2008-nba-draft Stories - Mountain West Connection
NBA Draft Review for the Mountain West
In yesterdays NBA Draft two players from the Mountain West Conference. The first was J.R. Giddens from the University of New Mexico and was selected by the world champion Boston Celtics. Giddens has the talent who could have been a lottery pick, but with all of his off the court issues is...
Trent Plaisted hires agent not returning to BYU
[digg http://digg.com/basketball/Trent_Plaisted_hires_agent_not_returning_to_BYU/share] BYU Junior Trent Plaisted has hired an agent which means he will not be able to return to BYU as a Senior, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Plaisted signed with Mark Bartelstein and Priority Sports and...
Morning Coffee Is Principled, Damnit
On Mackovic. Talking to my brother this evening, he noted that he wished I'd delved further into details on Mackovic's career at Texas. Honestly, I'd planned to, but it's time to start digging into Greg Davis, and that's going a lot slower than I'd anticipated. Left to choose between wasting a full...
NBA Draft 2008 Open Thread
Not sure how many of you will be watching but, if you are, post your comments here. It is all but certain that the Chicago Bulls will take Memphis point guard, Derrick Rose, at number one. After that, the safe money is on Michael Beasley to Miami, but there have been some rumors about the Heat...
Kansas Jayhawks NBA Draft Preview
Tomorrow, in the glitz-and-glam of New York, the 2008 NBA Draft will take place. And with the new, one-year-of-college-is-mandatory rule, you should recognize almost every single name said, with the exception of a small-school prospect here and an International prospect there. There has already...
Decision Day For AJ Abrams
AJ Abrams must decide by today at 4 p.m. whether or not to withdraw his name from the NBA Draft and return to school. As of Sunday night, the would-be senior guard told the Statesman that he had not yet made a decision. [UPDATE: He's coming back. Greek basketball fans mourn.] Previously: Return...
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