2011 CB Historical Draft - Draft Thread

[Redz]

oops

apparently I already got Toney!

Just checked in for the first time today.

In honor of my father (hardlyyardley on CB).

I will take George Yardley

Cool name, bro.

Check the 57-58 stats!

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/yardlge01.html

[Edgar]

ROUND 12   Friday June 3, 2011
1:00   1. Memphis Grizzlies - Moranis - Alvin Robertson
1:05   2. Boston Celtics - 33-00-32 - Vince Carter
1:10   3. Denver Nuggets - mgent - Bill Laimbeer
1:15   4. Los Angeles Lakers - GreenFaith1819 Michael Cooper
1:20   5. Chicago Bulls - nickagneta Drazen Petrovic
1:25   6. Seattle SuperSonics - KCattheStripe World B Free
1:30   7. Miami Heat - Rebus Rankin Up Whenever
1:35   8. Atlanta Hawks - WeMadeIt17 - Allan Houston
1:40   9. Indiana Pacers - StartOrien - Zach Randolph
1:45   10. Dallas Mavericks - Rondo2287 - Bruce Bowen
1:50   11. Portland Trail Blazers - Redz - Andrew Toney
1:55   12. Philadelphia 76ers - Bahku

Houston, Randolph and Cooper are SUPERB Picks!!!


Nice Eye,says Kakashi Sempai

[Roy H.]

This is what I was going to post for Redz' pick, but he beat me to it:

With their last pick in the draft, Redz selects binky extraodinaire and fine-looking man,



George Yardley

Described as a "flamboyant" [3] and "gregarious" player who "never did anything without flair" [4], Yardley had a stellar 7-year career, making the NBA All-Star team every year except for his rookie season. He led the Fort Wayne Pistons to two NBA Finals before the team moved to Detroit in 1957. In '57–58, the Pistons' first year in Detroit, Yardley led the league in scoring, averaging 27.8 points per game, and tallied 2001 points, just enough to make him the first NBA player to score 2000 points in a season. That year, Yardley also set NBA records for most free throws attempted (808) and most free throws made (655), and was named to the All-NBA First Team for the only time in his career.

Following a sixth All-Star season in 1959–1960, in which he averaged 20.2 points per game, George Yardley retired from basketball at the age of 31. He was the first player in NBA history to retire after averaging at least 20 PPG in his final year.

In 1996, Yardley was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.

In a touching tribute to Yardley, Pete Newell later said "George Yardley embodies what the Hall of Fame is all about. A marvelous athlete who made full use of his natural talents, a demeanor on the court a coach admires, and a life off the court and after his basketball career ended that has been very successful".

[Roy H.]

George Yardley has a degree from Stanford and started his own engineering firm.  I bet Zach Randolph can't say that!

[Rondo2287]

Now that I am up, I will take a guy that will finish off my bench, which actually has guys that play off the bench during their career.

Lamar Odom

[StartOrien]

George Yardley has a degree from Stanford and started his own engineering firm.  I bet Zach Randolph can't say that!

Hold on, lemme check his wikipedia

[GreenFaith1819]

Now that I am up, I will take a guy that will finish off my bench, which actually has guys that play off the bench during their career.

Lamar Odom

Nice!

He was on my list of 4 I have left right now. I guess that brings my list down to 3.

[Roy H.]

Now that I am up, I will take a guy that will finish off my bench, which actually has guys that play off the bench during their career.

Lamar Odom

Odom is one of those guys who I feel never got the most out of his talent.  Good player, but he should have been Great.

[indeedproceed]

Lamar Odom is a solid pick.

[Rondo2287]

Now that I am up, I will take a guy that will finish off my bench, which actually has guys that play off the bench during their career.

Lamar Odom

Odom is one of those guys who I feel never got the most out of his talent.  Good player, but he should have been Great.

Definitely, that set of skills at that height, he could have been one of the best.  But in a game like this, with his versatility he is a really valuable asset off the bench even without maximizing potential.

[indeedproceed]

xX*StartOrien69*Xx is up.

[StartOrien]

Passion Pick

With the fourth pick the Indiana Pacers select

Gilbert Arenas

[Rondo2287]

Passion Pick:

Gilbert Arenas

OMG SUPER GR8 Pick

[Roy H.]

Passion Pick:

Gilbert Arenas

Understand it, but man do I hate Gilbert on any team that wants to win.  Team cancer, needs the ball, inefficient, poor defense, way too many turnovers...  Basically, he's a poor man's AI.

But, he can score.

[indeedproceed]

ROUND 13   Friday June 3, 2011
2:30   1. Philadelphia 76ers - Bahku Pick Anytime
2:35   2. Portland Trail Blazers - Redz - George Yardley
2:40   3. Dallas Mavericks - Rondo2287 - Lamar 'Kardashian' Odom  
2:45   4. Indiana Pacers - StartOrien - Gilbert Arenas
2:50   5. Atlanta Hawks - WeMadeIt17 - Pick (your nose, your friends, but not your friends' nose) Anytime.
2:55   6. Miami Heat - Rebus Rankin
3:00   7. Seattle SuperSonics - KCattheStripe
3:05   8. Chicago Bulls - nickagneta
3:10   9. Los Angeles Lakers - GreenFaith1819
3:15   10. Denver Nuggets - mgent
3:20   11. Boston Celtics - 33-00-32
3:25   12. Memphis Grizzlies - Moranis