You can now keep tabs on Hoopville’s spin on the college basketball world on Twitter. We sent tweets throughout last night’s NBA Draft — all four-plus hours! If you missed it, here is a top 10 list of the highlights followed by the complete roll call.
Highlights – The Top Ten
- Less than fours till OU’s Blake Griffin officially becomes a Clipper! After that, surprises are sure to follow
- Bad week for Spain: Soccer team loses to US; Ricky Rubio dropping. But is he destined to be a King?
- Incidentally, Syracuse’s Flynn is no relation to Hoopville founder Andrew Flynn. Though they both lack a consistent 3-point shot.
- RT @sportsguy33: Why aren’t the ESPN guys wondering about trades here? Curry makes no sense for GS (Phx???) + Flynn makes no sense for Minny
- Knicks take Jordan Hill, who might be instantly be the most athletic Knick taller than 5’9
- DePick of DeRaptors at No. 10: DeMar DeRozan from USC. According to ESPN, he can’t go left. Neither can my mother-in-law. DeNial !
- Do you think Shaq watches those Dos Equis commercials and KNOWS that he’s the most interesting man in the world?
- The Wolves are thankfully done drafting, taking Henk Norel with their sixth pick out of the first 47 picks. That’s about 17% of all picks.
- Phoenix takes the “other” Griffin at No. 48. Taylor Griffin will play against brother Blake in Pacific Division battles.
- For those who want to know the name of the catchy song in the Kia Soul hamsters commercial: “Do What You Do” by Marz feat. Pack and Mummiez
The Rest:
- With the No. 60 and final overall pick, Miami selects Memphis’ Robert Dozier. Just don’t ask him about standardized tests in Georgia.
- With the second-to-last pick, the defending champs take Chinemelu Elonu out of Texas A&M.
- With Boston’s only pick in the draft, the Celtics take Tennessee-Martin’s Lester Hudson. All you need to know: 28.5 ppg last season.
- Lakers give Miami Patrick Beverley (No. 42) for a future second rounder and cash.
- Mavs take St. Joe’s forward Ahmad Nivins at No. 56. Not much else to say at this point.
- For those who want to know the name of the catchy song in the Kia Soul hamsters commercial: “Do What You Do” by Marz feat. Pack and Mummiez
- If I were a Wolves fan, I’d be depressed listening to David Kahn. The man doesn’t have a convincing plan. And cracks awkward, unfunny jokes.
- Portland gets one of the best values in St. Mary’s PG Patrick Mills at No. 55. He appeared to be flirting with the first round last week.
- Houston trades for Chase Budinger, drafted No. 44 by Detroit, giving up future picks.
- UAB’s Robert Vaden gets the nod at No. 54 from the Charlotte Bobcats.
- Sound familiar? Spurs take a French point guard in the draft. San Antonio takes Nando De Colo at No. 53.
- With eight picks to go, the 2009 NBA Draft is closing in on a midnight EST finish.
- Pacers take much-beleaguered UConn guard A.J. Price at No. 52. Husky guard has had legal problems, health problems and shooting problems.
- Miami gets two future picks from New Orleans in a trade for Marcus Thornton (No. 43).
- Spurs go with a shooter at No. 51 with Miami’s Jack McClinton. He’s a classic San Antonio role player.
- Jerry Sloan gets tough guy in Michigan State’s Goran Suton at No. 50. If Suton plays mean, he could thrive under Sloan in Salt Lake City.
- Phoenix takes the “other” Griffin at No. 48. Taylor Griffin will play against brother Blake in Pacific Division battles.
- The Wolves are thankfully done drafting, taking Henk Norel with their sixth pick out of the first 47 picks. That’s about 17% of all picks.
- UNC alum Stuart Scott beams with pride when emphasizing the Heels’ championships in ’05 and ’09. Hoopville’s own UNC alum understands.
- Cleveland gets a good wing player in UNC’s Danny Green. If he can step up his shooting and defense, he will make the Cavs’ team and earn PT.
- The Wolves pick again, and they take a point guard. Again. This time it’s Florida’s Nick Calathes, who likely will play in Greece first.
- Pistons take ANOTHER swingman-type player in Arizona’s Chase Budinger at No. 44. Not all of these guys can play 3/4 for Detroit.
- Dick Vitale’s voice sounds healthier than it did during the entire basketball season. For better or worse.
- Heat add LSU’s Marcus Thornton at No. 43. Thornton had a sensational NCAA performance against UNC.
- Former Razorback Patrick Beverley lands with Lakers at No. 42 after spending a year in Ukraine.
- Do you think Shaq watches those Dos Equis commercials and KNOWS that he’s the most interesting man in the world?
- You gotta wonder if Meeks wouldn’t be a first-round pick in 2010 if he had a championship under his belt at Kentucky…
- Bucks take Kentucky’s Jodie Meeks at No. 41. The former Wildcat can shoot lights out — against college defenses.
- Washington dishes Jermaine Taylor to Houston for straight cash. Wizards are ditching bad contracts and collecting cash.
- Bobcats get another athletic forward in Xavier’s Derrick Brown after picking Gerald Henderson in the first round.
- Detroit goes international at No. 39 with Jonas Jerebko from Sweden. The Pistons have picked forwards with all three picks in the draft.
- Portland takes Washington’s Jon Brockman at No. 38 on behalf of Sacramento in exchange for Jeff Pendergraph (No. 31).
- San Antonio picks DeJuan Blair to give Pitt back-to-back picks. Generally considered a borderline lottery pick, Spurs get fantastic value.
- Memphis ends Sam Young’s freefall at No. 36. At 24, maybe he was just a little TOO experienced
- Georgetown’s DaJuan Summers goes No. 35 to Detroit. Much-improved shooter this past season. Detroit continues to revamp.
- The Wolves don’t need three point guards in one draft; they trade Lawson to Nuggets for future first-round pick. Probably good for everyone.
- At No. 33, Blazers add Nova’s Dante Cunningham. The big man can play close to the hoop and shoot the midrange jumper.
- Wizards take Central Florida’s Jermaine Taylor (SG) with their only pick in the draft. Flip Saunders is building a scoring machine in DC.
- Dallas and Oklahoma City swap picks, with B.J. Mullens going to the Thunder and Rodrigue Beaubois moving to Dallas.
- To start the second round, Kings take a forward in Arizona State’s Jeff Pendergraph
- Surprises who have fallen to second round: Pitt’s DeJuan Blair and Sam Young; Arizona’s Chase Budinger
- With the last pick of the first round, Cleveland takes Christian Eyenga, a player who hails from Congo.
- Lakers, on behalf of the Knicks, take Seminoles’ Toney Douglas, a strong defender who should fit nicely with Knicks’ other pick: Jordan Hill
- For the fourth time in the first round, Wolves take a guard: This time it’s UNC’s Wayne Ellington, who joins fellow Tar Heel Ty Lawson.
- Memphis takes energetic forward in Mizzou’s DeMarre Carroll at No. 27. Carroll played Mike Anderson’s full-court game, so he’s ready to run.
- At No. 26, Chicago drafts its second big man in USC’s Taj Gibson, who will join James Johnson, drafted earlier tonight.
- Oklahoma City takes Rodrigue Beaubois from Guadeloupe at No. 25. Oklahoma is quite a different world compared to the Carribean
- Dallas picks Ohio State’s BJ Mullens and gets a legitimate 7-footer. He’s raw and might not be useful with the crop of veterans who have …
- DeJuan Blair’s health concerns apparently are scaring away a lot of teams. That and the fact he’s short for a power forward.
- Another foreign player: Israel’s Omar Casspi will join Tyreke Evans in Sacramento. Sooner or later.
- With so many guards picked, a run on big men is inevitable.
- And there’s an international pick – Victor Claver goes to Portland at No. 22.
- Darren Collison goes to New Orleans at No. 21. He will be understudy to the best PG in the league: Chris Paul
- The Jazz get a tough, defensively superior guard in Eric Maynor at No. 20. A little surprise with Carlos Boozer likely leaving thru free …
- It’s probably time for the international players to start coming off the board
- Hawks add another potentially explosive scorer in Jeff Teague. He’s an good fit for Mike Woodson’s system
- With Minnesota’s 3rd pick, the Wolves take ANOTHER talented PG in Ty Lawson. Trade bait?
- Sixers grab a steal in Jrue Holiday at No. 17. He will fill the likely vacancy created by free agent Andre Miller.
- The Bulls hope James Johnson at No. 16 can provide some beef in the post to help get Chicago into the NBA’s elite
- Should Tayshaun Prince be worried? Austin Daye and his lanky, athletic frame goes No. 15 to the Pistons.
- Phoenix moves into full rebuilding mode after trading Shaq and Stoudemire, and Earl Clark at No. 14 will be part of Suns 2.0
- Tyler Hansbrough makes it into the lottery with the Indiana Pacers at No. 13. The Pacers instantly are a tougher team.
- UNC guy Larry Brown chooses Duke swingman Gerald Henderson at No. 12
- The Nets select Louisville’s Terrence Williams with the 11th overall pick. Primary trait: Eccentricity and inconsistency – “point forward”
- New OKC selectee James Harden sure knows his clichés in the live chat. He’s just happy to be here, hopes he can help the ball club.
- Nets take Terrence Williams at No. 11. He will step into Vinsanity’s shoes. That’s a tall order for a rookie. Give him time.
- RT @notgoingpro: Fans booing Donnie Walsh is good sign – for the Knicks. IGuess they were upset he didn’t take Steve Alford
- TWWL’s scouts adjectives on Jennings: “freakish, explosive, spectacular, outstanding, dangerous” – “slight, poor, streaky, defensive gambler
- Jennings at No. 10 to Milwaukee – the labels say “Italy”. “Jennings” doesn’t sound like an Italian name. He’s from LA – spurned Arizona.
- Bucks take Brandon Jennings. Likely means another team will get a shot at signing Ramon Sessions
- “Milly-waw-kay – it’s Algonquin for ‘peaceful valley’ ” – Alice Cooper in Wayne’s World. Here comes the Bucks pick: Brandon Jennings!
- The Bucks are on the clock – as early as yesterday they were rumored to be targeting Harden or Flynn. Whoops. #badtiming
- DePick of DeRaptors at No. 10: DeMar DeRozan from USC. According to ESPN, he can’t go left. Neither can my mother-in-law. DeNial !
- An update for followers – we’re experiencing latency with Michael Protos’ tweets. That’s what you get for tweeting and dining with your wife
- Raptors follow expectations and pick DeMar DeRozan at No. 9
- Knicks take Jordan Hill, who might be instantly be the most athletic Knick taller than 5’9
- Former Hoopville contributor (and man-about-Sacramento) Jimmy Spencer is pumped about the Stephen Curry pick. “Screw defense” SC+Ellis=great
- Time for the Wolves to reload their backcourt with back-to-back picks
- Let’s see who D’Antoni picks for the Knicks: It’s Arizona’s Jordan Hill! Quick big man but still pretty raw.
- Thunder draft for need, take James Harden. That might be an indication that the Thunder really believe Westbrook will be PG of the future
- Kings take Tyreke Evans at No. 4. Hard to argue with Evans’ size and explosiveness. He needs to work as hard King James did to improve s …
- RT @sportsguy33: Why aren’t the ESPN guys wondering about trades here? Curry makes no sense for GS (Phx???) + Flynn makes no sense for Minny
- Memphis ends the suspense surrounding the No. 2 pick by taking UConn’s Hasheem Thabeet
- TWWL’s Live Chat has Ric Bucher saying that the T-Wolves “will keep both Flynn and Rubio, and they think that both can play together.”
- Warriors grab Stephen Curry to pair with Monta Ellis, to the chagrin of thousands of Knicks fans
- And Golden State selects Davidson’s Stephen Curry with the 6th overall pick.
- Incidentally, Syracuse’s Flynn is no relation to Hoopville founder Andrew Flynn. Though they both lack a consistent 3-point shot.
- Rumors are flying that either Rubio or Flynn will be flipped before the night is through.
- And Jonny Flynn gives the Wolves a ridiculous combination of young point guards
- Blake Griffin, welcome to the Los Angeles Clippers. Good luck!
- There it is – Rubio (from Spain) goes to the T-Wolves with the No. 5 pick. …and Minnesota is still on the clock.
- Sacramento selects Memphis guard Tyreke Evans with the No. 4 overall pick.
- It was really shocking to recount the layers of woe that Clippers players have endured (as mentioned in Simmons’ piece). Good luck Griffin.
- There he goes. The Wolves take Rubio. If he is equal to his Olympics performance, all other Wolves instantly get better
- Thabeet’s ceiling might be Dikembe Mutumbo. Great on D but you can’t win a championship if he’s your centerpiece
- Wow – Arizona State’s James Harden goes to OKC with the #3 overall pick. He really climbed the lottery projections in recent days.
- Bad week for Spain: Soccer team loses to US; Ricky Rubio dropping. But is he destined to be a King?
- Lakers sell 29th pick to Knicks; Blazers must have their eye on someone by trading with Mavs to move up 2 spots to No. 22. Dallas gets N …
- Whatever happens tonight in draft will be overshadowed globally by death of Michael Jackson. Thoughts and prayers go to Jackson family.
- Lakers sell 29th pick to Knicks; Blazers must have their eye on someone by trading with Mavs to move up 2 spots to No. 22
- Less than fours till OU’s Blake Griffin officially becomes a Clipper! After that, surprises are sure to follow
- RT @sportsguy33 Today’s column (with all the fixes): An Open Letter To Blake Griffin. Print it out, it’s long. http://tinyurl.com/lzzbzg
