****Official 2009 NBA Draft Thread****

[Mr. Arrowhead]

starts in 10 minutes

[Demonpenz]

hasburo #1

[the Talking Can]

so is this the weakest draft in history?

i don't think there is a franchise player in the whole draft

[the Talking Can]

memphis takes thabeet

poor bastards

[Ultra Peanut]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I literally just broke my toenail from collapsing in agony.

[the Talking Can]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I literally just broke my toenail from collapsing in agony.

rooting for the chiefs and the grizzlies is not healthy....

[Ultra Peanut]

rooting for the chiefs and the grizzlies is not healthy....Don't forget the Cubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[the Talking Can]

memphis needed to pick talent and potential

rubio, evans, or curry

[chiefs1111]

wow

[the Talking Can]

wow, harden at #3

[Ultra Peanut]

what the fuuuuuuuuuuuuck

[Deberg_1990]

Oh oh....Rubio gonna fall like Brady Quinn??

[chiefs1111]

Oh oh....Rubio gonna fall like Brady Quinn??

Nah im sure the Wolves will take him

[L.A. Chieffan]

blake griffin was seen at store purchasing antifreeze

[Delano]

Those white interview chairs are really quite intimate.

[chiefs1111]

That's an ugly suit

[Deberg_1990]

Bow tie?? WTF???

[the Talking Can]

Rubio with the 1000 mile stare....

[the Talking Can]

kings take evans


memphis should have taken him

[chiefs1111]

Evans to the Kings

[Ultra Peanut]

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKE

[Buck]

Did you guys hear Len Bias died?

[the Talking Can]

wolves take rubio...they must be stoked to get him there

[chiefs1111]

Ricky to the Wolves

[chiefs1111]

wonder if they will take someone with the 6th or make a trade

[Ultra Peanut]

This highlight music sounds so much like Billie Jean at times.



:(

[the Talking Can]

wonder if they will take someone with the 6th or make a trade

take curry....you'd have a crazy young lineup

[Ultra Peanut]

Rubio's voice is amazing.

[chiefs1111]

Flynn

[the Talking Can]

wha???


why would you take flynn and rubio?

[chiefs1111]

New York fans are happy

[the Talking Can]

you could have had

jefferson, love, rubio, curry

[Ultra Peanut]

This has to be for somebody else.

Could even be Love + Flynn for Thabeet.

[chiefs1111]

interesting,sounds like they are keeping both for now at least

[MIAdragon]

wha???


why would you take flynn and rubio?

trade?

[Ultra Peanut]

Bucher says they're keeping them both. Fucking always-bizarre Wolves.

Hahahaha, MSG crowd goes berserk over Curry not going to the Knicks.

[chiefs1111]

Curry to the warriors,Knick fans about to riot

[teedubya]

Did you guys hear Len Bias died?

DUDE, wtf is going on today?

[chiefs1111]

Knicks take Hill

[Ultra Peanut]

Never change, New York.

[the Talking Can]

i think hill will be a solid player

[BWillie]

I don't think Curry will be that great of a player in the NBA. He'll be aight, not great. No All-Star games.

[Spott]

Knick fans are a bunch of idiots.

[chiefs1111]

DeRozan to the Raptors

[chiefs1111]

Jennings to the Bucks

[Mr. Arrowhead]

WTF is up with Jennings hair, its not 1990 no more

[chiefs1111]

I think it will take a while for himn to develop

[Ultra Peanut]

WTF is up with Jennings hair, its not 1990 no moreHE'S BRINGING IT BACK

[Delano]

Courtney Lee, of course, was the rookie, for the Orlando Magic ... last year.

GREAT INFO STEW!

[chiefs1111]

Nets take Williams

[the Talking Can]

nets suck

williams shoots bricks

[orange]

Is something happening today?


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3jV5FcVqpE8/SYkS0jbb9ZI/AAAAAAAAGnc/Fb_4nD77y1U/s400/Old+Knotts+Slides_prospector.jpg

[Basileus777]

I like the Terrence Williams pick.

[chiefs1111]

Henderson to the Bobcats no surprise there

[the Talking Can]

henderson is better than williams

[chiefs1111]

pacers take Tyler Hansbrough

[chiefs1111]

lol people are chanting Overrated as he walks up on the stage

[Ultra Peanut]

THEY HAVE LOST THEIR GAT DAMN MINDS

[Ultra Peanut]

Maybe he's not NBA-level, but he's very good!

[the Talking Can]

ha rush and mouth breather together


waching captain spasm get his shit packed in the nba will be a thrill

[Ultra Peanut]

hahahahahahaha I'd somehow forgotten how hilarious he is

He's like a terrified puppy.

[the Talking Can]

golden state gets amare in trade?

[Ultra Peanut]

THE NEXT DUDLEY BRADLEY

[chiefs1111]

Earl Clark to the suns

[teedubya]

I knew Hansbro was going to Indiana... Larry Bird was gonna pick him... no doubt in my mind.

[chiefs1111]

Pistons take Daye

[the Talking Can]

this draft sucks...these guys are scrubs

[BWillie]

ha rush and mouth breather together


waching captain spasm get his shit packed in the nba will be a thrill

You will be wrong. I'll come back and bump this thread. I think Tyler could be in the running for Rookie of the Year if it wasn't for Blake Griffin. He shut up alot of doubters at the NBA Combine about his athleticism, height, and measurements. If anything he's now underrated after winning a National Title and being the all-time ACC scoring leader.

[chiefs1111]

Bulls take James Johnson

[Delano]

Bulls take James Johnson

James Johnson is not here, but please welcome NBA D-League reserve, Ha Seung-Jin!

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08sTdVZ3FW8xG/340x.jpg

[Basileus777]

This trivia bullshit is awful. ESPN is so bad.

[Sure-Oz]

memphis takes thabeet

poor bastards

Cole Aldrich could've been that pick, you know his ass is probably kicking himself #2 overall!

[chiefs1111]

wolves take lawson

[teedubya]

Its a shame that Oklahoma City didn't get Blake Griffin.

[Delano]

What the feck, Kahn?

[the Talking Can]

You will be wrong. I'll come back and bump this thread. I think Tyler could be in the running for Rookie of the Year if it wasn't for Blake Griffin. He shut up alot of doubters at the NBA Combine about his athleticism, height, and measurements. If anything he's now underrated after winning a National Title and being the all-time ACC scoring leader.

ROFL

i can't even respond to this I'm laughing so hard

[Mr. Krab]

Wow, is this draft really as weak as it looks?

[Saul Good]

Minnesota could really use a 4th point guard in this draft.

[Sure-Oz]

wtf did minnesota draft 4 point guards, wtf

[BWillie]

ROFL

i can't even respond to this I'm laughing so hard

Please define the reasoning of why Hansbrough will be completely useless in the NBA. The only argument you can possibly use is he's not a dominant defensive presence such as Thabeet and the fact that he gets alot of his points off fouls. Either way, the best player in the league last year lead the league in FT attempted. Oh yeah, his name was Lebron James.

[Sure-Oz]

Please define the reasoning of why Hansbrough will be completely useless in the NBA. The only argument you can possibly use is he's not a dominant defensive presence such as Thabeet and the fact that he gets alot of his points off fouls. Either way, the best player in the league last year lead the league in FT attempted. Oh yeah, his name was Lebron James.

Lebron James a billion times better than Hansborough, cmon now

He'll get thrown around like a rag doll, just like hackaloogee thabeet who is a big fucking stick

[Ultra Peanut]

Celebs React to Michael Jackson's Death (http://omg.yahoo.com/news/celebs-react-to-michael-jacksons-death/24340?nc):

Shaquille O'Neal: aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh dam dam dam

[the Talking Can]

Please define the reasoning of why Hansbrough will be completely useless in the NBA. The only argument you can possibly use is he's not a dominant defensive presence such as Thabeet and the fact that he gets alot of his points off fouls. Either way, the best player in the league last year lead the league in FT attempted. Oh yeah, his name was Lebron James.

are you attempting to compare lebron james and mouth breather?

mouth breather is a spaz who muscles through college pussies for points....his patented shoulder smash and shot from hip while falling sideways will go nowhere in the NBA...and his defense is pathetic, he can not hold his position in the post...but to be fair, he never even tried in college...

he'll be lucky to be a 7th or 8th guy off the bench....

Cole Aldrich treated him like Dennis Rodman treated Madonna's vagina...what the hell do you think grown ass men in the nba are going to do?

[dirk digler]

Who? Stern couldn't even pronounce his name.

[Delano]

wtf did minnesota draft 4 point guards, wtf

They've drafted three so far, and apparently Lawson is traded for future picks.

[Sure-Oz]

They've drafted three so far, and apparently Lawson is traded for future picks.

Who was he traded to?

[Delano]

Who was he traded to?


Ummm. Charlotte IIRC.

[Mr. Krab]

The biggest problem i see with Hansborough is that he plays almost completely below the rim. He actually plays smaller than he is physically. I don't know what is going to happen, but he could get completely owned in the NBA because he plays so small.

[Ultra Peanut]

lollin' @ Stern trying to pronounce that.

Holy crap, DeJuan Blair is soooo close to reaching the Grizz. Yeah, he's short, but he's a fuckin' beast.

Then they could merge the two together into HaJuan Thablair and have the best 7-footer ever.

[Mr. Krab]

lollin' @ Stern trying to pronounce that.

Holy crap, DeJuan Blair is soooo close to reaching the Grizz. Yeah, he's short, but he's a fuckin' beast.
I bet Chicago grabs Blair right here.

[dirk digler]

Go Bulls Go

[Mr. Krab]

I bet Chicago grabs Blair right here.
Fail

[dirk digler]

WTF another loser USC guy. :D

[Mr. Plow]

Please define the reasoning of why Hansbrough will be completely useless in the NBA. The only argument you can possibly use is he's not a dominant defensive presence such as Thabeet and the fact that he gets alot of his points off fouls. Either way, the best player in the league last year lead the league in FT attempted. Oh yeah, his name was Lebron James.


What position does he play in the NBA? Too small for center. I don't see him as productive PF. Can't play SF.

[the Talking Can]

The biggest problem i see with Hansborough is that he plays almost completely below the rim. He actually plays smaller than he is physically. I don't know what is going to happen, but he could get completely owned in the NBA because he plays so small.

he's a white wayne simien, and wayne was in the nba for 9 minutes....

[Ultra Peanut]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

PREDATOR PARTLOW!!!!!!!!!

[Sure-Oz]

MIZZOU!!!!! DAMARRE!!!!

[Mr. Krab]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... mizzou in da house!

[dirk digler]

Yes DeMarre Carroll

FUCK YES

[the Talking Can]

lmao
ROFL


carrol over blair?

when you already have arthur?


jesus they suck

[chiefs1111]

Memphis takes Carroll

[Reaper16]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

PREDATOR PARTLOW!!!!!!!!!
Fucking sweet.

[chiefs1111]

wonder if the Wolves will take another guard lol

[Mr. Krab]

lmao
ROFL


carrol over blair?

when you already have arthur?


jesus they suck
Blair must have came across as a lazy ass during the draft process because he's dropping hard.

[dirk digler]

lmao
ROFL


carrol over blair?

when you already have arthur?


jesus they suck

Well I guess they decided a MU player is better than their shitty KU player :D

[Spott]

Too bad Carroll didn't go to Chicago.

[the Talking Can]

i'm sorry, but thabeet and carrol is a catastrophe of a draft, imo...

[chiefs1111]

Ty Lawson will be traded to Denver

[Ultra Peanut]

The Grizzlies are getting good in the "draft players who gave the Tigers trouble" department. And I was happy with both. As I said, oh, six hours ago:

There's some kind of hilarious Stockholm Syndrome in sports, isn't there? A guy kicks your ass and you either hate him or bizarrely love him.

Like DeMarre Carroll.

[Sure-Oz]

ROY

[chiefs1111]

Wolves take Ellington

[Spott]

Minnesota doesn't go for the 4th PG.

[the Talking Can]

Blair must have came across as a lazy ass during the draft process because he's dropping hard.

he must have really f'd knees....but even if the guy only plays 5 years, he's a better pick....

they drafted 2 players and neither can score, and neither are physical studs...

i like memphis - lived there - but they are clueless...and the city of memphis is depressed as hell right now

[Mecca]

Blair is also really undersized for a PF.

[Sure-Oz]

how the hell do you buy a pick? lol

[Mecca]

i'm sorry, but thabeet and carrol is a catastrophe of a draft, imo...

Anyone who had that 2nd pick was going to take Thabeet that was basically a no brainer pick.

[Mecca]

And Memphis gets rid of Darko.

[chiefs1111]

Darco getting traded to the Knicks

[chiefs1111]

Toney Douglas

[the Talking Can]

Anyone who had that 2nd pick was going to take Thabeet that was basically a no brainer pick.

irrelevant, he isn't worth a second and they have bigger problems

personally, I think the guy is a big pussy and he is a joke offensively

suck for another year and get Aldrich next year...

[Sure-Oz]

aldrich will probably be what a top 12 pick? he shouldve came out this year he wouldve been taken 2nd...what was the reasoning, trying to get another ncaa championship while his family is super poor.

[BWillie]

The biggest problem i see with Hansborough is that he plays almost completely below the rim. He actually plays smaller than he is physically. I don't know what is going to happen, but he could get completely owned in the NBA because he plays so small.

Like that time he dunked on Kenny George who is 7 foot 7?

[BWillie]

Blair is also really undersized for a PF.

Yeah but he's got one of the largest wingspans in the entire draft

[chiefs1111]

Cavs take a guy from Congo

[Sure-Oz]

That movie sucked

[dirk digler]

Who? Too many damn foreigners get drafted

[BWillie]

What position does he play in the NBA? Too small for center. I don't see him as productive PF. Can't play SF.

So there are no six foot 9 and a half power forwards in the NBA? Since when?

[Reaper16]

I love the collective "WTF?" in the room.

[Delano]

Who? Too many damn foreigners get drafted

:spock:

[dirk digler]

:spock:

LMAO It is a joke even though I have no idea who this guy from the Congo is.

[BWillie]

are you attempting to compare lebron james and mouth breather?

mouth breather is a spaz who muscles through college pussies for points....his patented shoulder smash and shot from hip while falling sideways will go nowhere in the NBA...and his defense is pathetic, he can not hold his position in the post...but to be fair, he never even tried in college...

he'll be lucky to be a 7th or 8th guy off the bench....

Cole Aldrich treated him like Dennis Rodman treated Madonna's vagina...what the hell do you think grown ass men in the nba are going to do?

No, definitely not comparing LBJ to Hansbrough. I'm just saying, just because Hansbrough has a knack for drawing fouls and getting to the line isn't a bad thing. If he didn't go to the line, you all would be saying that he wasn't physical enough. Whatever he does, it's somehow bad. It's just the stigma he has incorrectly obtained for whatever reason. The guy is almost an equal athlete as Blake Griffin, and if you don't believe me, go back and look at the NBA combine results. The number's don't lie. Sure Blake Griffin uses his size and athleticism better but the big knock against Hansbrough is he is shorter than 6'9'' and isn't athletic or quick, which simply isn't true.

[Sure-Oz]

LMAO It is a joke even though I have no idea who this guy from the Congo is.

Neither did this crowd, love the crickets and the awkward pictureh haha

[Mr. Krab]

Like that time he dunked on Kenny George who is 7 foot 7?Relax man, i'm not trashing your guy. I'm just saying that Hansborough has a weakness just like the rest of draftees. His weakness imo is that he tends to play small and that's not a good thing in the NBA. I think that's the reason he went 13th.

[chiefs1111]

That movie sucked

ROFL

[dirk digler]

Neither did this crowd, love the crickets and the awkward pictureh haha

Yep. 55% of ESPN voters rated that pick an F.

If the Cavs didn't have Lebron they would be one of the worst teams in the NBA.

[Sure-Oz]

Adam silver dun dun dun na na Adam silver!

[Delano]

I wish my last name was Beaubois.

[Ultra Peanut]

ME AM ENJOY YOUR AMERICAN BALL BASKET IN GREAT APPLE

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Im curious to see where Blair goes

[Pitt Gorilla]

Yes DeMarre Carroll

**** YESMizzou has 2 first rounders in NFL draft, 2 in MLB draft, and 1 in NBA draft. Not too shabby.

[Delano]

Cause he sucks.

[Ultra Peanut]

"BECAUSE HE SUUUUUCKS!"

I love this crowd.

[chiefs1111]

Blair goes to the Spurs

[chiefs1111]

Pistons take a guy from Sweden

[Mr. Plow]

So there are no six foot 9 and a half power forwards in the NBA? Since when?

I said I don't see him as a "productive power forward". It's all in the reading.

Honestly, I don't pay much attention to the NBA, so I could be way off base. When I think of NBA PF, I think of very athletic players. Hansbrough could surprise me, but he doesn't scream athletic to me.

He doesn't seem to fit in the Garnett/Howard/Nowitzki/Bosh mold. Again, I could be wrong.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

I said I don't see him as a "productive power forward". It's all in the reading.

Honestly, I don't pay much attention to the NBA, so I could be way off base. When I think of NBA PF, I think of very athletic players. Hansbrough could surprise me, but he doesn't scream athletic to me.

He doesn't seem to fit in the Garnett/Howard/Nowitzki/Bosh mold. Again, I could be wrong.

there are players like him in the NBA tho, they are not super stars, but i think they add a huge spark off the bench

[Sure-Oz]

Looks like rubio is being a litte biaatch

Rubio not thrilled about T-Wolves thus far

Ricky Rubio doesn't sound too excited about being drafted by the Timberwolves, moving to a cold-climate city, or by the fact they drafted another point guard just after taking the Spanish sensation.

After saying he and his mother dislike cold weather, Rubio said he was unsure about playing in the NBA this season. "I don't know yet," he said. "I have to think about that," while his father told media outlets that he would likely stay overseas for another year or two. David Kahn said he has no intention of trading Rubio, but it looks like there's a good chance they could be forced to, as Minnesota was clearly not on the list of teams he, and agent Dan Fegan, wanted to sign with. Jun. 26 - 9:31 am et
Source: ESPN.com

[BWillie]

Looks like rubio is being a litte biaatch

Rubio not thrilled about T-Wolves thus far

Ricky Rubio doesn't sound too excited about being drafted by the Timberwolves, moving to a cold-climate city, or by the fact they drafted another point guard just after taking the Spanish sensation.

After saying he and his mother dislike cold weather, Rubio said he was unsure about playing in the NBA this season. "I don't know yet," he said. "I have to think about that," while his father told media outlets that he would likely stay overseas for another year or two. David Kahn said he has no intention of trading Rubio, but it looks like there's a good chance they could be forced to, as Minnesota was clearly not on the list of teams he, and agent Dan Fegan, wanted to sign with. Jun. 26 - 9:31 am et
Source: ESPN.com

What the f*ck is wrong with these overseas guys? You can't pick and choose where you get to play. It's the NBA, it's a business. Like when Yi Jianlian through a hissy fit because he got drafted by Milwaukee. Why do they freak out when they go to a city that isn't 10 miles near the ocean?

[Sure-Oz]

I'd tell rubio to screw off....i hope if he's gonna be a punk he doesn't get a chance at millions

[Mr. Arrowhead]

i think we know why the T wolves drafted another PG then. Pretty much for insurance.