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Unsubstantiated Speculation: NBA Draft Links May 26
Published 5/26/2008 by jtom (noreply@blogger.com) at Super, Scintillating and Sarcastic
... - Here's a good feature on Ryan Anderson, who I feel is being underrated by all the draft pundits. The guy is 6-10 and can score like crazy. And while he cannot guard anybody, neither can many NBA forwards. Again, the way role players work in the NBA (and all but about 6 or 7 players in this draft will basically be role players) is you fill a certain need for a team. Look athe Lakers, Jordan Farmar plays defense and hits open shots, VladRad shoots, Turiaf rebounds and acts like a crazy person, Vujacic shoots, defends and annoys people, Luke Walton passes and shoots. All of those ...

Big Cup of Memorial Day Coffee
Published 5/26/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Basketball training camp in Las Vegas for six weeks, trying to improve his stock in the June 26 NBA draft. Koufos recently signed with sports attorney Mark Termini's Cleveland-based sports management agency, MTA Inc. ... 'I'm feeling great,' said Koufos. 'As of now, I'm just focusing on working hard and trying to get better. I want to work on my offense, my defense, my conditioning, my strength, and take everything to the next level. I've pushed my body and it's reached a new level.'" ...

Unsubstantiated Speculation: NBA Draft Links & Rumors
Published 5/27/2008 by Jason Tomassini at College Basketball by Collegehoops.net
... - Here's a good feature on Ryan Anderson, who I feel is being underrated by all the draft pundits. The guy is 6-10 and can score like crazy. And while he cannot guard anybody, neither can many NBA forwards. Again, the way role players work in the NBA (and all but about 6 or 7 players in this draft will basically be role players) is you fill a certain need for a team. Look athe Lakers, Jordan Farmar plays defense and hits open shots, VladRad shoots, Turiaf rebounds and acts like a crazy person, Vujacic shoots, defends and annoys people, Luke Walton passes and shoots. All of ...