Smith: Grading the draft: Bulls among the As, Sonics fail

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High Flyers
Published 6/27/2008 at CelticsBlog
... to be the steal of the draft. We needed some athleticism off our bench, and this draft brought it in a big way. Of course, none of us should get too giddy about these guys, but having gone into the draft with the #30 and #60 picks, I don't feel too bad about walking away with Giddens and Walker (and, um, Semih Erden). For anybody who cares about those types of things, draft "grades" are in. Chad Ford gives us a "B", SI.com's Marty Burns and the Sporting News' Sam Smith gave us a "C", and MSNBC gave us a "C+". I say that outside of Ford, they ...

Summerfest: Starring Joe Alexander
Published 6/28/2008 by Alex Boeder at Brew Hoop: Front Page Posts
... on the game. How desperately does he want to be a significant pro?" Shortly thereafter, Alexander took the sheet of paper Homer read the quote from, and tossed it away, to the cheers and laughs of a group of Summerfest'ers who had stopped to take pictures and hear the newest Bucks speak. Obviously the 21 year-old, clad in Bucks gear at the Big Gig, didn't care for the big dig at his game. We'll add that DeCourcy's Sporting News colleague, Sam Smith, handed out an A to the Bucks for their draft day exploits. First-round pick ...

Off-Day Open Thread: Grading the Magic's Draft
Published 6/28/2008 by Ben Q Rock at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... Sam Smith of the Sporting News likes the Magic's pick because he thinks it means the end of the J.J. Redick "era" -- his word, not mine. Smith gave the team a B. ...

Linkage – June 28
Published 6/28/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... D Indiana Pacers. So the Jermaine O’Neal trade was a salary dump after all. Making the deal with Portland for Jarrett Jack suggests the Pacers are unsure about T.J. Ford’s health. Now they have three point guards — Jamaal Tinsley being the third. Adding Brandon Rush — in the deal that netted Jack — and slow turtle Roy Hibbert — in the O’Neal deal — does little to cure their sad lack of athleticism. So Hibbert and Rasho Nesterovic? Make some new statues at downtown Monument Circle. - Sporting News Toronto Raptors -  The Raptors traded away their first-round pick in the Jermaine ...

Daily Links 6/28
Published 6/28/2008 at CelticsBlog
... Draft grades ESPN Chad Ford's draft grades Chad Ford's draft board Bill Simmons draft diary Asylum Take a shot at Kevin Garnett's subtle preppy style The Big Green Machine Prospect analysis: JR Giddens What the Doc orders Stuff.co.nz Perkins lives dream with son Pyle of List It's a Con-um-spiracy! Wicked Good Sports A couple of steals for C's? WhatifSports The Celtics vs Team USA Sporting News NBA draft grades Draft report card Journal Constitution NBA Draft: Top movers ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 6/28
Published 6/28/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... Perkins lives dream with son FL's Take: Too bad he didn't stick around to get to know Perk earlier. But, I guess better late than never. Got to hand it to Perk for letting him back in his life after all these years. Pyle of List It's a Con-um-spiracy! Wicked Good Sports A couple of steals for C's? WhatifSports The Celtics vs Team USA Sporting News NBA draft grades Draft report card Journal ...