NBA Mock Draft (Full Draft)

1. Charlotte - LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
2. Chicago - Tyrus Thomas (6’9’’, PF, LSU, Fresh.)
3. Portland - Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Atlanta - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Soph.)
5. Toronto - Rudy Gay (6'8'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
6. Orlando - Andrea Bargnani (6'11'', PF, Italy)
7. Seattle - Brandon Roy (6’5’’, SG, Washington, Sr.)
8. Boston - Rodney Carney (6'6'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
9. Minnesota - Patrick O’Bryant (7’0’’, C, Bradley, Soph.)
10. Houston - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
11. Golden State - Randy Foye (6’4’’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
12. Chicago - Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
13. Philadelphia - Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
14. Utah - JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
15. New Orleans - Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
16. New Orleans - Hilton Armstrong (6’11’’, PF, UConn, Sr.)
17. Sacramento - Marcus Williams (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Jr.)
18. Washington - Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Soph.)
19. Indiana - Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
20. Phoenix - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
21. New York - Maurice Ager (6’5’’, SG, Michigan State, Sr.)
22. Cleveland - Glen Davis (6‘8‘’, PF, LSU, Soph.)
23. Memphis - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
24. New Jersey - Oleksiy Pecherov (6‘10‘’, PF, Ukraine)
25. New Jersey - Paul Millsap (6’8’’, PF, Louisiana Tech, Jr.)
26. LA Lakers - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Jr.)
27. Phoenix - Richard Roby (6’5’’, SG, Colorado, Soph.)
28. Dallas - Paul Davis (6’11’’, C, Michigan State, Sr.)
29. New York - Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)
30. Portland - James Augustine (6‘10“, PF, Illinois, Sr.)

31. LA Clippers - Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
32. Houston - Craig Smith (6‘7‘’, PF, Boston College, Sr.)
33. Portland - Thabo Sefolosha (6‘6‘’, SG, Switzerland)
34. Atlanta - Guillermo Diaz (6'2'', PG, Miami, Jr.)
35. Toronto - Denham Brown (6’5’’, SG, UConn, Sr.)
36. Orlando - Mike Gansey (6‘4‘’, SG, West Virginia, Sr.)
37. Seattle - PJ Tucker (6’5’’, SF, Texas, Jr.)
38. Boston - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Jr.)
39. Detroit - Hassan Adams (6'4'', SG, Arizona, Sr.)
40. Milwaukee - Steve Novak (6‘10‘’, SF, Marquette, Sr.)
41. Boston - Dee Brown (6‘0‘’, PG, Illinois, Sr.)
42. Utah - Quincy Douby (6’3’’, SG, Rutgers, Jr.)
43. Cleveland - Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
44. Utah - Marcus Vinicius (6‘9‘’, SF, Brazil)
45. New Orleans - Matt Haryasz (6'11'', C, Stanford, Sr.)
46. Philadelphia - Steven Smith (6‘8‘’, SF, La Salle, Sr.)
47. Utah - Taj Gray (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Jr.)
48. Washington - Ryan Hollins (6’11’’, PF, UCLA, Sr.)
49. Indiana - Brad Newely (6‘6‘’, SG, Australia)
50. LA Lakers - Brandon Heath (6‘3‘’, PG, San Diego State, Jr.)
51. Denver - Rashad Anderson (6‘4‘’, SG, UConn, Sr.)
52. Cleveland - Allen Ray (6‘2‘’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
53. Seattle - Justin Williams (6‘10‘’, PF, Wyoming, Sr.)
54. New Jersey - James White (6‘7‘’, SG, Cincinnati, Sr.)
55. LA Clippers - Marco Killingsworth (6‘7‘’, PF, Indiana, Sr.)
56. Toronto - Vladimir Veremeenko (6‘10‘’, PF, Belarus)
57. Minnesota - Viktor Keirou (6‘6‘’, SG, Russia)
58. Dallas - Yemi Nicholson (6‘10‘’, C, Denver, Sr.)
59. San Antonio - Damir Markota (6‘11‘’, PF, Croatia)
60. Detroit - Brandon Bowman (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Sr.)

NBA Draft Big Board (Top 70)

1. LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
2. Rudy Gay (6'8'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
3. Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Andrea Bargnani (6'11'', PF, Italy)
5. Tyrus Thomas (6’9’’, PF, LSU, Fresh.)
6. Rodney Carney (6'6'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
7. Brandon Roy (6’5’’, SG, Washington, Sr.)
8. Patrick O’Bryant (7’0’’, C, Bradley, Soph.)
9. Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
10. Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Soph.)
11. Randy Foye (6’4’’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
12. Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
13. Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
14. Marcus Williams (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Jr.)
15. JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
16. Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
17. Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Soph.)
18. Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
19. Hilton Armstrong (6’11’’, PF, UConn, Sr.)
20. Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
21. Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)
22. Richard Roby (6’5’’, SG, Colorado, Soph.)
23. Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
24. Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
25. Maurice Ager (6’5’’, SG, Michigan State, Sr.)
26. Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Jr.)
27. Paul Davis (6’11’’, C, Michigan State, Sr.)
28. Denham Brown (6’5’’, SG, UConn, Sr.)
29. Thabo Sefolosha (6‘6‘’, SG, Switzerland)
30. Craig Smith (6‘7‘’, PF, Boston College, Sr.)
31. Guillermo Diaz (6'2'', PG, Miami, Jr.)
32. Oleksiy Pecherov (6‘10‘’, PF, Ukraine)
33. James Augustine (6‘10“, PF, Illinois, Sr.)
34. Steve Novak (6‘10‘’, SF, Marquette, Sr.)
35. Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Jr.)
36. Marcus Vinicius (6‘9‘’, SF, Brazil)
37. Paul Millsap (6’8’’, PF, Louisiana Tech, Jr.)
38. Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
39. Glen Davis (6‘8‘’, PF, LSU, Soph.)
40. Quincy Douby (6’3’’, SG, Rutgers, Jr.)
41. Hassan Adams (6'4'', SG, Arizona, Sr.)
42. Taj Gray (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Jr.)
43. Vladimir Veremeenko (6‘10‘’, PF, Belarus)
44. Mike Gansey (6‘4‘’, SG, West Virginia, Sr.)
45. Matt Haryasz (6'11'', C, Stanford, Sr.)
46. PJ Tucker (6’5’’, SF, Texas, Jr.)
47. Ryan Hollins (6’11’’, PF, UCLA, Sr.)
48. Steven Smith (6‘8‘’, SF, La Salle, Sr.)
49. Brandon Bowman (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Sr.)
50. Justin Williams (6‘10‘’, PF, Wyoming, Sr.)
51. James White (6‘7‘’, SG, Cincinnati, Sr.)
52. Damir Markota (6‘11‘’, PF, Croatia)
53. Dee Brown (6‘0‘’, PG, Illinois, Sr.)
54. Viktor Keirou (6‘6‘’, SG, Russia)
55. Christian Maraker (6’10’’, PF, Pacific, Sr.)
56. Marco Killingsworth (6‘7‘’, PF, Indiana, Sr.)
57. Rashad Anderson (6‘4‘’, SG, UConn, Sr.)
58. Louis Amundson (6‘8‘’, SF, UNLV, Sr.)
59. Terrell Everett (6‘4‘’, PG, Oklahoma, Sr.)
60. Yemi Nicholson (6‘10‘’, C, Denver, Sr.)
61. Allen Ray (6‘2‘’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
62. Bobby Jones (6‘6‘’, SF, Washington, Sr.)
63. Taquan Dean (6‘3‘’, SG, Louisville, Sr.)
64. Jose Juan Barea (6‘0‘’, PG, Northeastern, Sr.)
65. JP Bautista (6‘9‘’, PF, Gonzaga, Sr.)
66. Curtis Stinson (6’3’’, PG, Iowa State, Jr.)
67. Eric Hicks (6‘6‘’, SF, Cincinnati, Sr.)
68. Eric Williams (6’9’’, C, Wake Forest, Sr.)
69. Brad Buckman (6‘8‘’, PF, Texas, Sr.)
70. Gerry McNamara (6’2’’, PG, Syracuse, Sr.)

NBA Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Charlotte - LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
2. Chicago - Tyrus Thomas (6’9’’, PF, LSU, Fresh.)
3. Portland - Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Atlanta - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Soph.)
5. Toronto - Rudy Gay (6'8'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
6. Orlando - Brandon Roy (6’5’’, SG, Washington, Sr.)
7. Seattle - Andrea Bargnani (6'11'', PF, Italy)
8. Minnesota - Rodney Carney (6'6'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
9. Boston - Randy Foye (6’4’’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
10. Golden State - Patrick O’Bryant (7’0’’, C, Bradley, Soph.)
11. Chicago - Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
12. Houston - Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
13. Philadelphia - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
14. Utah - JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
15. New Orleans - Hilton Armstrong (6’11’’, PF, UConn, Sr.)
16. Sacramento - Marcus Williams (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Jr.)
17. New Orleans - Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
18. Phoenix - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
19. Indiana - Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
20. Washington - Richard Roby (6’5’’, SG, Colorado, Soph.)
21. New York - Maurice Ager (6’5’’, SG, Michigan State, Sr.)
22. Memphis - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Jr.)
23. Cleveland - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
24. New Jersey - Glen Davis (6‘8‘’, PF, LSU, Soph.)
25. New Jersey - Craig Smith (6‘7‘’, PF, Boston College, Sr.)
26. LA Lakers - Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)
27. Phoenix - Paul Millsap (6’8’’, PF, Louisiana Tech, Jr.)
28. Dallas - Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
29. New York - James Augustine (6‘10“, PF, Illinois, Sr.)
30. Portland - Paul Davis (6’11’’, C, Michigan State, Sr.)

NBA Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Charlotte - Rudy Gay (6'8'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
2. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
3. Portland - Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Atlanta - Andrea Bargnani (6'11'', PF, Italy)
5. Toronto - Rodney Carney (6'6'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
6. Orlando - Brandon Roy (6’5’’, SG, Washington, Sr.)
7. Seattle - Tyrus Thomas (6’9’’, PF, LSU, Fresh.)
8. Minnesota - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Soph.)
9. Boston - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
10. Golden State - Patrick O’Bryant (7’0’’, C, Bradley, Soph.)
11. Chicago - Randy Foye (6’4’’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
12. Houston - Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
13. Philadelphia - JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
14. Utah - Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
15. New Orleans - Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
16. Sacramento - Hilton Armstrong (6’11’’, PF, UConn, Sr.)
17. New Orleans - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Jr.)
18. Phoenix - Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
19. Indiana - Marcus Williams (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Jr.)
20. Washington - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
21. New York - Richard Roby (6’5’’, SG, Colorado, Soph.)
22. Memphis - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
23. Cleveland - Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
24. New Jersey - Paul Davis (6’11’’, C, Michigan State, Sr.)
25. New Jersey - Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
26. LA Lakers - Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)
27. Phoenix - James Augustine (6‘10‘’, PF, Illinois, Sr.)
28. Dallas - Maurice Ager (6’5’’, SG, Michigan State, Sr.)
29. New York - Paul Millsap (6’8’’, PF, Louisiana Tech, Jr.)
30. Portland - Quincy Douby (6’3’’, SG, Rutgers, Jr.)

WBC Wrap Up

This years World Baseball Classic comes to an end tonight with a game between Cuba and Japan. Despite Team USA falling on it's face, the WBC has been a rousing success with close hardly fought games all the way through.


First Team All WBC

C- Tomoya Satozaki (Japan)
1B- Seung-Yeop Lee (Korea)
2B- Tsuyoshi Nishioka (Japan)
SS- Derek Jeter (USA)
3B- Adrian Beltre (Dominican Republic)
OF- Ken Griffey Jr. (USA)
OF- Yoandy Garlobo (Cuba)
OF- Ichiro Suzuki (Japan)
DH- Derek Lee (USA)

SP- Jae Seo (Korea)
SP- Bartolo Colon (Dominican Republic)
SP- Koji Uehara (Japan)
RP- Chan Ho Park (Korea)
RP- Yadel Marti (Cuba)

Second Team All WBC

C- Javy Lopez (Puerto Rico)
1B- Nobuhiko Matsunaka (Japan)
2B- Yulieski Gourriel (Cuba)
SS- Chin-lung Hu (Chinese Taipei)
3B- Jorge Cantu (Mexico)
OF- Adam Stern (Canada)
OF- Carlos Beltran (Puerto Rico)
OF- Jong Beom Lee (Korea)
DH- Chipper Jones (USA)

SP- Freddy Garcia (Venezuela)
SP- Shairon Martis (Netherlands)
SP- Omari Romero (Cuba)
RP- Pedro Luis Lazo (Cuba)
RP- Fernando Rodney (Dominican Republic)


WBC MVP: Ken Griffey Jr. (USA)
Runners up: Seung-Yeop Lee (Korea), Tsuyoshi Nishioka (Japan)

WBC Cy Young: Jae Seo (Korea)
Runners up: Koji Uehara (Japan), Bartolo Colon (Dominican Republic)

5 Players Coming Soon to MLB

1. Seung-Yeop Lee (Korea)
2. Yulieski Gourriel (Cuba)
3. Koji Uehara (Japan)
4. Tsuyoshi Nishioka (Japan)
5. Yadel Marti (Cuba)

NBA Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
2. Charlotte - Rudy Gay (6'8'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
3. Portland - Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Atlanta - Andrea Bargnani (6'11'', PF, Italy)
5. Toronto - Rodney Carney (6'6'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
6. Orlando - Brandon Roy (6’5’’, SG, Washington, Sr.)
7. Seattle - Tyrus Thomas (6’9’’, PF, LSU, Fresh.)
8. Golden State - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
9. Minnesota - JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
10. Boston - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Soph.)
11. Chicago - Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
12. Houston - Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
13. New Orleans - Randy Foye (6’4’’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
14. Utah - Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
15. Philadelphia - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Jr.)
16. New Orleans - Hilton Armstrong (6’11’’, PF, UConn, Sr.)
17. Sacramento - Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
18. Washington - Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
19. Phoenix - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
20. Indiana - Paul Davis (6’11’’, C, Michigan State, Sr.)
21. Memphis - Maurice Ager (6’5’’, SG, Michigan State, Sr.)
22. New Jersey - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
23. New York - Richard Roby (6’5’’, SG, Colorado, Soph.)
24. Cleveland - Marcus Williams (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Jr.)
25. New Jersey - Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
26. LA Lakers - James Augustine (6‘10‘’, PF, Illinois, Sr.)
27. Phoenix - Guillermo Diaz (6'2'', PG, Miami, Jr.)
28. Dallas - Quincy Douby (6’3’’, SG, Rutgers, Jr.)
29. New York - Paul Millsap (6’8’’, PF, Louisiana Tech, Jr.)
30. Portland - Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)

2007 Top Prospects

1. Greg Oden (7’0’’, C, High School)
2. Brandan Wright (6’10’’, PF, High School)
3. Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Fresh.)
4. Patrick O’Bryant (7’0’’, C, Bradley, Soph.)
5. Julian Wright (6‘8‘’, SF, Kansas, Fresh.)
6. Kyle Lowry (6’0’’, PG, Villanova, Soph.)
7. Shawne Williams (6’8’’, SF, Memphis, Fresh.)
8. Cedric Simmons (6’10’’, PF, North Carolina State, Soph.)
9. Dominic James (5‘10‘’, PG, Marquette, Fresh.)
10. Ante Tomic (7’2’’, C, Croatia)
11. Arron Afflalo (6’5’’, SG, UCLA, Soph.)
12. Sergio Rodriguez (6'3'', PG, Spain)
13. Al Horford (6'9'', PF, Florida, Soph.)
14. Darius Washington (6’2’’, PG, Memphis, Soph.)
15. Alexis Ajinca (7’0’’, PF, France)
16. Marcus Williams (6‘7‘’, SG, Arizona, Fresh.)
17. Roy Hibbert (7’2’’, C, Georgetown, Soph.)
18. Jason Smith (7’0’’, C, Colorado State, Soph.)
19. Tyler Hansbrough (6‘9‘’, PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
20. Gabriel Pruitt (6’4’’, PG, USC, Soph.)
21. Corey Brewer (6’8’’, SF, Florida, Soph.)
22. Sasha Kahn (6’11’’, C, Kansas, Soph.)
23. Ronald Steele (6‘2‘’, PG, Alabama, Soph.)
24. Jordan Farmar (6’2’’, PG, UCLA, Soph.)
25. Marco Belinelli (6’6’’, SG, Italy)
26. Al Thornton (6’7’’, SF, Florida State, Jr.)
27. Jeff Green (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Soph.)
28. Leon Powe (6‘7‘’, PF, California, Soph.)
29. Nemanja Aleksandrov (6'10'', SF, Serbia)
30. Shannon Brown (6’3’’, SG, Michigan State, Jr.)
31. Acie Law (6‘3‘’, PG, Texas A&M, Jr.)
32. Saer Sene (7’0’’, C, Senegal)
33. Brad Newley (6’6’’, SG, Australia)
34. Joseph Jones (6‘9‘’, PF, Texas A&M, Soph.)
35. Marko Tomas (6'8'',SG, Croatia)
36. Alexander Johnson (6‘9‘’, PF, Florida State, Jr.)
37. Marcus Slaughter (6‘8‘’, SF, San Diego State, Jr.)
38. Jermareo Davidson (6‘10‘’, PF, Alabama, Jr.)
39. PJ Tucker (6‘5‘’, SG, Texas, Soph.)
40. Alando Tucker (6‘5‘’, SG, Wisconsin, Jr.)

Bashing The Brackets

It is my humble opinion that the selection committee really botched up this years NCAA Tourny brackets. I understand that the job of the selection committee is not east, and there are always going to be things people disagree with, but this year they did just a piss poor job. In order to get out all my rants in one quick and easy post, here is the top 10 things wrong with this years brackets.


10. Too much love for the 'cuse: I understand that the conference tournaments carry a good deal of weight, but Syracuse stunk for the majority of the year, got hot for a week and got a 5 seed. Despite the fact that the day the Big East tourny started, Syracuse was on the outside looking in, they now are seeded ahead of West Virginia, Indiana, George Washington, Marquette, Michigan State, and Georgetown. All those teams I guess made the mistake of playing well all year long. Leave it to the committee to celebrate mediocrity. Maybe they just needed a team sure to fall victim to the 5 vs. 12 curse.

9. Montana the 12 seed/ Winthrop the 15 seed: On the subject of terrible seedings. Montana got a 12 seed without winning the conference regular season and having beat no one legit out of conference. Meanwhile for some stroke of stupidity, Winthrop received a 15 seed despite winning the regular season Big South title and beating 2 ranked teams. They also played Memphis tight. Winthrop scheduled a tough out of conference schedule just so they would not be stuck with a bad seed again this year. Sadly for them, the committee uses out of conference schedule only when convenient.

8. FSU and Cincy get robbed: FSU goes 19-9 in a power conference and knocks off Duke, but suddenly their out of conference schedule keeps them out of the tourny. Conveniently forgotten is the fact that FSU played a far tougher schedule than any of the mid major bubble teams that got in. George Mason and Air Force were rewarded for playing no one in or out of conference. Any team that can be above .500 in the ACC should be in by default. Cincy got it even worse and it was clear the committee just flat out decided 9 Big East teams was just too many, despite the fact that anyone with half a brain could see Cincy is one of the 34 best at large teams.

7. Stacked Oakland bracket: I realize that one or two brackets every year seem more stacked, but this one is big time stacked. Memphis, Pitt, Kansas, Indiana, Gonzaga, UCLA are the cream of the crop in this bracket. Memphis, Kansas, Gonzaga, and UCLA are all conference winners and Pitt played in the Big East finals. I guess the committee just really didn't want to see Memphis come out of this bracket.

6. Gonzaga is a 3 seed?: Gonzaga, a team that never gets any respect this time of year despite a killer out of conference schedule (which conveniently doesn't matter again). Gonzaga is stuck with a 3 seed in the toughest bracket in the tourny despite being obviously better than Tennessee who is a 2 seed. To make matters even worse, Gonzaga must take on 14 seed Xavier. Not only is Gonzaga maybe the best 3 seed ever, but Xavier is clearly the best 14 seed in recent memory. It simply makes no sense the way Gonzaga is treated here.

5. Xavier the 14 seed: Along those same lines, it is terrible that the Atlantic 10 champs who played really well down the stretch were stuck with a 14 seed. 4 Teams from the vastly overrated MVC got better seeds than the A10 champ? The Atlantic 10 is a top 8 conference and should be treated like one, the winner should be an 11 or 12 seed at absolute worst. To make matters even more dumb, the obvious best 14 seed takes on the obvious best 3 seed in Gonzaga.

4. No love for G Dub: What does George Washington have to do to get some love? They go undefeated in Atlantic 10 play (a top 8 conference) and are ranked as high as 6th in the nation late in the year. For that, they are rewarded with an 8 seed, making the first time I can remember where a teams seed was higher than their actual ranking. A 2nd round date with Duke is simply unfair for a team that played as well as GW did all year. I guess their out of conference schedule got them.

3. Tennessee got GW's love too: I guess all the love FSU, Cincy, Gonzaga, Xavier, and GW didn't get went right to Tennessee. After playing poorly down the stretch and being bounce in the 1st round of the SEC tourny by NIT bound South Carolina, Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl told reporters he expected a 4 or 5 seed. The look on his face was priceless when they got the #2 seed. I'm sure Gonzaga coach Mark Few had an equally priceless look of confusion. Maybe the committee just wants a 15 seed to beat a 2 seed to drum up rating. Winthrop has a far better than usual shot at just that.

2. Air Force: It is official, Air Force is the worst at large team in the history of the NCAA tourny. 14 seed Xavier would drill them. Air Force beat no one of significance all year long and lost in the quarterfinals of their conference tourny. The NIT committee already had their name written down on their brackets when to the surprise of everyone and for no apparent reason, Air Force was given a 13 seed. When asked why they got in, the head of the committee basically said they had no reason other than they liked the way they played. Surely that makes more sense than taking Cincy or FSU for an actual concrete reason.

1. The Missouri Valley Conference: Enough is enough with the MVC. I am as big a fan of the mid majors as anyone, but the fact that the MVC got as many teams as the Pac 10, Big 12, and ACC is the dumbest thing in the history of sports. The MVC most own stock in whatever moron computes the RPI, because for some reason unknown to anyone, the MVC teams always have great RPI's. This is especially odd because they don't play anyone, so essencially they gain these great RPI's by beating other MVC teams who also somehow have great RPI's. It is like a self fulfilling prophecy. Not a single team in the MVC would even have a good enough record to play in the NIT if it played FSU or Cincy's schedule. Seems only the teams in power conferences are punished for bad out of conference schedules, when they should be the ones who need them less, since they play legit teams in conference. Let FSU or Cincy play a couple of these mid majors who got in off the bubble and find out just how important the RPI really is.

NFL Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Houston - Reggie Bush (RB, USC)
2. New Orleans - Mario Williams (DE, North Carolina State)
3. Tennessee - Matt Lienart (QB, USC)
4. New York Jets - Vince Young (QB, Texas)
5. Green Bay - A.J. Hawk (LB, Ohio State)
6. Oakland - Jay Cutler (QB, Vanderbilt)
7. San Francisco - D’Brickashaw Ferguson (OT, Virginia)
8. Buffalo - Haloti Ngata (DT, Oregon)
9. Detroit - Michael Huff (DB, Texas)
10. Arizona - Tye Hill (CB, Clemson)
11. St. Louis - Vernon Davis (TE, Maryland)
12. Cleveland - DeAngelo Williams (RB, Memphis)
13. Baltimore - Ernie Sims (LB, Florida State)
14. Philadelphia - Santonio Holmes (WR, Ohio State)
15. Atlanta - Tamba Hali (DE, Penn State)
16. Miami - Winston Justice (OT, USC)
17. Minnesota - LenDale White (RB, USC)
18. Dallas - Jimmy Williams (CB, Virginia Tech)
19. San Diego - Chad Jackson (WR, Florida)
20. Kansas City - Brodrick Bunkley (DT, Florida State)
21. New England - Chad Greenway (LB, Iowa)
22. Denver - Mathias Kiwanuka (DE, Boston College)
23. Tampa Bay - Max Jean-Gilles (OG, Georgia)
24. Cincinnati - Leonard Pope (TE, Georgia)
25. New York Giants - Manny Lawson (DE, North Carolina State)
26. Chicago - Ashton Youboty (CB, Ohio State)
27. Carolina - Gabe Watson (DT, Michigan)
28. Jacksonville - Laurence Maroney (RB, Minnesota)
29. Denver - Ko Simpson (S, South Carolina)
30. Indianapolis - Bobby Carpenter (LB, Ohio State)
31. Seattle - Taitusi Lutiu (OG, USC)
32. Pittsburgh - Jonathan Joseph (CB, South Carolina)

NBA Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
2. Charlotte - Rudy Gay (6'8'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
3. Portland - Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Atlanta - Andrea Bargnani (6'11'', PF, Italy)
5. Toronto - Rodney Carney (6'6'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
6. Orlando - Brandon Roy (6’5’’, SG, Washington, Sr.)
7. Seattle - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
8. Golden State - Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
9. Minnesota - JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
10. Boston - Tyrus Thomas (6’9’’, PF, LSU, Fresh.)
11. Chicago - Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
12. Houston - Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
13. New Orleans - Randy Foye (6’4’’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
14. Utah - Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
15. Philadelphia - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Jr.)
16. New Orleans - Joakim Noah (6’11’’, PF, Florida, Soph.)
17. Sacramento - Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Fresh.)
18. Washington - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
19. Phoenix - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
20. Indiana - Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
21. Memphis - Hilton Armstrong (6’11’’, PF, UConn, Sr.)
22. New Jersey - Paul Davis (6’11’’, C, Michigan State, Sr.)
23. New York - Richard Roby (6’5’’, SG, Colorado, Soph.)
24. Cleveland - Marcus Williams (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Jr.)
25. New Jersey - Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
26. LA Lakers - Taj Gray (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Jr.)
27. Phoenix - Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)
28. Dallas - Quincy Douby (6’3’’, SG, Rutgers, Jr.)
29. New York - Paul Millsap (6’8’’, PF, Louisiana Tech, Jr.)
30. Portland - Maurice Ager (6’5’’, SG, Michigan State, Sr.)


Just Missed:

Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Jr.)
Matt Harayasz (6'11'', C, Stanford, Sr.)
Guillermo Diaz (6'2'', PG, Miami, Jr.)
Marcus Vinicius (6‘9‘’, SF, Brazil)
Thabo Sefolosha (6‘6‘’, SG, Switzerland)
James Augustine (6‘10‘’, PF, Illinois, Sr.)
Mike Gansey (6‘4‘’, SG, West Virginia, Sr.)
Hassan Adams (6'4'', SG, Arizona, Sr.)

Bracketology

Because I have been a zombie in front of the TV for roughly a week and a half, I feel like something of an expert now when it comes to Bracketology and bubble teams. So here is how I think the NCAA Tourny will look in roughly an hour.


1 Seeds: UConn, Duke, Memphis, Villanova
2 Seeds: Ohio State, Texas, Gonzaga, Illinois
3 Seeds: UCLA, Iowa, Florida, Boston College
4 Seeds: North Carolina, Kansas, Pittsburgh, LSU
5 Seeds: Tennessee, George Washington, Georgetown, West Virginia
6 Seeds: Oklahoma, Washington, Michigan State, Syracuse
7 Seeds: Nevada, Wisconsin, Indiana, Marquette
8 Seeds: North Carolina State, Southern Illinois, California, Kentucky
9 Seeds: UAB, Wichita State, Texas A&M, Cincinnati
10 Seeds: Bucknell, Arkansas, Arizona, Alabama
11 Seeds: Bradley, Michigan, Northern Iowa, UNC Wilmington
12 Seeds: Florida State, San Diego State, Xavier, George Mason
13 Seeds: South Alabama, Iona, Kent State, Wisconsin Milwaukee
14 Seeds: Murray State, Winthrop, Northwestern State, Pacific
15 Seeds: Penn, Davidson, Montana, Hampton
16 Seeds: Albany, Belmont, Oral Roberts
Play In Game: Southern, Monmouth


Last 4 In:

Michigan
Florida State
Northern Iowa
George Mason

Next 8 Out:

Utah State
Colorado
Seton Hall
Hofstra
Creighton
Missouri State
Air Force
Maryland

NBA Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Charlotte - Rudy Gay (6'8'', SF, UConn, Soph.)
2. Chicago - LaMarcus Aldridge (6'11'', PF, Texas, Soph.)
3. Portland - Adam Morrison (6'8'', SG, Gonzaga, Jr.)
4. Atlanta - Andrea Bargnani (6'11'', PF, Italy)
5. Orlando - Rodney Carney (6'6'', SF, Memphis, Sr.)
6. Toronto - Josh McRoberts (6’10’’, PF, Duke, Fresh.)
7. Seattle - Tyrus Thomas (6’9’’, PF, LSU, Fresh.)
8. Boston - Sheldon Williams (6'9'', PF, Duke, Sr.)
9. Golden State - Randy Foye (6’4’’, SG, Villanova, Sr.)
10. Chicago - Ronnie Brewer (6'7'', SG, Arkansas, Jr.)
11. Minnesota - Rajon Rondo (6'1'', PG, Kentucky, Soph.)
12. Houston - JJ Redick (6'4'', SG, Duke, Sr.)
13. Sacramento - Brandon Roy (6’5’’, SG, Washington, Sr.)
14. Utah - Mardy Collins (6'6'', SG, Temple, Sr.)
15. New Orleans - Tiago Splitter (6'11'', PF, Brazil)
16. Philadelphia - Aaron Gray (7'0'', C, Pitt, Jr.)
17. Phoenix - Richard Roby (6’5’’, SG, Colorado, Soph.)
18. Washington - Josh Boone (6'10'', PF, UConn, Jr.)
19. New York - Hilton Armstrong (6’11’’, PF, UConn, Sr.)
20. New Orleans - Rudy Fernandez (6'5'', SG, Spain)
21. Indiana - Paul Davis (6’11’’, C, Michigan State, Sr.)
22. New Jersey - Daniel Gibson (6'2'', PG, Texas, Soph.)
23. Memphis - Brandon Rush (6'7'', SG, Kansas, Fresh.)
24. Cleveland - Marcus Williams (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Jr.)
25. New Jersey - Paul Millsap (6’8’’, PF, Louisiana Tech, Jr.)
26. LA Lakers - Taj Gray (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Jr.)
27. Phoenix - Kevin Pittsnogle (6'11'', PF, West Virginia, Sr.)
28. Dallas - Maurice Ager (6’5’’, SG, Michigan State, Sr.)
29. New York - Nick Fazekas (6’11’’, PF, Nevada, Jr.)
30. Portland - Matt Harayasz (6'11'', C, Stanford, Sr.)

College Basketball Awards

National Player Of The Year: Adam Morrison (Gonzaga)

National Coach Of The Year: Roy Williams (North Carolina)

National Freshman of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)

1st Team All American

JJ Redick (Duke)
Adam Morrison (Gonzaga)
Rodney Carney (Memphis)
Shelden Williams (Duke)
Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas)

2nd Team All American

Randy Foye (Villanova)
Brandon Roy (Washington)
Rudy Gay (UConn)
Richard Roby (Colorado)
Alando Tucker (Wisconsin)

3rd Team All American

Craig Smith (Boston College)
Maurice Ager (Michigan State)
Paul Davis (Michigan State)
Nick Fazekas (Nevada)
Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)

1st Team All Freshman

Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
Brandon Rush (Kansas)
Dominic James (Marquette)
Shawne Williams (Memphis)
Marcus Williams (Arizona)

2nd Team All Freshman

Tyrus Thomas (LSU)
Mario Chalmers (Kansas)
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (UCLA)
Mike Mercer (Georgia)
Richard Hendrix (Alabama)

All Unknown Team

Keydren Clark (St. Peter’s)
Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech)
Christian Maraker (Pacific)
Marcus Slaughter (San Diego State)
Steven Smith (La Salle)

All Atlantic 10 Team

Danilo Pinnock (George Washington)
Pops Mensah-Bonus (George Washington)
Curtis Withers (Charlotte)
Steven Smith (La Salle)
Mardy Collins (Temple)

Atlantic 10 Player of the Year: Steven Smith (La Salle)
Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year: Karl Hobbs (George Washington)
Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year: Tommie Liddel (St. Louis)

All ACC Team

JJ Redick (Duke)
Shelden Williams (Duke)
Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
Craig Smith (Boston College)
Sean Singletary (Virginia)

ACC Player of the Year: JJ Redick (Duke)
ACC Coach of the Year: Roy Williams (North Carolina)
ACC Freshman of the Year: Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)

All Big 12 Team

PJ Tucker (Texas)
LaMarcus Aldridge (Texas)
Taj Gray (Oklahoma)
Richard Roby (Colorado)
Jarrius Jackson (Texas Tech)

Big 12 Player of the Year: Richard Roby (Colorado)
Big 12 Coach of the Year: Bill Self (Kansas)
Big 12 Freshman of the Year: Brandon Rush (Kansas)

All Big East Team

Rudy Gay (UConn)
Randy Foye (Villanova)
Allen Ray (Villanova)
Kevin Pittsnoggle (West Virginia)
Quincy Douby (Rutgers)

Big East Player of the Year: Randy Foye (Villanova)
Big East Coach of the Year: John Thompson III (Georgetown)
Big East Freshman of the Year: Dominic James (Marquette)

All Big Ten Team

Dee Brown (Illinois)
Alando Tucker (Wisconsin)
Maurice Ager (Michigan State)
Paul Davis (Michigan State)
Marco Killingsworth (Indiana)

Big Ten Player of the Year: Alando Tucker (Wisconsin)
Big Ten Coach of the Year: Thad Motta (Ohio State)
Big Ten Freshman of the Year: Jamar Smith (Illinois)

All Conference USA Team

Rodney Carney (Memphis)
Darius Washington (Memphis)
John Tofi (UTEP)
Oliver Lafayette (Houston)
Morris Almond (Rice)

Conference USA Player of the Year: Rodney Carney (Memphis)
Conference USA Coach of the Year: John Calipari (Memphis)
Conference USA Freshman of the Year: Shawne Williams (Memphis)

All Missouri Valley Team

Paul Miller (Wichita State)
Blake Ahearn (Missouri State)
Nate Funk (Creighton)
Ben Jacobson (Northern Iowa)
Marcellus Sommerville (Bradley)

MVC Player of the Year: Blake Ahearn (Missouri State)
MVC Coach of the Year: Mark Turgeon (Wichita State)
MVC Freshman of the Year: Jason Holsinger (Evansville)

All Mountain West Team

Brandon Heath (San Diego State)
Marcus Slaughter (San Diego State)
Louis Amundson (UNLV)
Justin Williams (Wyoming)
Jason Smith (Colorado State)

Mountain West Player of the Year: Marcus Slaughter (San Diego State)
Mountain West Coach of the Year: Jeff Bzdelik (Air Force)
Mountain West Freshman of the Year: Trent Plaisted (BYU)

All Pac 10 Team

Jordan Farmar (UCLA)
Brandon Roy (Washington)
Leon Powe (California)
Hassan Adams (Arizona)
Matt Haryasz (Stanford)

Pac 10 Player of the Year: Brandon Roy (Washington)
Pac 10 Coach of the Year: Lorenzo Romar (Washington)
Pac 10 Freshman of the Year: Marcus Williams (Arizona)

All SEC Team

Chris Lofton (Tennessee)
Rajon Rondo (Kentucky)
Glen Davis (LSU)
Darrel Mitchell (LSU)
Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas)

SEC Player of the Year: Ronnie Brewer (Arkansas)
SEC Coach of the Year: Bruce Pearl (Tennessee)
SEC Freshman of the Year: Tyrus Thomas (LSU)

All WCC Team

Adam Morrison (Gonzaga)
JP Batista (Gonzaga)
Daniel Kickert (St. Mary’s)
Mathew Knight (Loyola Marymount)
Travis Niesen (Santa Clara)

WCC Player of the Year: Adam Morrison (Gonzaga)
WCC Coach of the Year: Mark Few (Gonzaga)
WCC Freshman of the Year: Michael Gerrity (Pepperdine)

All WAC Team

Nick Fazekas (Nevada)
Nate Harris (Utah State)
Julian Sensley (Hawaii)
Paul Millsap (Louisiana Tech)
Quinton Hosley (Fresno State)

WAC Player of the Year: Nick Fazekas (Nevada)
WAC Coach of the Year: Mark Fox (Nevada)
WAC Freshman of the Year: David Dubois (Idaho)

Olympic Basketball...Cammo Style

With word of the 22 invites to the USA basketball tryouts, I have decided to make my own USA basketball system. I'll stick with the coaching staff they have, I like those choices. I would add a secondary team that practices together and scrimages against the USA main team. This gives young guys a chance to come up in the system like every other country does and like USA soccer has had a lot of sucess with.


Team USA

PG - C. Billups/C. Paul
SG - K. Bryant/D. Wade/M. Redd
SF - L. James/R. Lewis/B. Bowen
PF - D. Howard/C. Bosh
C - B. Miller/A. Stoudamire
Inactive: E. Brand, J. Johnson, S. Marion


USA Secondary Team

PG - K. Hinrich/R. Felton
SG - J. Redick/J. Howard/O. Mayo
SF - C. Anthony/T. Prince/A. Morrison
PF - D. West/C. Frye
C - C. Kamen/G. Oden
Inactives: B. Gordon, S. Battier, K. Korver