blazersedge.com - 6/21/2009
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Back in May you might remember this Bill Simmons column in which he lays out the history behind the 24 second shot clock. Simmons borrows heavily from 24 Seconds To Shoot by Leonard Koppett , a must-read history of the early days of the NBA that I bought for $6 at ...
draftexpress.com - 6/22/2009
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Green Room Invites...The Wacky Top-5 of the Draft...Thabeet
Cancels Workout...Harden the last man standing in Memphis?...Kings passing...
on Rubio? Raja Bell to Golden State?
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Word on the Street, June 22nd
draftexpress.com - 6/22/2009
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draftexpress.com —
Green Room Invites The list of players that
will invited to attend the NBA Draft in Madison...
Square Garden Theater on June 25th is slowly beginning to trickle out, and weâre here to report what weâve found thus far. The Green Room invite list is an ...
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Jonathan Givony
dimemag.com - 6/22/2009
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dimemag.com —
Solidly wedged between Blake Griffin and Ricky Rubio
in all the pre-draft hype, Hasheem Thabeet has mostly...
flown under the radar during all the workouts, combines and rumors of the past couple months. Maybe it’s because he’s a lock to ...
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Rubio falling, Jonny Flynn rising, and what’s up with ...
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Bright Side Of The Sun —
... from Jayda Evans. The only traveling beat writer covering the WNBA
Johnson making instant impact for Mercury The WNBA's highest scoring offense might have found its ideal leader
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Mark Cuban Calls for a 'Sports Blog Blacklist' Run By ESPN -- NBA FanHouse This just cracks me up to no end
DraftExpress: Jonathan Givony List of who will be invited to attend Draft night by the NBA
What if the NBA Draft still had Territorial Claims? - Blazer's Edge James Harden! Yippie! ...
The 10-man rotation, starring Dwight Howard's new movie
Ball Don't Lie —
... New York Post. "Dwight Howard is working with 'The Ring' executive producer Michele Weisler on a movie titled 'Switch,' about a 'white, unathletic, unpopular high-school freshman who swaps basketball skills with Howard.'" (Update: Howard's agent refutes the report.) PF: The Good Point. Allen Law on Allen Iverson and the decaying Detroit economy. SF: Blazer's Edge. A look at what this year's draft would be like if territorial claims were allowed. SG: ...
THE EVENING POST – JUN 22
The AltRaps Blog —
... also dips into the horrible thought of what would happen if DeRozan AND my boy Jonny Flynn were off the board at 9. Short of turning off the television and starting to read up on how to become a hockey fan, he provides us with some viable options. Now, what if we did it like they did it back in the old days and teams picked players from their immediate areas? The intention would be to build the local fanbase and bring the people out to cheer for one of their own. Blazers Edge does a mock draft based on that theory and awards us with……Jonny Flynn. I remember the first time I ...
Linkage for Jun 21 11am to Jun 23 7pm
Raptors Republic - ESPN TrueHoop's Raptors Blog —
... NBA.com: 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports announced
NBA.com: Draft preview: Closer look at the small forwards
RCJ Sports Blog » Mock NBA Draft (2nd edition)
The Canadian Press: Raptors can prepare all they like, anything can happen on NBA draft night
The AltRaps Blog » THE EVENING POST – JUN 22
What to do with Chris Bosh? | Raptors Rapture
What if the NBA Draft still had Territorial Claims? - Blazer’s Edge
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Avoiding the 2010 Player Movement Traffic Jam with Orderly Redistribution
The Baseline —
Earlier this week, my dude Ben Golliver revived the territorial draft, with hilarious results. I've been thinking: What if, rather than watch all these teams (except for the Cavs) scurry around like dung beetles in an attempt to free up 2010 cap room and maybe, just maybe, land someone, there were a better way? ...
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Is there anyone who wouldn’t be surprised if the Clips opted for Ricky Rubio? Me neither. Regardless, Coach/GM Mike Dunleavy came out in early May and confirmed that the team were taking Blake, without exception. This poses a ...
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rumorsandrants.com 6/23/2009 — 1. Los Angeles Clippers - Blake Griffin, PF (Oklahoma)
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rotorob.com 6/18/2009 —
Ricky Rubio may fall to the Thunder, but don’t be surprised if he’s dealt on Draft Day.
Last month, we released our first pass at a mock of the 2009 NBA Draft . Here is our second attempt at projecting the draft, which will take ...
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writingthepine.com 6/22/2009 — Seth Wenig/AP
The NBA Draft is this Thursday and there are numerous mock drafts out there speculating on who every team will take. Well, I’m gonna take a little different spin on it and decide who every team should draft. It’s basically if I was GM for every team, who I would ...
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3rdstringsafety.com 6/17/2009 — Just 9 days before the NBA Draft, let’s roll right into Mock Draft 4.0…
Round One:
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2009 NBA Draft First Round Results
hoopsvine.com 6/27/2009 —
1. Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers, PF
No brainer. Griffin, at least initially, is the cream of this year’s crop. However, there is now a logjam in the Clippers’ frontcourt, with Zach Randolph not expected to hit the bench – especially with the money he makes.
2. Hasheem Thabeet, ...
2009 NBA Mock Draft - Stubbs
binarybasketball.com 6/18/2009 —
Stubbs 2009 NBA Mock Draft
In the latest edition of the Binary Basketball 2009 NBA Mock Draft, Stubbs comes through with an in depth analysis of who will be picked in the first round giving descriptions of each player along with the team that will pick that player and why.
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2009 NBA Mock Draft, 3.0
hittheboards.com 6/25/2009 — Less than 24 hours before the NBA Draft (Thursday at 7 p.m.), we have one final quick-hit update of our 2009 NBA Mock Draft. Version 3.0, as the previous two versions, were prepared by our draft guru Kyle Baillargeon.
Here is the most up-to-date version:
1. LA Clippers - Blake Griffin ...
Amateur Hour: Alternating Pick Mock Draft
sportingnews.com 6/23/2009 — For the second NBA draft in a row, Bethlehem Shoals and I completed a two-man mock draft, alternating picks (with me -- Chris Littmann -- going No. 1). The only exception was when Shoals went No. 14/15 and I went No. 16/17. Then we got back to ...
Dime NBA Mock Draft, 6.19.09
dimemag.com 6/19/2009 — With just a under a week before the 2009 NBA Draft, after numerous individual workouts, teams are starting to figure out who they can see hanging out in their locker room and wearing their jersey. As long as unknown draft day promises don’t ...
Draft Day Looming —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/22/2009
After a long five days out of town and out of touch, I'm back in Oregon trying to wrap my head around the current buzz involving the Blazers and the draft.
With only three days left, Blazer fans continue to feel confused and unclear on what the ...
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