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AC'S NBA 2009 NBA DRAFT RECAP AND ANALYSIS:

There was a frenzy of NBA action this week culminating in the always entertaining NBA draft. In the days leading up to the draft the Spurs jumped to the front of the “favorite to win the 2009-2010 title” line by trading for Richard Jefferson and his stone hands, but they were quickly followed by the Cavs acquiring Shaq and the Magic reaching for Vince Carter and his oft swollen vagina. There hasn’t been this much action in the NBA since halftimes in the Showtime Lakers’ locker room in 1984.

As if the trades leading up to the draft weren’t enough, on the day of the draft Farrah Fawcett took it in the pooper for the last time (no seriously, you get ass cancer from getting it in the ass, I promise I am not making that up) and pop legend Michael Jackson finally beat it.

It was a life altering week for many and while this year’s draft had all the suspense of Lexington Steele in a cock off (since the talent level was worse than in a Rob Schneider movie), AC is here to break it down for you as always. And more than anything, I promise no rambling speeches like David Stern did to open the Draft.

Round 1:

1. Blake Griffin - LA Clippers: I guess Griffin is the only sure thing in the draft according to most but the only sure thing about Griffin is that he is going to LA. While Griffin is a great athlete, it’s not clear he is a basketball player. At times he plays like a bull in a china shop and seems to lack basketball instincts. I could mention that he measured out the same or worse than Tyler Hansbrough in the pre-draft camp, but that might be more than Clipper fans could take since everyone claims Hansbrough is not athletic enough and his arms are too short (and of course Griffin has a shorter reach and wingspan). Anyway, Griffin will probably deliver 70% of the offense of Michael Beasley, 120% of the defense, and 1% of the flakiness. In any other year he would have been a mid-lottery pick, but hey, at least his knees are healthy.

2. Hasheem Thabeet – Memphis Grizzlies: Grizzlies fans (or is it Grizzlies fan?) hope Thabeet turns into Dikembe Mutombo but they really better hope he doesn’t turn into Ben Gillery. I actually like Thabeet as a defender and think he can be a decent center in the league, like a taller Emeka Okafor with a worse offensive game (and yes it is possible to have a worse offensive game than Emeka Okafor, just ask Patrick O’Bryant). Even though Chris Wallace made this pick so it will likely be awful, Thabeet was a decent enough risk at #2 in this draft.

3. James Harden – Oklahoma City Thunder: The Thunder surprised a lot of people by drafting for need, rather than for talent. They need a scoring wing, even if uber prospect Ricky Rubio might have given them more upside. That said, Harden has major bust potential in the NBA. His game is often described as old school (and not just his attire as he rocked the really old school bow tie at the draft) and old school is code for slow and unathletic. I can count all of the successful slow and unathletic six foot four forwards on exactly no fingers and no toes. In his last three games this year, including two in the tournament, Harden scored 10, 9, and 10 points. The upside comparison often used for Harden is Paul Pierce but it is just as likely that he is what would happen if Shawn Respert and Danny Ferry had a kid.

4. Tyreke Evans – Sacramento Kings: Little known fact, Tyreke Evans’ cousin was just sentenced to 9 to 20 years in jail for a drive-by shooting in which Tyreke was DRIVING THE CAR. Seriously, how is Evans not in jail? This is just amazing to me. Evans has all of the talent in the world but so did Chris Washburn, William Bedford, and Michael Ray Richardson. I am going on record as saying this is going to end badly. Not only does Evans have a checkered past, but he has no position. He doesn’t pass well enough to be a point guard and he doesn’t shoot well enough to be a shooting guard. If things work out he’s basically Rodney Stuckey and if they don’t work out, he’s serving 10 to 20. At least he’s going to Sacramento where there is no gang problem.

5. Ricky Rubio – Minnesota Terriblewolves™: First of all, put aside that he doesn’t want to play in Minnesota and that he has an exorbitant contract to buy out from Menudo before he even comes to the NBA. Then put aside that he currently has a waifish build and is probably still a couple of year away from maturing. Barring all of that, this kid has upside. I mean he has an uncanny resemblance to Pete Maravich and when you look like someone, you should be able to play like them, right? Anyway, Rubio has....continued at: NBA BASKETBALL PICKS AGAINST THE SPREAD