its tonight 7/6 central on espn (no tnt?)

lets get this guy w/ 57:


Ryvon Covile has a chance.

In the second round of tonight's NBA draft, Covile, a former standout at Detroit Mercy and Detroit Community High School, could hear his name called and realize a dream for the 6-foot-9 forward.

"I've talked to about six teams about Ryvon and all of them are very much into him," UDM coach Perry Watson said. "They are impressed with his maturity.

"I hope somebody will pull the trigger and draft him."

And the reason he has a chance is his work in predraft camps and in workouts with NBA teams.

Covile is coming off a season in which he averaged 13.7 points per game and 10.6 rebounds (seventh in Division I).

This success came after suffering a season-ending knee injury in what was supposed to have been his senior season in 2005-06.

Covile parlayed his good senior season into an invitation to the Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational, a tryout camp for NBA draft hopefuls in April.

Averaging 12.6 points and 13.3 rebounds over three games, Covile helped his team reached the finals and he was named to the all-tournament team.

"It was fun," Covile said after Portsmouth. "I was nervous when I went down there. But I settled down.

"Because everybody was good there, you had to bring your A-game."

He was then invited to the NBA's annual predraft camp in Orlando in early June, but wasn't as impressive there, according to Chris Monter, editor of the Monter Draft News.

"He scored 18 points in the Orlando opener, but went 3-for-13 in the last two games," Monter said.

But Monter likes the physical attributes of Covile.

"He's a little bit undersized, but he has a 7-1 1/4 wingspan, which allows him to play a little bigger."

Monter said Covile also bench-pressed 185 pounds 19 times -- one of the best showings of strength in Orlando.

"He's a not a great athlete in terms of leaping ability, but he is very strong," Monter said.

SI.com has Covile going to the Bulls with the 51st pick, and Insidehoops.com lists him as a probable draft pick. Covile worked out for Pistons on Monday, and the Pistons have the 57th pick of the draft.

And if his name is called?

"Everybody wants to make the NBA," Covile said. "I'd be speechless."

Why? We have Maxiell already, plus Amir is probably a PF. 6'9" is short for a center these days.

I have him going to San Antonio at #58 (unless they grab a big man earlier).

local guy w/ a good work ethic > some other useless chump that will be just as irrelivent but minus the intangibles.

I still don't see where he would fit in on our team. We have 2 young PF's and Chris is right, he's too small to play C.

i guess im the oddball. if i ran the team, the bottom of my bench would be filled with big nastys that the other team would dread to see enter the game.

i could care less what positions the guys at the end of the bench play. we've relied on 7 guys for 3 years now. i'd be much more concerned about what other things these guys can bring to the team.

and please, no more tony ranzone specials.

I'd rather take a flier on Bobby Brown (the high school PG) and hope he pans out. Even if Coville played well, where does he play with Sheed/Dyess/Max/Amir ahead of him? He'd simply be a younger Dale Davis rotting on the bench.

Visser?

If he's there, yes. I think Dallas, Toronto and Orlando could all take a flier on him before then.

a random tidbit, Thaddeus Young had a 4.3 GPA in high school. not sure how that translates to "basketball IQ", but he's certainly intelligent.


Outstanding student who compiled a 4.3 GPA in high school, was a member of the National Honor Society

http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/young_thaddeus00.html

Thad Young interview (listen to who's game he compares himself to, near the end) :) :

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The Rockets just bought a pick from Orlando.


Magic Trade Second Round Pick to Houston For Cash

Posted Jun 28 2007 12:49PM

Orlando, FL -- The Orlando Magic have traded a second round pick (54th overall) in the 2007 NBA Draft to the Houston Rockets in exchange for cash considerations, Orlando General Manager Otis Smith announced this afternoon.

He sounds like Tayshaun

It's almost time.........................

Guys on ESPNews saying Seattle wants to trade Ray for #5, Wally, Delonte West...

i'd do that if im boston. why the hell not?

im calling oden goes this pick.

1/1.

i'll go durant at #2.

oden seems like a nice, likeable guy. but he's not nearly as funny as he thinks he is.

i wonder if the scouts charted his S.O.H. when they said oden over durant.

WOW! eray calls it, and jeff Green is going # 5, and to seatle... huh?

2/2.

horford goes 3.

3/3

mike conley

4/4.

im going out on a limb here and predicting jeff green goes #5, for seatle.

and yes, this counts as a prediction still.

This sucks for those who wanted a pg or hoping one would fall.

Werd. We' won't be getting Law.

i dont know why anyone thought conley would fall. kid pretty much carried his team to the ncaa's. i thought he probably should have gone #3.

5/5.

im thinking no international incident and milwaukee takes corey brewer here.

scratch that, ill go with the incident. yi to the 'kee, yo.

Yeah, I'm not sure why people thought Conley would fall either. He is a good basketball player, and isn't that what it's all about? I'm tired of picks based on "talent" (basically good scores in non-basketball related drills) and thinking they'll magically learn how to play.

Can't really shoot the ball...no way he goes past Minny though.

sports guy should be a good read tomorrow, unless he's already hanged himself before he finished his article.

I'm not talking about any specific PG falling but the early run on PGs sucks if thats what you think we need.

Bwahaha Jianlian to the Bucks, this is going to be interesting.

oh boy, ww3 on its way. 6/6.

this is a tough one, who know what minny will be next year. i'll take brandon WRIGHT, though.

EEEEE. eeee jianlian....

where the fuck is dick vitale to trash the foreigner? or atleast wrath of diddy.

They should have taken Brewer....

yi speaks english better than 1/3 of the nba already.

where the fuck is dick vitale to trash the foreigner? or atleast wrath of diddy.

Wrath of Dizzle~!


Minny take Wright. Woo, go T'Wolves!

They should have taken Brewer....

it would have been too confusing with the brewers.

That fucking took the She Wolves long enough.

Good pick.

down goes the streak! corey brewer. i suspect this was made in mind of keeping kg.

6/7.

i'll go joakim at #8.

Fuck a Noah.

edit: and what's with the All-American Rejects theme? Wow, this really is a pussy sport... Fuck you too, David Stern!

ps I've been dishing a lot of fuck yous lately.

? is, does yi in the 'kee help or hurt their cause in landing chauncy? i'd say HURT.

I don't know... Does it really take an effect? How would it have been different if they chose Brewer? Or Wright?

Yi gets traded for cultural reasons, like Kareem did.

Chinese fans are probably thinking..where the fuck is Milwuakee

Man I wish the NFL draft would roll like this. They drag shit out for the TV revenue.

oooh, i should have known jordan couldnt pass up the tar heel.

Who didn't see this one coming? Another UNC guy...

Chinese fans are probably thinking..where the fuck is Milwuakee

I'm kind of thinking that too.

solid pick. i think he could end up being the 3rd best player from this draft.

i REALLY wish this was on tnt instead of ESPN.

This draft needs some Bathory.

any chance noah falls to us? that would be pretty f'ing ideal.

does wright have braces?

wright sounds pretty confident...

Take care guys, hopefully the Pistons actually draft someone who can play immediately.

6/8, gotta go noah.

any chance noah falls to us? that would be pretty f'ing ideal.

does wright have braces?

If we were to pick Noah, I would turn off the draft in favor of "Winged Migration" on Animal Planet. I really despise Noah.

Noah = Anderson Varajao.

GAY!

he's pretty solid. his mobility blow's sideshow bob's out of the water. plus he's pretty smart. he'll be good off the bench, i'd think.

Yuck. Noah a Bull, another big man that can't score.

diddy, do you look for a bench player in the lottery?

Joakim's mom...

Speaking of fucking a Noah, e-ray.

noah it is. 7/9. this is where the picking gets tough. julian wright?

noah a post threat?

He's just going to be an extremely poor man's Shawn Marion.

The Bulls already have a retarded looking player in Kirk Hinrich.

Yuck. Noah a Bull, another big man that can't score.

diddy, do you look for a bench player in the lottery?

a sixth man big man is fine in the mid lottery. i think he'll fit in well w/ an up tempo bull team.

Bulls looking to get more athletic i guess. get tyrus and noah in the open court if you want consistent points from them.


imo bad pick.

Love the pick for the Bulls. I don't like Noah and I don't like the Bulls. Perfect fit.

He's just going to be an extremely poor man's Shawn Marion.
thats too much of a compliment. he's almost identical to tyrus thomas imo.

How about my Anderson Varajao comment?

noah doesnt have 1/2 tyrus' ups.

i dont get this duncan commercial at all.

How about my Anderson Varajao comment?
he's far more athletic, but similar energy wise and he's verajo if varajo had talent.

Then we've got it settled.

Spencer Hawes at 10 for the Kings, they'll probably want Miller to tutor him before he goes...

Daddy has to redeem himself here, his percentage is sinking to Todd Jones levels.

Daddy has to redeem himself here, his percentage is sinking to Todd Jones levels.
lol

spencer hawes? glad i'll never hve to watch this dude play.
7/10.

atl goes (and im pulling a name out of a hat here) crittenton. never saw him play, but he's a tall pg, right? sounds like what they want.

The Hawks should trade their pick for ridnour. Sonics now got WAtson,West,Ridnour as their point guards...more than enough.

Daddy has to redeem himself here, his percentage is sinking to Todd Jones levels.

i completely blew it with the minny /charlotte picks. i almost switched to the right one both times right before the pick. it turns into a blood bath here on out. im guessing i dont get another one right until the pistons take the titan at #57.

Gotta be Acie Law here, also how great is it that the 2 biggest clowns in the NBA are on our biggest rivals.

Looking at paxson, I almost wanna see chuck person come in and elbow him from out of nowhere.

The Hawks should trade their pick for ridnour. Sonics now got WAtson,West,Ridnour as their point guards...more than enough.

can the sonics really get 3 lottery picks? can they really use 3 lottery picks on sf's?

The bulls are staying a perimeter team it seems. fuck a paint point.

Stephen A. must not have his cheese doodles with him.

I just want Bilas to smack the fuck out of him.

I like the Sac pick of a big man.

Acie here for sure.

BTW, I'm 12/12

no acie in motown:emo kid:

AL4! i THINK im glad the pistons didnt end up w/ him. 7/11.

philly has to screw this up... i forget who's on their team.

julian wright.

Mehhh... Damn.

LoL. Was that Barkley who let "midget" slip?

im lovin those new hawk jerseys. they s/b a 500 team next. too bad for phx.

Fuck it, Taurean Green to the 76ers.

(yes, I'm aware I'm doing this all out of my ass)

The Hawks Jerseys just seem like New Jersey replicas... Too unoriginal.

Hahaha timbeau, golden prediction.

no shockers yet. anyone thinking we're done w/ trades?

Our board-wide mock isn't fairing too well...

You can get Green at 21 or 30

screamin A is adding an hr to this telecast single mouthedly.

I'm just here to supply the one liners and leave the real predictions to Dizzle.

Who did you all understand better Screamin A or jinlienalinelian

BBOOOOOO THEY STEAL OUR THADDEUS.

Told ya

Screamin' A, Jingalingling was just brutal.

7/12.

i'll say NO takes dude that eeryone says theyre taking. nick young is it?

OMFG FUCK THE SIXERS FDUCK YOU KING FUCK YOU WHY THADDEUS SO DAMN HIGH? FUCK NOW NICK YOUNG HAS TO GO TO THE FUCKING HORNETS:emo kid:

Two more picks! Will it be Thornton, or will we be forced into taking Stuckeybuns?

No wonder Tim never talks.

Stuckeybuns? Sounds like someone has a case of rhoid rage.

i have a bad feeling we're taking thorton and entering the 'curse of the hollinger' era.

As in, hemorrhoid rage?

e-ray, keep up the top notch work man. You are the Justin Verlander of these boards.

I haven't thrown a no no yet, but I don't know the message board equivalent. ps gracias

Julian Wright goes to the Hornets! Clippers... Hmmm. I have no idea who they'll pick. Crittenton?

NICK YOUNG TO DETROIT!

damn, should have stuck with wright. 7/13.

nick young to the clips is an obvious pick.

<--- has never seen nick young.

dicky v speaks! 10 rookies avg double figures! will one be the foreigner? i doubt dicky thinks so.

BBOOOOOO THEY STEAL OUR THADDEUS.
to be expected.

Clippers drafting, so let's talk about the Pistons. Which foreigner are we drafting this year?

As in, hemorrhoid rage?

LOL

Hmmmmmmmm........ I have to think there is a chance the Clips will take Crittenton. I've never seen Nick Young either (I probably have, but he didn't imprint on my memory). If we pick him, let's hope it's not because he sucks shit.

memo diss or screaming A diss? i liked it. +1 to stu scott.

I wonder what NBA "analyst" actually does like Stephen A. Smith.


Probably Wilbon.

WTFDetroit Mock Draft FTL.

Al Thornton! Ha, wouldn't have thought with Elton Brand and all... Probably Nick Young for us, then.

edit: I was kind of hoping Thornton would fall to us. He may not fit our needs exactly, but him and Max out there could have been like the bash brothers.

AT wiped off the board. hollinger curse averted. 7/13.

im saying nick young.

I say the Italian.

Did my lack of draft knowledge surprise you? Didn't think so.

The time is now -- for rhoid rage!

(And yes, that is what I meant.)

Wow Clippers fan must be pissed off unless they get Mo Williams or someone who can make a difference(not Hart)

With Crittenton and Stuckey and young on board, I wonder who we go to. I think we go Crittenton here.

Hmm. the Clips passed on Jarvis Critterion. Things are interesting for the Pistons now.

whoa, nick young is way low on the hollinger chart. nvrmind, i'll go with the hype: stuckey.

I change my mind to Glenn Davis, we don't have enough power players.

LOL @ Jarvis Critterion.

Whatever the pick is, I hope it can give us some value for the Darko pick of ...several years ago.

As usual ESPN goes to commercial anytime a Detroit team is on the clock. Football basketball, it doesn't matter.

I want Glenn Davis only so I can hear Blaha say "Big Baby"

espn.com is saying zach randolph to nyk for francis and channing frye is being discussed.

zach randolph to the knicks was written in stone for over a year now, but i dont like this move for the trailblazers. they need to get dave lee and cap an expiring. zeke will fold.

Rodney Stuckeybuns! Fuck@!

Rodney Stuckey

I was expecting way more trades than this...

A few defensive stops away? Wow, way to not show you're a homer Tirico. More like a few GAMES.

AND WE GO WITH STUCKEY..FUCK

stucky ends the sucky streak (sorry). 8/14.

im ok w/ this. as long as he's athletic as all get out.

poor mans Dwayne wade? hmmmm

Rodney White...Rodney Stuckey...

STFU Tirico, Billups was NBA Finals MVP 3 fucking years ago. Christ.

is he theoretically our starting pg right now?

I hate to be pessimistic, but a small school undersized shooting guard who can't shoot that well...

Bust.

LOL

Washington has so many options and I'm not sold on STuckey yet..

I want Glenn Davis only so I can hear Blaha say "Big Baby"
damn i didnt know he was available. damn. ;(

Who is Rodney Stuckey?

"It's me"

Smart ass!

i like his confidence:

tirico: who is rodney stuckey?!

stucky (meekly): uhhh... thats me...?

I hate to be pessimistic, but a small school undersized shooting guard who can't shoot that well...

Bust.
But can drive wildly strong to the hole and out of control? sounds like a winner in the new nba.

Kind of a 'we shall see' pick.

I hate to be pessimistic, but a small school undersized shooting guard who can't shoot that well...

Bust.

Actually, I retreat that comment on the note that I just realized that is what Dwyane Wade is. Except Wade probably shoots better from midrange...

BIG BABY FOR 27! FUCK IT!

washington takes jason smith.

Actually, I retreat that comment on the note that I just realized that is what Dwyane Wade is. Except Wade probably shoots better from midrange...
he learned to. maybe this guy can too.

We can only hope, my friend. We can only hope.

BIG BABY FOR 27! FUCK IT!
i'm down for that unl;ess someone knows a better center available.

Kryereer Fesenko! or whatever the fuck his name was...

8/15. nj takes jason smith.

does washington really need more scoring?

We can only hope, my friend. We can only hope.
i dont care enough to hope. just seeing the good of his abilities. he looks like guy who could get benched by saunders for not shooting enough 3's. but Maybe not.

Big Baby and Jason Maxiell = the combo least expected to eat babies.

Stuckey's strength is his midrange game. I don't see all that many Dwyane Wade drives to the hole in that highlight film.

Wow, that's cold of ESPN to do that to Nick Young.

I hope Nick Young comes a bust just to make me feel better.

Two more guards?

zeke you slick bastard.

Zach and Eddy? The only 600 pound frontcourt in the league!

You know, Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry's not too bad a combination.

Frye/Aldridge/Oden in Portland? Pretty damn good young trio of big men.

Stuckey's strength is his midrange game. I don't see all that many Dwyane Wade drives to the hole in that highlight film.
well lets hope he does do more wild injury people flop drives.

incidentally, i did guarantee after the blazers drafted lamarcus aldridge that the blazers would trade randolph to the knicks. maybe i'll dig that up at work tomorrow for a tidy little pat on the back. i cant imagine anything being more predictable.

screaming A loves it. zeke loves it. who plays defense?

'Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!

PS somebody stop Screamin' A before he blows his vocal cords...

edit: on second thought, don't.

You know, Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry's not too bad a combination.
gives you to legit low post scorers. teams who zone and double team might want to be careful.

That would be a good thing, ray ray.

Frye/Aldridge/Oden in Portland? Pretty damn good young trio of big men.

my bet is frye doesnt last. hes much inferior to the other 2. i'd much rather a banger off the bench than frye.

Morris Almond here?

GSW probably would love to have another player to come in and shoot the lights out...

8/16.

cook of the ohio state university to nelly's warriors.

You're soon to be 8/17, I'd think. Could be wrong though.

Dizzle, you got 2 on (runners on the corners) with nobody out in a 2 run game.

Daequan Cook=Steven Jackson

Do it Nelly

You're soon to be 8/17, I'd think. Could be wrong though.

you gotta think outside the box with nelly. i'd have gone with a foreigner, but then i'd REALLY be talking out of my ass.

Daequan Cook=Steven Jackson

Do it Nelly

Are you kidding? Not even close.

Was anybody besides me watching Daequan Cook suck ass the entire second half of last season? Couldn't shoot a lick.

I knew it.

Marco Belinelli! I knew it would be Almond or him. Another shooter.

Behold, Jose Calderon 2.

8/17. lakers take... jason smith.

Alando Tucker.


*shrug*

oh crap, they have bynum. lakers take crittenton.

I can see Crittenton here, too.

how is phil jackson a bigger cloud looming that kobe demanding out?

http://deadspin.com/assets/resources/2007/06/kobevideodudes.jpg

http://deadspin.com/assets/resources/2007/06/kobevideodudes.jpg

which one did kobe violate in exchange for hanging out w/ them for 2 minutes?

The girl in the background with the little kid.

how am i 9/18 when that was pick 19? my guess is im 9/19 now.

miami takes: nick fazekas.

I think Len Bias is the pick here.

When does the summer league start? I need to see if this Stuckeybuns character matches the hype at all.

How are we only getting in 10 picks an hour? Shut the fuck up, ESPN!

Should be 12!

"I know you want to screw me, so let's leave" - Mike Tirico to woman he was stalking in '92

Not a bad pick. I wonder what will happen to Wayne Simien

9/20. josh mcroberts from duke.

Smith, from those few highlights, reminds me a little of Pau Gasol...

Let's try this again...Taurean Green.

mitch kupchuck, you are on borrowed time. are these the darkest days *EVER* for the LA lakers?

Mitch Kupchak sounds like he's been smoking out of nervousness due to this Kobe mess.

mitch kupchuck, you are on borrowed time. are these the darkest days *EVER* for the LA lakers?

LMFAO.

Lol, this is why I love Jim Gray. Trying to get Kupchak to tamper.

yea, its like you can hear the thoughts "keep composure. keep composure..." coming out of his head.

poison pills? who has that in his contract other than kobe? mitch: "whoops, shouldnt have said that".

Still wondering who in the hell Ivan McFarlin is...

yea, its like you can hear the thoughts "keep composure. keep composure..." coming out of his head.

poison pills? who has that in his contract other than kobe? mitch: "whoops, shouldnt have said that".

Kirk Hinrich does......

I don't know about that deal... What are "cash considerations" really worth these days?

For us, I can't really see us taking Petteri Koponen anymore. Fesenko? Big Baby?!

We'd probably be in the top 10 still if this was the NFL draft...

would have guessed jason smith to philly, oh well. 9/22.

nick fazekas to charlotte.

Charlotte selects Morris Almond.

who?

Morris Almond, ya cunt.

is it just me or is aaran gray staring us down at #27?

Morris Almond, ya cunt.

never heard of him.

Alando.

Didn't see that one coming... Could turn out to be a good pick though.

9/22.

did ny keep the pick? if so, supposedly theyre taking wilson chandler. if they do, and he works out, my hats off to zeke. i saw him live and he did not scream nba.

Lisa Salters...I'd hit it.

Yeah he is supposedly a really smart player. Didn't think he'd be taken so high....more to a #27....

Yeah, I've heard Wilson Chandler here as well.

Did he call him Shannon Frye?

is spike buzzed or is he always that way?

Lol at that pic of Isiah.

Anybody else here think Stern WON'T call the Suns' draft pick?

10/23. good luck with that zeke.

phx takes josh mcR.

or more likely they sell it.

Good god Portland.

WTF??? Now people are just giving firsts away?

does portland really need more youth?

Might as well, it's not like they gave up a vet in the process...

Rudy Fernandez is the pick here.

WTF??? Now people are just giving firsts away?

this is nothing new for phx. they sold the rights to deng.

gotta hand it to them, they have assetts on top of assetts. if their was no roster spot limit and no salary implications. phx would have most of the good players in the league.

I didn't think Portland got enough, but if either Frye or Francis recovers from their funks...

I wanted us to get Rudy at 27.

even though i called the sell of the pick, 10/24. utah picks whitey from duke.

Nah, we already took our SG with Stuckey. I have to think we'll go PG (Koponen) or C (Fesenko, Davis, or Gray) with 27. I don't know if there's any SF's I'm interested in left.

tiago splitter would piss me off

i like mcroberts > that guy from nevada

I just don't see us going PF here... Sheed, Maxiell, Amir....

gonna be koponen at 27

im thinking aaran gray. i wouldnt be upset. project center at the end of 1st round. what else are you expecting?

More than that, because I can damn near guarantee you that Gray will be next to nothing in the NBA.

Only 5 mins now...

aaranbrooks? isnt this off the board?

10/26. aaran gray.

More than that, because I can damn near guarantee you that Gray will be next to nothing in the NBA.

Only 5 mins now...

maybe so, but dont we need to address center? what else are we going to do?

How is Bonzi Wells still a Rocket when he was crying like a little girl about disrupting the team chemistry?

Go big

I'd rather go the Euro route if we draft a center... I think Fesenko was his name. But I think we'll go Koponen here.

how bout mentioning the pistons for ten seconds, guys. no one cares how stupid sam presti is.

No shit... Not to mention the guy looks like he's 43 when he's 30. Ouch.

HOWEVA!


Sorry, just had to. I get the urge every time Stephen talks.