I've always loved to go back and see how things turned out from past NBA drafts. It's fun to go back and look at who turned out great and who were the underachievers. I'll go ahead and start off what should turn into a series with the 1992 draft. I picked this draft because it's the first one I really remember very well. Of course I remember the 1990 draft with Derrick Coleman being picked first, and 1991 and that Larry Johnson was the first pick from that draft, but that's about all I can remember from those drafts. As for 1992 though, I had become a much bigger basketball fan from college through the pros, and I really knew who the players were that were being drafted. So, without further ramblings, I give you my reordered first round of the 1992 NBA Draft, team needs not being taken into consideration. Actual draft number in parenthesis.
1. Orlando - Shaquille O'Neal (1)
2. Charlotte - Alonzo Mourning (2)
3. Minnesota - Latrell Sprewell (24)
4. Dallas - Christian Laettner (3)
5. Denver - Jimmy Jackson (4)
6. Washington - Doug Christie (17)
7. Sacramento - Tom Gugliotta (6)
8. Milwaukee - PJ Brown (29)
9. Philadelphia - LaPhonso Ellis (5)
10. Atlanta - Robert Horry (11)
11. Houston - Hubert Davis (20)
12. Miami - Anthony Peeler (15)
13. Denver - Clarence Weatherspoon (9)
14. Indiana - Byron Houston (27)
15. LA Lakers - Oliver Miller (22)
16. LA Clippers - Walt Williams (7)
17. Seattle - Todd Day (8)
18. San Antonio - Harold Miner (12)
19. Detroit - David Wesley (undrafted)
20. New York - Brent Price (32)
21. Boston - Matt Geiger (42)
22. Phoenix - Bryant Stith (13)
23. Milwaukee - Malik Sealy (14)
24. Golden State - Tracy Murray (18)
25. LA Clippers - Jon Barry (21)
26. Portland - Don MacLean (19)
27. Chicago - Adam Keefe (10)
I used more than just the stats for the players when I picked them. Guys like PJ Brown had long and very successful careers, but never put up huge stats, but I think that there's plenty of players out there who could put up better numbers without having as successful of careers. I used my knowledge of how good they were as players all around to make my decisions. It's probably not perfect, but I'd like to think that it's pretty darn close.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas Games
First off, a very Merry Christmas to everyone reading this (likely just me and a few of my closest friends). So today's the day where you get to watch five basketball games in a row. I don't know what excites me most about Christmas, probably the games actually (yeah, I'm a huge basketball dork).
So we started off with the Magic crushing the Hornets. I still can't figure out what they did, but the Hornets and even Chris Paul looked pretty bad in that game. The Magic are a team that's for real here guys. I actually shudder to think about how tough they could wind up being in a 7 game series.
Next up was the Spurs and Suns. I gotta say that this game was probably one of the more exciting games I've seen involving the Spurs in quite some time. However, I still love to watch the Spurs play and see how fundamental they really are while not being overly mechanical. The Suns are a given that you're going to get a fun game to watch, although that's started to diminish lately with the new system that Steve Kerr seems to be trying to put in there. Anyway, great game, and going down to the last second shot by Roger Mason of all people, that was a great game to watch and a great win for the Spurs. A tough loss for the Suns as well.
The game of the night, the centerpiece of the day, the Celtics and Lakers, and that game really was fun to watch. The atmosphere in LA was electric, the Lakers did get their usual home calls (everyone knows that when you play the Lakers in LA you play the referees as well, but you should be prepared for that), but the Celtics didn't seem prepared for everything the Lakers were going to throw at them. The Lakers simply outplayed the Celtics, although they did play a great game. I had my Bird jersey on hoping for a Celtics victory, but the winning streak ends here.
Right now we have the Cavaliers and Wizards going at it. The Wizards jumped out to a quick lead, but the Cavs fought back and have been comfortably in front for quite some time now. Well, I guess the lead is down to 2 right now, but if I'm a Cavs fan I feel fairly confident in this game right now. Only worry would be that LeBron only has five points up to this point, but that guy can turn it on whenever he feels like it and likely will.
The last game of the night is the Mavericks and Trailblazers. Look, I know that Greg Oden hasn't quite lived up to the hype just yet, but then again, the guy's a big man. Big men typically take a little longer to develop as players, and I have a feeling that's just the case here with Oden. I love taking every chance I can to watch the guy play, because I want to watch him develop as much as I can. He's a very good big man who has a bright future ahead of him. His only problem is the normal growing pains that he's going through. As for the Mavericks, they're still a tough team that's an awful lot of fun to watch. Dirk is looking better than he did last year, and the Mavericks have suddenly broken out of that early season funk they were in. I have a feeling this will be a great game to watch, and going against Erick Dampier, I don't expect to see Oden get into too much foul trouble tonight.
Well, that's kinda my mid/late analysis of the games that have been played and the games that are to be played today. I'm really liking the lineup of games they've had for the day so far, even if some didn't go as expected.
So we started off with the Magic crushing the Hornets. I still can't figure out what they did, but the Hornets and even Chris Paul looked pretty bad in that game. The Magic are a team that's for real here guys. I actually shudder to think about how tough they could wind up being in a 7 game series.
Next up was the Spurs and Suns. I gotta say that this game was probably one of the more exciting games I've seen involving the Spurs in quite some time. However, I still love to watch the Spurs play and see how fundamental they really are while not being overly mechanical. The Suns are a given that you're going to get a fun game to watch, although that's started to diminish lately with the new system that Steve Kerr seems to be trying to put in there. Anyway, great game, and going down to the last second shot by Roger Mason of all people, that was a great game to watch and a great win for the Spurs. A tough loss for the Suns as well.
The game of the night, the centerpiece of the day, the Celtics and Lakers, and that game really was fun to watch. The atmosphere in LA was electric, the Lakers did get their usual home calls (everyone knows that when you play the Lakers in LA you play the referees as well, but you should be prepared for that), but the Celtics didn't seem prepared for everything the Lakers were going to throw at them. The Lakers simply outplayed the Celtics, although they did play a great game. I had my Bird jersey on hoping for a Celtics victory, but the winning streak ends here.
Right now we have the Cavaliers and Wizards going at it. The Wizards jumped out to a quick lead, but the Cavs fought back and have been comfortably in front for quite some time now. Well, I guess the lead is down to 2 right now, but if I'm a Cavs fan I feel fairly confident in this game right now. Only worry would be that LeBron only has five points up to this point, but that guy can turn it on whenever he feels like it and likely will.
The last game of the night is the Mavericks and Trailblazers. Look, I know that Greg Oden hasn't quite lived up to the hype just yet, but then again, the guy's a big man. Big men typically take a little longer to develop as players, and I have a feeling that's just the case here with Oden. I love taking every chance I can to watch the guy play, because I want to watch him develop as much as I can. He's a very good big man who has a bright future ahead of him. His only problem is the normal growing pains that he's going through. As for the Mavericks, they're still a tough team that's an awful lot of fun to watch. Dirk is looking better than he did last year, and the Mavericks have suddenly broken out of that early season funk they were in. I have a feeling this will be a great game to watch, and going against Erick Dampier, I don't expect to see Oden get into too much foul trouble tonight.
Well, that's kinda my mid/late analysis of the games that have been played and the games that are to be played today. I'm really liking the lineup of games they've had for the day so far, even if some didn't go as expected.
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