2011 NBA Draft Thread

[Eja117]

Chukwudiebere Maduabum! 

I'm Nigerian. Its an Igbo name haha

What does it mean?  No white guy will ever be able to pronounce this name properly?

I mean can people even in Nigeria pronounce that?

I mean really.  I can pronounce Bellaluvachuite.   Abiye Aprekuma is pretty easy.  But this? I mean isn't there a limit of letters?  I mean what does this kid do when he fills out government forms?

[jpurthe1]

Chukwudiebere Maduabum! 

I'm Nigerian. Its an Igbo name haha

What does it mean?  No white guy will ever be able to pronounce this name properly?

I mean can people even in Nigeria pronounce that?

I mean really.  I can pronounce Bellaluvachuite.   Abiye Aprekuma is pretty easy.  But this? I mean isn't there a limit of letters?  I mean what does this kid do when he fills out government forms?

The important question is "How many syllables does this name have"?

[Eja117]

Is Ndudi Ebi Nigerian?

[Eja117]

omg Isiah Thomas

[The DarkPassenger]

YES! I am so glad that someone picked a real player late in the 2nd round. Great competitor. Good pick by the Kings by taking I. Thomas.

[The Walker Wiggle]

Players drafted from the Congo: 2.
Players drafted from North Carolina: 0.

Pretty cool.

Ater Majok is the best player to ever be drafted in the NBA having averaged 2.8ppg in the Australian League the previous season.

[Eja117]

Was named Isaiah Thomas because his father lost a bet?

Congratulations. Isaiah Thomas just won the award for world's dumbest dad.

[The Walker Wiggle]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA61mGZVvSc

Rivers on Johnson.

[Eja117]

The NBA draft...where after the 36th pick no matter what you did in college it doesn't matter, because we're drafting a player whose name nobody can pronounce happens.

[The DarkPassenger]

David Lighty, Ben Hansbrough and some others who were missed I hope they land on a team... they deserve it. And so does Jon Scheyer who didn't get picked last year and is in the d league.

[Eja117]

I cannot WAIT to read Bill Simmons' draft diary on this one.

[OsirusCeltics]

Is Ndudi Ebi Nigerian?

Yup. Igbo tribe too

(N-dudee Eh-bee)

[OsirusCeltics]

Chukwudiebere Maduabum! 

I'm Nigerian. Its an Igbo name haha

What does it mean?  No white guy will ever be able to pronounce this name properly?

I mean can people even in Nigeria pronounce that?

I mean really.  I can pronounce Bellaluvachuite.   Abiye Aprekuma is pretty easy.  But this? I mean isn't there a limit of letters?  I mean what does this kid do when he fills out government forms?

The important question is "How many syllables does this name have"?

Hahaha TP

[Eja117]

The twins born 7 minutes apart and drafted 7 minutes apart is probably the story of the night


This is the single most bizarre draft really ever.

Drafts used to be so simple.   So understandable. So rankable.  

Nowadays it's more like....a geography bee.   Mixed with some anthropology.

And for the 53rd pick in the draft the lakers take Bcd;jkd;ajd  Ask;asked  of the Akikuy tribe of southeast Kenya.  Bcd;jkd;ajd  Ask;sake most recently played for the Kinsasha Mokele-mbembes of the south Congan league!

Do you get the feeling that somewhere is a very accomplished college ball player saying "I don't believe this!"

Who are these guy's agents?  Who represents that guy?

[Eja117]

Is Ndudi Ebi Nigerian?

Yup. Igbo tribe too

(N-dudee Eh-bee)

That's exactly what I thought. Nigeria makes a certain amount of sense. Most populous country in Africa.