I don't understand it. I just don't. I thought last night was great. There was drama as far as WILL THE HEAT TAKE Michael Beasley? If they do, will Shawn Marion pitch a fit because he is relegated back to third banana status that made him force out of Phoenix? Where will Kevin Love go? Will a WNBA team try and draft Brook Lopez? Who are these Euros? Will Dickie V's head explode?
ALso, WAY more trades involving PEOPLE take place in the NBA draft, opposed to the NFL draft, where it is just pick for picks. We get to see folks trade hats.
But for some reason we celebrate the NFL draft, but not the NBA draft. Why is that?
I guess it is because we all love college football WAY more than college basketball and we care more about the NFL than the NBA. We won't see these "lottery picks" do anything for a while because their teams are terrible, whereas in the NFL, the picks could lead you to the playoffs within a year or two. Plus no one watches the NBA until playoff time opposed to EVERYONE watching the NFL EVERY WEEK!
It takes the players a few years to really grow up too because of the ages of the draft picks (Euros as young as 18 or frosh as young as 19 opposed to juniors, three years out of high school, minimum of 20 years old entering the NFL) The NFL players are more likely to make an impact RIGHT AWAY before they are more mature than the NBA players.
I don't know. I just think the drama is better in the NBA, at least the lottery, as long as they are taking players that are ready to play next season! Quit picking the Euros that stay in Spain for 4 years then magically appear on rosters of the Spurs out of nowhere and dominate. There should be a limit on how long you can hold the rights. maybe 9 months. They have to be on your roster by the trading deadline, otherwise you lose the rights. While I do like the idea of better players entering the NBA, make them stay in Spain those five years, but NO ONE drafts him, THEN he comes over. It was boring listening to Fran last night talk about how, in 4 years this guy will make an impact because he is staying in Greece. I wish the NBA would do a minimum three years or two years or something with a minimum of 24 years old from Europe before they could be draft. If the Euros want to be drafted before 24, come to the states and go to college for two seasons and THEN you CAN get drafted.
I guess it is more exciting watching Matt Leinart get drafted because you watched him for three seasons at USC and now he is starting on your team (and you know he WILL be) instead of drafting Matheiu Leinhardt from Sweden and waiting for him to finish his 4 year contract with the Amersterdam Beavers before he comes to the Cardinals.
I just think the NBA draft is fun because I follow all of college basketball too, not just March Madness like most people and I am assuming THAT is why the ratings are down.
Sorry for the randomness of this, but I think the NBA draft should be MORE celebrated. Too bad Billy Knight wasn't here to MESS it up for the Hawks! PS, if the Hawks still had that #15 pick Roy Hibbert would have been nice down low with Horford and Smith around him. Or even a guy like Robin Lopez for energy off the bench, I would have been fine with. PLUS he could have done appearances for the Atlanta Dream too! ANd a second round pick with Bill Walker available, would have been nice. Then you could have let JChill go and sign and traded JSmoove and not felt bad. I might be tempted to call up the Charlotte Bobcats and see what Raymond Felton is available for. Just saying......
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