thehoopdoctors.com - 6/23/2009
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Everyone is saying this draft is weak. What about the point guards?
Brandon Jennings' Roma Teammate on Jennings vs. Rubio
myespn.go.com 6/22/2009 — Ten months as a teammate of Brandon Jennings' in Rome have given Ibrahim Jaaber insight into the young guard. (Photo by Yorgos Matthaios/EB via Getty Images) Two of the bigger question marks of the 2009 NBA draft concern young point ...
Get excited! It’s the NBA Draft on ESPN
sportscracklepop.com 6/23/2009 — Thursday marks the day of the 2009 NBA Draft. There are so many intriguing questions that will be answered. Where will Ricky Rubio go? Will teams pass on Hasheem Thabeet because he lacks the offensive skills that will render him useless on one end of the court? With so many point guards in the ...
Game Of The Night: NBA Draft
joshqpublic.com 6/25/2009 —
( ESPN 7:30PM ET ) Do the Grizz take an unwilling Ricky Rubio? Or do they stay local with Tyreke Evans? Or do they trade down? Lotta point guards in this draft. Lotta point guards. Who goes after everybody’s darling Ricky Rubio? I like me some Jonny Flynn. I like me some Jonny ...
With the 17th Pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sixers Take... Jrue Holiday
the700level.com 6/26/2009 — With each pick that came off the board as the draft wound down toward the Sixers at the 17th, it became more apparent that the Sixers would have their choice among several point guards who were high on their draft board. There was no need to trade up—Jrue Holiday was going to fall to them, ...
James Gist update from Ty Lawson’s NBA Draft party… —
Terrapin Trail
…That’s right. We’ve got eyes everywhere. Last night in D.C., Lawson had a draft watch party (I think that’s what you call it) He was one of what seemed like a dozen point guards picked by Minnesota, but was later traded to Denver.
Anyway, former Diamondback staffer Jason ...
Jonny Flynn Is All About the 'Mid Coast' [2009 NBA Draft] —
Deadspin
6. Minnesota Timberwolves : Jonny Flynn , Syracuse . Minnesota is stocking up on point guards, and why not? Rubio isn't ready to come in and lead the team for 30 minutes a night, but that's Flynn's specialty. I'm assuming for now that they keep both guys, especially considering the amount of ...
Draft Day Rumors —
Roundball Mining Company - Denver Nuggets Blog
Andy Katz is reporting that the New York Knicks have purchased pick 29 from the Los Angeles Lakers for $3 million and will be selecting a guard, possibly James McClinton from Miami. He also says that the Cleveland Cavaliers at 30 will be hoping one of the top point guards falls to them. Those ...
The Hawks Acquire Jamal Crawford —
The Big Lead
Hawks-Warriors Trade: Atlanta sure won’t lack for scoring like it did in the playoffs against Cleveland. Enter Jamal Crawford, exit two backup point guards, Acie Law and Speedy “I stole $ from Atl” Claxton. It’s pointless to try and figure out what the Warriors were ...
Point Guard's Not Worth High Pick in Draft? —
Jumping Offsides
Here is a story from Scott Howard-Cooper on SI.com that says it doesn't make sense to draft point guards too high in the draft because they are not the deciding factors in the Finals. If you haven't read it yet it basically says that the point guards on all the Championship teams since 1994 ...
Collapse in Reverse —
freedarko.com
Read the official FD Mock!You don't need to warn me about the perils of drafting based on potential—what it seems like a player might be able to do one day. I have both been seduced by, and gotten endless mileage out of, this rotting cliche of NBA scouting. There's a distinction to be made, ...
Friday 06/19 A.M. Quickie:NBA Draft, US Open, Stallworth, Dads —
Dan Shanoff
Perhaps because the US Open was rained out yesterday -- or perhaps because I love the NBA Draft and don't really care all that much about golf -- I led today's SN column with a we're-a-week-out Draft update. Guess what: Blake Griffin is an afterthought. It's all about the point guards. By my ...
Why Ricky Rubio Will Be a Bust in the NBA —
Bleacher Report - NBA
Alright, so the debate has gone on ever since Rubio's name first appeared in the sentence of possibly coming to compete in the NBA.
Many believe that Rubio has what it takes to flat out become one of the best point-guards that the NBA has ever seen, ...
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