I'm not right about much in sports. Partly because I'm dumb, partly because I get off on making ridiculous predictions, and partly because sports always teaches you to expect the unexpected. BUT
I do have to say I was right on the money with one prediction and opinion, and that was Tyreke Evans being a stud for the Kings. Before the draft everyone was on the Ricky Rubio bandwagon, and justifiably so. The kid's potential is undeniable, but when Geoff Petrie came back from Europe after a trip to scout Rubio and Brandon Jennings, Petrie was much less interested in both, which had me a bit weary. Outside of Quincy Douby, Petrie's draft record is just about flawless, so I trust his judgement. Enter Tyreke Evans, a guy I had an eye on since winning the McDonalds All-America game MVP in high school. After watching his pre-draft workout with the Kings, I was sold. I understand people's complaint that he wasn't a "true" point guard, and we needed a pure passer like Rubio. The fact of the matter is that he was a flat out stud in his workout with other prospects (flynn), and when you win 17 games in the previous season, you shouldn't be drafting a guy for need, you should be drafting the flat out best player you can get, because 17 wins means you dont have many good players. Besides, how many "true" point guards are there in the NBA that are worth noting besides Nash, CP3, Deron Williams, Rondo, and Baron Davis? Look at some of the last few NBA finals PG's: Derek Fisher, Billups, Tony Parker, Rafer Alston, who are all scoring PG's, not pure passers. Throw in some other good PG's like Devin Harris, Mo Williams, Rodney Stuckey, Aaron Brooks, and Louis Williams, all who are scorers.
I also was somewhat on the Jennings bandwagon before the draft, but knew there was no way we would have taken him at #4. I did not expect him to drop to #10 though. After watching the guy since he was a soph at Oak Hill, he was easily the best HS point I had ever seen (yes, better than CP3, and I watched CP3 a good amount of times in high school games on tv). He was busting moves out that I had never seen anyone do in games. While he did screw himself by "forgoing" his chance at Arizona (some say failed SAT), and did have a poor season in Italy, its not like his talent disappears after a year. Based on raw talent alone I would have figured he would have been a top 6 or 7 pick easy. Way to go Knicks. Jennings + D'Antoni ball would have been a dream come true for Spike.
That is enough on this topic, I apologize for the run on, but I had to because it was the only thing I was right about in sports over the last few months. Also, I'm just very worked up because Tyreke has inspired me to become a better human being.
Best points about the NBA thus far:
-JR Smith changing his name to "Earl Smith" for a game, then changing it back once he probably realized Earl Smith just doesn't sound good.
-Tyler Hansbrough being on the Pacers, meaning America doesn't have to see him, his immaculate hustle plays, and top level intangibles 3 times a week.
-Tiger Woods doing it with porn stars. Wait, thats not NBA. Still worth a mention. Kind of disappointing for the most wholesome guy in sports, but hey, at least we still have Tim Tebow.
