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Analysts on THE MTN discuss the possibility of JR Giddens as MVP of the Mountain West Conference in Men's Basketball.
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Celtics 1st Round Pick Is A "Knuklehead"
BostonsportZ —
That's according to ESPN's draft guru Chad Ford. Chad Ford's Analysis: Draft Projection: Second round to undrafted Similarities: J.R. Smith Notes: Played two years at Kansas before transferring to New Mexico. Sat out the 2005-06 season. Was suspended from the New Mexico team in February of 2007 for "not being a good teammate." Positives: Excellent athlete with deep 3-point range. Big-time leaper. Long arms allow him to play bigger than he is. Quick release on his jumper plus great elevation on his jump shot ...
Celtics Pick JR Giddens at #30
LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog —
JR (Justin Ray) Giddens
Shooting Guard
6'5", 200 lbs
23 years old
Senior, New Mexico
Ranked 6th among shooting guards
Was projected to go mid to late 2nd round
Was originally recruited by Kansas state but after a rocky first two seasons that reached the breaking ...
More on JR Giddens and Billy Walker
perkisabeast.com Blog —
First off, I knew nothing about him. In fact, I was pretty upset that the Celtics passed on Chris Douglas-Roberts. However, last year I was pretty pissed of about draft night and look how that turned out. Here’s a few more video clips of JR and some reading material . From what I gather, JR posses an absolutely disgusting 7-foot wingspan, super human athleticism, led his team in points, boards and blocked shots and would have been a lot higher in the draft had he not gotten stabbed ina bar fight while t Kansas. Wow, I expect we will soon grow to love this kid around here. Don’t ever say Danny doesn’t take ...
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With the 30th Pick…..
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/27/2008 —
The Celtics have selected J.R. Giddens , a guard from New Mexico. The 6-5, 208 lb. shooting guard averaged 16 pts, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 games last season for the Lobos.
Welcome to the defending champions!!!!
According to Draft Express, Giddens was stabbed during a bar fight back in 2005 and needed 30 stitches in his calf. Check out this monster dunk against UNLV.
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Celtics Get Wings at Draft
mvn.com 6/27/2008 — J.R. Giddens
With their 1st round pick (30th overall), the Celtics drafted J.R. Giddens , a 6′ 5″ wing player with some incredible pre-draft measurements including leaping ability (42-inch vertical), wingspan (6′ 11″) and ...
Celtics’ JR Giddens: He’s Spe-cial!
joshqpublic.com 6/28/2008 — Oooooh! Oooooh! Up, up and away! Yes sir! Get to know the name! J.R. Giddens! Get! To! Know! The! Name! He’s going to be spe-cial!
Celtics’ JR Giddens
JR Giddens Interview
bostonsportz.com 6/28/2008 — Here's Celtics first round pick JR Giddens interview on WEEI. Everyone says he’s got lottery pick talent with a bad attitude, but he says all the right things here.
“My Dream Came True”
redsarmy.wordpress.com 6/30/2008 — One thing everyone keeps hearing about JR Giddens is that he’s got a bit of an attitude problem. If we believe what he says now… that stuff is in the past. He’s a Celtic now, and he says he couldn’t be happier. “The first thing I bought with my scholarship check was a Paul Pierce Boston Celtics jersey and green headband,” said Giddens. “I wore that ...
Celtics Acquire Giddens & Walker In 2008 Draft —
Boston Sports Nation
In one of the most interesting NBA drafts of recent memory, the Celtics selected guard J.R. Giddens out of New Mexico University with the 30th overall pick. Giddens is a freak athlete who attacks the rim, is very long, very active, can defend the perimeter, and has good potential. Before Giddens transferred to NMU from Kansas, he was very highly touted but has fallen off in that regard due ...
C's grab Lobo star —
New England Sports Blog
Round 1: Pick 30 : J.R Giddens [SG; New Mexico]
A little bit of a reach here, but, the Celtics have that luxury. With
Tony Allen becoming a free agent and looking ever so expendable,
drafting a scoring SG will become a must come the NBA draft. After
getting into some trouble at Kansas, Giddens straightened out at New
Mexico and is an all around solid player that this team ...
Breaking News: Celtics Drafted Lobo’s Giddens —
SOX & Dawgs
The NBA Champion Boston Celtics selected J.R. Giddens from University of New Mexico with the 30 th and final pick of the first round in the 2008 NBA Draft.
Giddens, a 6-foot 5 inch, 230 pound shooting guard who has had some issues on and off the floor, started his NCAA career at Kansas before transferring to New Mexico.
Some of the problems include a tavern fight in 2005 in which he ...
NBA Draft Review for the Mountain West —
Mountain West Connection
In yesterdays NBA Draft two players from the Mountain West Conference. The first was J.R. Giddens from the University of New Mexico and was selected by the world champion Boston Celtics. Giddens has the talent who could have been a lottery pick, but with all of his off the [...]
Boston's 2008 Draft —
CelticsBlog
J.R. Giddens
1. As a NBA prospect that people were calling a shaky character guy maybe he should have gone as Justin Ray for a little while. If he gets arrested for gambling on the streets all bets are off.
2. Paul Pierce changed my outlook on guys who were stabbed. I don't immediately write them off anymore.
3. Giddens is all over YouTube. I decided to link to this one . I'm not ...
No Exactly Giddy, But All Right —
The Shamrock Headband
I have long ago learned not to doubt Danny Ainge on draft night, so I will let J.R. Giddens off lightly. J.R.'s third year projected PER is a terrible 9.16, but WoW had this kind of nice thing to say about him: "New Mexico guard J.R. Giddens destroyed weaker competition in gathering a PAWS/M of .205 in 2007, but had no games against the top 25 and posted a poor .058 in WS/M his junior year." ...
