This is his opinion of (NBA draft) player values, not what draft order he believes they will be.
(He had Adam Morrison (3rd overall) 33rd in 2006 and Sebastian Telfair (13th overall) 75th in 2004. "That's the difference between ratings and mocks, " says George.)
Rank, Player, Position, School/Country
Class, Ht/Wt, Index
1, Blake Griffin, PF, Oklahoma
Sophomore, 6-10 250, 90.33
2, Hasheem Thabeet, C, Connecticut
Junior, 7-03 265, 90.25
3, Tyler Hansbrough, PF, North Carolina
Senior, 6-09 235, 90.20
4, Demar DeRozan, SG, USC
Freshman, 6-07 210, 90.11
5, Tyreke Evans, PG, Memphis
Freshman, 6-05 220, 90.09
6, James Harden, SG, Arizona State
Sophomore, 6-05 220, 90.09
7, James Johnson, PF, Wake Forest
Sophomore, 6-08 255, 90.05
8, Marcus Thornton, SG, LSU
Senior, 6-04 195, 89.99
9, Jrue Holiday, PG, UCLA
Freshman, 6-04 200, 89.95
10, Eric Maynor, PG, VCU
Senior, 6-03 165, 89.90
11, Jonny Flynn, PG, Syracuse
Sophomore, 6-01 195, 89.89
12, Jordan Hill, SF, Arizona
Junior, 6-10 230, 89.87
13, Jeff Teague, PG, Wake Forest
Sophomore, 6-01 175, 89.83
14, Ahmad Nivins, PF, Saint Joseph's
Senior, 6-09 245, 89.80
15, Stephen Curry, PG, Davidson
Junior, 6-03 180, 89.77
16, Luke Harangody, PF, Notre Dame
Junior, 6-08 240, 89.75
17, Ricky Rubio, PG, Spain
International, 6-04 185, 89.74
18, Greivis Vasquez, PG, Maryland
Junior, 6-06 195, 89.72
19, Dionte Christmas, SG, Temple
Senior, 6-06 210, 89.71
20, Austin Daye, SF, Gonzaga
Senior, 6-10 192, 89.68
21, Terrence Williams, SG, Louisville
Senior, 6-06 215, 89.67
22, Jack McClinton, PG, Miami
Senior, 6-00 185, 89.65
23, Gani Lawal, SF, Georgia Tech
Sophomore, 6-09 230, 89.65
24, Jeff Pendergraph, PF, Arizona State
Senior, 6-08 240, 89.64
25, DeJuan Blair, PF, Pittsburgh
Sophomore, 6-07 275, 89.62
26, Chase Budinger, SF, Arizona
Junior, 6-07 205, 89.61
27, Patrick Mills, PG, Saint Mary's
Sophomore, 6-00 175, 89.60
28, Taj Gibson, SF, USC
Junior, 6-10 215, 89.59
29, A.J Price, PG, Connecticut
Senior, 6-02 195, 89.58
30, Derrick Brown, SF, Xavier
Junior, 6-08 225, 89.58
31, Dante Cunningham, PF, Villanova
Senior, 6-08 225, 89.56
32, Jodie Meeks, SG, Kentucky
Junior, 6-04 210, 89.55
33, Ty Lawson, PG, North Carolina
Junior, 6-00 195, 89.54
34, Gerald Henderson, SG, Duke
Junior, 6-05 215, 89.53
35, Brandon Jennings, PG, Playing in Italy
Freshman, 6-00 170, 89.53
36, Wes Matthews, SG, Marquette
Senior, 6-05 215, 89.51
37, Michael Washington, PF, Arkansas
Junior, 6-09 240, 89.50
38, B.J. Mullens, C, Ohio State
Freshman, 7-01 260, 89.50
39, Daniel Hackett, PG, USC
Junior, 6-05 205, 89.48
40, Stefon Jackson, SG, UTEP
Senior, 6-05 180, 89.47
41, Wayne Ellington, SG, North Carolina
Junior, 6-05 200, 89.45
42, Josh Heytvelt, C, Gonzaga
Senior, 6-11 245, 89.44
43, Connor Atchley, PF, Texas
Senior, 6-10 230, 89.43
44, Darren Collison, PG, UCLA
Senior, 6-01 165, 89.41
45, Robert Vaden, SG, UAB
Senior, 6-05 205, 89.41
46, Earl Clark, SF, Louisville
Junior, 6-10 230, 89.41
47, Jermaine Taylor, SG, UCF
Senior, 6-05 205, 89.40
48, Chris Johnson, PF, LSU
Senior, 6-11 215, 89.40
49, Toney Douglas, PG, Florida State
Senior, 6-02 185, 89.39
50, Danny Green, SG, North Carolina
Senior, 6-07 210, 89.37
51, John Brockman, PF, Washington
Senior, 6-08 255, 89.37
52, Dominic James, PG, Marquette
Senior, 5-11 185, 89.35
53, Nick Calathes, PG, Florida
Sophomore, 6-06 195, 89.33
54, A.J. Abrams, PG, Texas
Senior, 6-00 160, 89.33
55, Sam Young, SG, Pittsburgh
Senior, 6-07 225, 89.33
56, Robert Dozier, PF, Memphis
Senior, 6-09 220, 89.33
57, Goran Suton, PF, Michigan State
Senior, 6-10 245, 89.32
58, John Bryant, C, Santa Clara
Senior, 6-10 305, 89.32
59, Luke Nevill, C, Utah
Senior, 7-02 265, 89.31
60, Lester Hudson, PG, Tennessee-Martin
Senior, 6-03 190, 89.29
61, Jeff Adrian, SF, Connecticut
Senior, 6-07 235, 89.28
62, Damion James, SF, Texas
Junior, 6-07 225, 89.27
63, DeMarre Carroll, SF, Missouri
Senior, 6-08 205, 89.25
64, DaJuan Summers, PF, Georgetown
Junior, 6-08 245, 89.10
65, Mac Koshwal, C, DePaul
Sophomore, 6-10 255, 88.77
66, Shawn Taggert, PF, Memphis
Junior, 6-10 240, 88.74
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
your questions, comments, suggestions and/or thought-provoking insight to BeInteresting@yahoo.com
Whether for an upcoming guest or something ludicrous I claimed, state your point; don't just keep it hidden within the inner sanctum of your mind.
Whether for an upcoming guest or something ludicrous I claimed, state your point; don't just keep it hidden within the inner sanctum of your mind.
NBA Finals, 3-1
The NBA Finals could very easily be 3-1 Orlando; but they aren’t. Two overtime losses; games that could’ve, SHOULD have, been won by the Magic in regulation.
Inexperience? Possibly.
I don’t believe the Magic have been "outcoached." Van Gundy’s philosophy on not fouling will forever be disputed; but I wouldn’t have fouled either. However as everyone knows, I’d be irate that Jameer was 3 feet below the 3-pt line on Fisher’s regulation tying 3. He did close; but you can’t let a known-shooter get to that spot!
“Free”-throws and turnovers … plenty of blame to go around. Dwight did commit numerous turnovers though; and miss two foul shots at the end … I heard today that Kareem thinks Howard could score 10+ points if he kept the ball high (avoiding being stripped).
Kobe, Odom & Fisher all got “chippy,” to use a hockey word … but all the NBA will review is Pietrus’ foul on Gasol. Why the HEX was Pau dunking? Classless.
Inexperience? Possibly.
I don’t believe the Magic have been "outcoached." Van Gundy’s philosophy on not fouling will forever be disputed; but I wouldn’t have fouled either. However as everyone knows, I’d be irate that Jameer was 3 feet below the 3-pt line on Fisher’s regulation tying 3. He did close; but you can’t let a known-shooter get to that spot!
“Free”-throws and turnovers … plenty of blame to go around. Dwight did commit numerous turnovers though; and miss two foul shots at the end … I heard today that Kareem thinks Howard could score 10+ points if he kept the ball high (avoiding being stripped).
Kobe, Odom & Fisher all got “chippy,” to use a hockey word … but all the NBA will review is Pietrus’ foul on Gasol. Why the HEX was Pau dunking? Classless.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, June 14th
Jim Callis (Baseball America) http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Callis
Eric Little (Maine Red Claws) http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/contact.html#Eric
http://www.maineredclaws.com/
Eric Little is originally from Milton, Vermont and he is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a degree in Business Administration. He has a MBA and Master's in Sports Business Management from the DeVos Program at the University of Central Florida, where he worked in The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. He has been involved in consulting projects for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the NBA D-League. His role with the Maine Red Claws is as an account executive, matching individuals and businesses to the ideal ticket plans and sponsorships.
George Rodecker (NBA draft expert) http://www.basketballtimes.com/
George "Roadie” Rodecker is an 19 year member of the United States Basketball Writers Association (U.S.B.W.A.) and has closely observed the amateur basketball scene world-wide for the past 20 seasons.
He’s attended/covered the NCAA Final Four, the FIBA World Championships, the Goodwill Games as well as the Portsmouth, Phoenix, Chicago and Orlando Pre-Draft camps and is a regular attendee at private Pre-Draft workouts. Roadie’s also a regular at the NBA Draft Lottery as well as the NBA Draft itself.
He's reported on college basketball and specifically the NBA Draft on behalf of CBS, hoopville.com, collegeinsider.com, hoopshype.com, Sportsline, basketballtimes.com, Basketball Times Magazine, and Eastern Basketball Magazine.
Additionally, Roadie has appeared on NBA-TV, as well as making hundreds of appearances on sports talk radio stations around the US as well as internationally.
On average he attends well over 125 games each season and watches an additional 100+ games on tape.
He makes his home in New York State’s historic Hudson Valley where he recently completed a cooking/good lifestyle book and enjoys cooking, cigars, Pink Floyd & bird watching – often at the same time!
Eric Little (Maine Red Claws) http://www.nba.com/dleague/maine/contact.html#Eric
http://www.maineredclaws.com/
Eric Little is originally from Milton, Vermont and he is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a degree in Business Administration. He has a MBA and Master's in Sports Business Management from the DeVos Program at the University of Central Florida, where he worked in The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. He has been involved in consulting projects for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the NBA D-League. His role with the Maine Red Claws is as an account executive, matching individuals and businesses to the ideal ticket plans and sponsorships.
George Rodecker (NBA draft expert) http://www.basketballtimes.com/
George "Roadie” Rodecker is an 19 year member of the United States Basketball Writers Association (U.S.B.W.A.) and has closely observed the amateur basketball scene world-wide for the past 20 seasons.
He’s attended/covered the NCAA Final Four, the FIBA World Championships, the Goodwill Games as well as the Portsmouth, Phoenix, Chicago and Orlando Pre-Draft camps and is a regular attendee at private Pre-Draft workouts. Roadie’s also a regular at the NBA Draft Lottery as well as the NBA Draft itself.
He's reported on college basketball and specifically the NBA Draft on behalf of CBS, hoopville.com, collegeinsider.com, hoopshype.com, Sportsline, basketballtimes.com, Basketball Times Magazine, and Eastern Basketball Magazine.
Additionally, Roadie has appeared on NBA-TV, as well as making hundreds of appearances on sports talk radio stations around the US as well as internationally.
On average he attends well over 125 games each season and watches an additional 100+ games on tape.
He makes his home in New York State’s historic Hudson Valley where he recently completed a cooking/good lifestyle book and enjoys cooking, cigars, Pink Floyd & bird watching – often at the same time!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
TONIGHT, June 7th, 2009
Maury Brown to lead things off at 9:15 PM; followed by Ben Zobrist in the second hour, approximately 10:05 PM
Red Sox fall to Texas, 6-3; as the Yankees defeat the Rays and take sole possession of the MLB American League East lead.
Red Sox fall to Texas, 6-3; as the Yankees defeat the Rays and take sole possession of the MLB American League East lead.
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