100percentinjuryrate.blogspot.com - 5/23/2007
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There's a famous quote by Mark Twain that speaks to the dangers of expectation. A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes. -Twain And that's what happened tonight for the Boston Celtics. With the second worst record in the NBA, it was more than apparent that Boston was banking on this draft even more than the Memphis Grizzlies (who I feel bad for). Why ...
Not every team deserves Oden or Durant
sports.espn.go.com 5/22/2007 — By Bill Simmons Page 2 On Monday morning, I flew cross-country to watch the NBA draft lottery back home in Boston. Why? Because I still blame myself for screwing up the Duncan lottery. Instead of watching such a pivotal, franchise-defining moment with ...
Trailblazers win NBA Draft Lottery. Suicide watch out for Bill Simmons. Plus Mock Draft
faniq.com 5/23/2007 — DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT mess with David Stern. Ok, that or karma.
You tank, you lose.
The incredible story tonight will be the Celtics unthinkable slide to 5th. 5th! But I really can't feel bad. Danny Ainge doesn't deserve any better. Ok, we'll have plenty more on the Lottery results in the morning. Onto my quick mock draft. This isn't who I think they'll pick, but who I'd pick
NBA Draft Lottery: Live Blogging The Recitation Of Team Names
deadspin.com 5/23/2007 — It's rare that the landscape of the NBA can change so dramatically in one night, but tonight it definitely one of those nights. Fittingly, it has nothing to do with an increasingly meandering playoffs.
Yep, someone's gonna get the keys to drive ...