2011 CB Historical Draft - Draft Thread

[Roy H.]

A squirrel just jumped on the electrical transformer on the telephone pole outside my house and I am now without electricity and limited Droid battery.

I kid you not. Don't know how long I will be without electricity. Hopefully Nationalgrid will get me up and going sooner rather than later as I have some PMs to answer and a trade to deal with.

Until then everything is as is.

Poor squirrel ... that must've fried his acorns.

Yeah, animals can be dumb.  10 bucks to whoever can guess what I woke up to in my toilet last week (with the lid closed)

Skunk?

Walrus?

[mgent]

Nope, a sparrow.  Took me a while to remember that toilets are connected to a ventilation shaft so that the water isn't sucked out of the trap when you use the sink or bathtub.  There was a huge rain storm that night, he must've got disoriented.  I couldn't believe he made it all the way through the pipes and then managed to swim through the U-bend.

I was even more surprised he was still alive.  I tried to scoop him out because he was soaked and I didn't think he could fly, but that was a miscalculation and he ended up under the bathtub.  I brought in the cat to scare him out but being the sheltered indoor cat he is, his fur shot straight up and was too scared to venture under the tub (he could probably smell and hear it but couldn't see it).  Nonetheless it ended up flying out the window on its own while I went to get the backup cat.  Crazy morning though.

[Bahku]

Nope, a sparrow.  Took me a while to remember that toilets are connected to a ventilation shaft so that the water isn't sucked out of the trap when you use the sink or bathtub.  There was a huge rain storm that night, he must've got disoriented.  I couldn't believe he made it all the way through the pipes and then managed to swim through the U-bend.

I was even more surprised he was still alive.  I tried to scoop him out because he was soaked and I didn't think he could fly, but that was a miscalculation and he ended up under the bathtub.  I brought in the cat to scare him out but being the sheltered indoor cat he is, his fur shot straight up and was too scared to venture under the tub (he could probably smell and hear it but couldn't see it).  Nonetheless it ended up flying out the window on its own while I went to get the backup cat.  Crazy morning though.

Reminds me of that bird from The Island of Misfit Toys, (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Rankin-Bass) ... and the water-pistol that shoots ... jelly.

Speaking of jelly and jam, man, that Michael Jordan could throw it down! (How's that for getting back on topic? ).

[RebusRankin]

Happy to pick up Richmond for my starting SG and T-Mac as my swingman off the bench.

[RebusRankin]

Love Bahku'S picks of Gilmore and KJ. Also like the Webber and DJ picks. My concern with Hal Greer is 6ft2 but that's just me.

[Edgar]

7th ROUNDER Picks
2:30   1. Philadelphia 76ers - Bahku - Kevin Johnson


Didnt see this coming but i am a HUGE fan of him

8.5/10


2:35   2. Portland Trail Blazers - Redz - Shawn Kemp

Right spot  8.5/10


2:40   3. Dallas Mavericks - Rondo2287- Traded to Memphis - Hal Greer

Dont like that much

7.5/10

2:45   4. Indiana Pacers - StartOrien - Sidney Moncrief


I know Don is Happy

8.5/10


2:50   5. Atlanta Hawks - WeMadeIt17 - Larry Johnson

I understand the logic, I love that big year, I love him being one of the aliens but I think is a little early

7.5/10


2:55   6. Miami Heat - Rebus Rankin - Tracy McGrady


Love the pick here, maybe is even late for him

9/10


3:00   7. Seattle SuperSonics - KCattheStripe - Wes Unseld


8.5/10


3:05   8. Chicago Bulls - nickagneta - Dennis Johnson

Pick of the Round 10/10


3:10   9. Los Angeles Lakers - GreenFaith1819 - Elton Brand

Second best pick in the round  9.5/10


3:15   10. Denver Nuggets - mgent - Earl Monroe

7.5/10 no much to say about him really


3:20   11. Boston Celtics - 33-00-32 - Walt Bellamy


Not sold. 7.5/10


3:25   12. Memphis Grizzlies - Moranis - Traded to Dallas - Derrick Rose


Meh pick for me
but reigning MVP got .5 plus

8.0 /10

[Redz]

A squirrel just jumped on the electrical transformer on the telephone pole outside my house and I am now without electricity and limited Droid battery.

I kid you not. Don't know how long I will be without electricity. Hopefully Nationalgrid will get me up and going sooner rather than later as I have some PMs to answer and a trade to deal with.

Until then everything is as is.

I had a fox, then a rabbit run in front of my car within 30 seconds of each other today.  Both survived.

Animals have spring fever.

[RebusRankin]

Is Seattle worried about Unseld being a center and 6ft7 (and maybe shorter)?

[Moranis]

Love Bahku'S picks of Gilmore and KJ. Also like the Webber and DJ picks. My concern with Hal Greer is 6ft2 but that's just me.

Roy said he wasn't paying much attention to height for the earlier guys, so I took that into account.

Greer was the 3rd or 4th best guard of his decade.  Just too hard to pass that up in the 7th round.

[mgent]

Monroe
Oscar
Glide

That's one heck of a play-making lineup.

[Bahku]

Love Bahku'S picks of Gilmore and KJ. Also like the Webber and DJ picks. My concern with Hal Greer is 6ft2 but that's just me.

Thanks, man ... both highly underrated players in my opinion, and about 45 points and 21 rebounds between the two, (coming off the bench) ... not bad at all.

[nickagneta]

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

Indiana trades

Sidney Moncrief and Chris Webber

Portland trades

Glen Rice and Shawn Kemp

[Edgar]

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

Indiana trades

Sidney Moncrief and Chris Webber

Portland trades

Glen Rice and Shawn Kemp

Please coaches tell me how rostersend after this.

[Moranis]

I'm struggling with my next pick.  Getting tough to figure out where to place players.  I think I can wait on one guy, but I really want him, so that is the big issue for me.

[Roy H.]

TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT

Indiana trades

Sidney Moncrief and Chris Webber

Portland trades

Glen Rice and Shawn Kemp

What?!?!  I'm shocked!

In other news, I'm stepping away from the draft as a panelist.  I gave nick my resignation, and he was gracious enough to accept it.  Don't worry, folks:  this isn't a Jim Tressel situation.  

I'll continue evaluating and providing commentary, but I won't be voting at the end of this.  That suits me just fine, because I hate the idea of "judging" people when the difference between these various teams is ultra-small.