 2009 Las Vegas Summer League.
Hoops Addict is in the middle of discussion with a television production company based out of Toronto to have them film interviews and other exclusive content. ...
Bring on the season, or at least Summer league.
dailythunder.com 6/28/2009 — It’s April 7th 2009 at the Ford Center. There’s a seemingly meaningless game in the house, yet it’s not so meaningless. On one side of the ball there is the Oklahoma City Thunder, at the time a 21 win team with no post season prospects, and on the other the San Antonio Spurs ...
Thursday Bolts - 7.2.09
dailythunder.com 7/2/2009 — One year ago today, a professional team started to make its way to Oklahoma City. It wasn’t pretty and we didn’t make any friends, but through a lot of hard work and tremendous dedication, Clay Bennett and his group gave us what we’re sitting here talking about today. And I ...
When and where to watch OKC’s Orlando Summer League games
dailythunder.com 7/6/2009 — The Orlando Pro Summer League kicks off tomorrow (or today, depending on when you’re reading this) and a lot of folks have been wondering when and/or where they can see the Thunder’s summer squad play.
The league runs from the 6th to the 10th and the Thunder will play every day ...
Questions and answers with Darnell Mayberry
dailythunder.com 7/28/2009 — Darnell Mayberry, the lead beat writer for the Thunder, was gracious enough to take some time to answer a few questions about his experiences covering the team. It may be on the long side, but every answer is definitely worth reading.
Daily Thunder: With the Sooners and the Cowboys, people ...
Thunder 2009-10 schedule
dailythunder.com 8/4/2009 — UPDATE : It’s officially out now .
The schedule doesn’t “officially” come out for another hour, but due to a little snafu on NBA.com, we got the whole thing here. Of course, unless they change it between now and then. So keep that in mind. Just one nationally ...
KNICKS STILL MISSING THE POINT —
NY Post: Sports 6/26/2009
> COACH Mike D'Antoni, looking for the next Steve Nash to run the point for the Knicks, had the eighth pick in a draft six deep with pure one guards or potential hybrids. And he still wound up with a forward. "You do have little favorites ...
LEE, NATE IN LIMBO WITH DRAFT ADDITIONS —
NY Post: Sports 6/26/2009
> David Lee and Nate Robinson, it may be time to pack your bags. With Stephen Curry off the board, taken at No. 7 by Golden State, the Knicks added to their power-forward stable by selecting athletic 6-foot-10 Arizona stud Jordan Hill -- a ...
NETS DEAL VINCE, GET CAP SPACE —
NY Post: Sports 6/26/2009
> So after the Nets made another draft-night trade, sending Vince Carter to Orlando, one major question emerged: Who would be their lottery pick? Next year. The Nets, again looking to the future, got a good young player last night in ...
NETS SNAG CARDS' WILLIAMS WITH 11TH PICK —
NY Post: Sports 6/26/2009
> Once Vince Carter was traded, the pick became a no-brainer. The Nets needed a wing player, preferably a do-it-all, versatile wing player. And they hope they got just that through the 11th pick in last night's NBA draft at the Garden's ...
