The Regime

Not so sure about the Jackson pick. Maynor has been more than a capable backup to Westbrook for OKC.

^[expletive]. I was really hoping that the Lakers would make a effort to trade for him.

Hmmm, I'm not sure what the Spurs are thinking with that trade. Kawhi is a great rebounder and perimeter defender, but he's really limited offensively. As least with George Hill you have a decent defender who can score in a variety of ways, perfect sixth man player mold. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this pans out.

A trade has been reported. Kawhi Leonard from Pacers (15th Pick) For George Hill (Spurs) Interesting...

Kahwi Leonard is overrated, I've said it all along. Looking at the next few picks and their needs, he might just drop out of the top 20.

Oh yeah.....I should have done a mock draft. <_<

How far is Brandon Knight going to drop? I thought he was a top 5 pick for sure.

Okay thank. I like the John Wall game lol. I love these international player interviews.

LOL best interview ever.....

Surprise, surprise.

Trade doesn't really address our biggest need which is the lack of three point shooting. Iggy is a young athletic player someone who can rejuvenate our fastbreak offense, but he's just as bad as Artest as far as perimeter shooting is concerned.

Lakers need to make some moves tonight. I have my fingers crossed.

Well the Bucks finally address their offensive and get themselves a go to guy on offense. The team was just dreadful in the halfcourt this season. Bobcats are the winner of the trade though, MJ finally did something right.

Kemba at 17? Wow. The only thing that works against him is his height, but he's a lethal scorer and proven winner and that's pretty hard to pass up in my opinion. Some team in the top 10 will give him a shot. Also I don't understand the Kahwi Leonard hype. I wasn't really impressed with him in the NCAA tournament. He reminds me alot of Gerald Wallace minus the scoring ability. He's athletic, a good defender, and he crashes the boards real hard but his jumpshot is virtually nonexistant. He'll find himself outside the top 10.

What the [expletive]. I legit lol'ed when I read the name of the topic. Gortat isn't worth a pick in the top 5, heck maybe not even the top 10. He was a hot commodity in Orlando, but his value has significantly dropped in Phoenix imo.

I haven't had time at all to post ever since I started working full time. But as mentioned earlier, I think it's just that time of year when we have some downtime. Activity should pick up within a couple months imo.

If it's involves trading anyone but Kobe, Pau, Bynum, and Odom then I'm all for it. We certainly need to upgrade at the position and send Fish to the bench. He's not only a good defender, but I don't think its a stretch to say that he would be our best three point shooter on the roster.

http://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2011/6/18/2230348/the-dwight-howard-sweepstakes-have-begun-golden-state-offered-monta

So on the Scott Van Pelt Show this morning they brought up a couple rankings of the current best players in the NBA. They were absurd to say the least, and I got a pretty good kick out of them. One of the rankings was from Skip Bayless and the other from from another analyst, whose name I can't remember. So here's Bayless' list: 1) Dwayne Wade 2) Dirk Nowitzki 3) Kobe Bryant 4) Kevin Durant 5) Carmelo Anthony What I do remember from the other ranking is that LeBron and Kobe didn't even crack his top 5, Dirk was #1, Rose was #3 and Chris Paul, Zach Randolph, and Dwight Howard were somewhere on the list. What amazes me is the hit that LeBrons popularity has taken since the finals, when in fact he was arguably regarded as the best player in the league for a good part of the season. And I don't even want to start with Kobe, a healthy Kobe is still a top 3 player in the league and that's not even debatable imo. Kobe's athleticism has taken a hit as a result of age, but he's still the most fundamentally sound, clutch, talented offensive player in the league and he'll certainly prove that next season. Also the fact that Dwight didn't make Bayless' list is just mind boggling. I don't think there is any other player in the league who requires so much attention and forces teams to alter the way they defend the Magic. And lastly I think it's a stretch to have Melo in the top 5. He's a phenomenal offensive player, probably the second most fluent scorer behind Durant, but he's far too one dimensional for my liking. If he would exert himself more on the defensive end, then I might consider him in the top 5. For the time being he's probably top 10.

http://deadspin.com/5811983/german-newspaper-credits-dirk-first-white-mvp-since-larry-bird-with-defeating-ghetto-basketball

Sure, if you're willing to pitch in the $1,300 for a ticket lol.

1. Dirk Nowitzki 2. Zach Randolph 3. LeBron James 4. Dwayne Wade 5. Chris Paul 6. Dwight Howard 7. Derrick Rose 8. Kevin Durant 9. Joe Johnson 10a. Jason Terry 10b. Jose Barea

Got my tickets booked for London (Aug 14-Aug 26), shit is gonna be crazzyyyy.

LOL.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20110613_Sixers_aren_t_the_only_team_interested_in_Ellis.html