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[BigEd76]

Allan Ray and Steven Smith are still undrafted with less than 10 picks to go 

[BigEd76]

The draft is over.  Here's a list of undrafted players:

Allan Ray
Steven Smith
Mike Gansey
Taquan Dean
Kevin Pittsnogle
Taj Gray
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Brandon Bowman
Marcus Slaughter (JR)
Rashad Anderson
Darius Washington (JR)
Gerry McNamara
Curtis Stinson (JR)
Kenny Adeleke

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'd love to see Smith and Ray given a shot here.

[Drunkmasterflex]

I'd like to see McNamara given a shot here, he could develop into a nice bench player.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Sports Guy's draft blog
^^Some really funny stuff in there.^^

9:40 -- Just when this draft couldn't get any crazier, my beloved Celtics just bought the 21st pick from Phoenix to take Rajon Rondo, the Kentucky guard who Chad Ford touted all summer because he mistakenly thought Rondo was foreign. Unfortunately, Rondo can't shoot. This is an understatement. As Bilas says, "Teams in the SEC didn't even guard him." Put it this way: The list of NBA teams that won an NBA title with a point guard who couldn't shoot looks like this:

1. (empty)
2. (empty)
3. (empty)

On the other hand, my Celtics moles told me that Rondo absolutely DESTROYED Foye and Williams in their workout a few weeks ago. So who knows?

[phattymatty]

If the Knicks take Marcus Williams, that's it -- I'm retiring the draft diary. That will never be topped. By the way, did you know he's leading all NBA rookies in steals right now? Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here all week.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Some of my favorite blurbs:

8:36 -- Our first wild-card pick of the draft! Saer Sene and his 7-foot-8 wingspan go to Seattle at No. 10, despite the fact that he learned to make a layup off the correct foot just 12 months ago. (True story.) On the bright side, he averaged three points a game in a Belgian professional league this season. He's the homeless man's Desagana Diop. We might need to disband the Sonics. Seriously. It's time. Enough is enough. Even the ESPN guys are killing this pick.

8:56 -- Note to the ESPN guys: Next year, just tell us which guys in the draft AREN'T athletic. Much easier.)

8:59 -- The unequivocal highlight of the draft: Patrick throws it to the podium for Utah's pick, only Stern hasn't emerged from his secret lair yet, followed by Patrick filling time with "Where'd he go?" jokes, then Stern emerging, taking a dramatic pause and saying, "Dan, I was sitting in the back listening to your pithy comments." He actually seems ticked. Dan quickly fires back with an awkward "I like Paul Tagliabue better" joke. I feel like they're orchestrating this just to liven up my diary. It's too good to be true.

That's followed by one more nasty look from Stern, then Utah taking a mortified Ronnie Brewer (who has a "Wait, isn't that the city with no black people?" look on his face).

9:51 -- During the Williams interview, ESPN chickens out from running a "MUST IMPROVE: KLEPTOMANIA" graphic.

[reese125]

You know Stern got a hoft when he said, "We have a trade...."

[reese125]

#1 bust

[BigEd76]

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[BigEd76]

Lamar Odom's 6-month old son died last night....suffocated in his crib 

[Geowhizzer]

Lamar Odom's 6-month old son died last night....suffocated in his crib 

Dang...

[Feva]

Who?  Feva loves the Knicks, by the way.  Along with the Mets, Sabres, and Eagles.  Makes sense.

Damn straight.

[Feva]

Lamar Odom's 6-month old son died last night....suffocated in his crib 

That sucks.   

That shtein literally kept me up at night during L'il Feva's first few months.