"WELCOME TO THE NBA"
It’s been awhile since my last post, a very long while! Let’s recap what’s going on in MY world of sports up to this point: 1) The NFL is still in lockout and under negotiations <boo> 2) The NFL has held it’s 2011 Draft <Yay> 3) Baseball is off and in full swing <Go Yankees> 4) The Dallas Mavs are the NBA Finals Champions to the dismay of many Heat fans <giggle> and 5) The NBA has held their 2011 Draft with new prospects being brought into the league.
I watched the NBA Draft, and to be honest, I would have rather watched paint dry. It was not exciting at all and after the Pistons first round pick, I changed the channel and waited for the alerts on my cellphone. Now the talents of the players had nothing to do with my boredom because I had no clue who was who since I’m not big on college ball. Next season I’m going to have to at least watch through March Madness so I’ll know a few names on the board!
By the end of the night the Pistons had drafted Brandon Knight (Kentucky), Kyle Singer (Duke), and Vernon Macklin (Florida Gators). Now when Knight was picked I constantly heard references to his academics (4.3 GPA not shabby at all!) and how smart of a player he was, but that he was a “developing” player, not one who would be able to step in and make a difference early. I wanted a player who could step in, put the team on his back and carry them back to former glory! Is that too much to ask? Okay, I guess it is. So I had mix feelings about the young man I had never seen play from Kentucky, 'cause the media didn't show any HYPE and he looked "stunned", to say the least, when picked.
