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Who Will Be This Year's Bust?

Here is the question of the day for everyone that reads this outside of my parents...

Who is going to be the NBA's bust for this year's draft?

Personally I think Jason Thompson from Rider who went at number 12 to the Kings will be a bust. Its not that Thompson isn't going to be a good player as I think a normal #12 pick will be. Hes going to be a very solid player that will stick in the league for awhile but he could have been easily picked up almost 10 picks later in the draft.

Disagree? Agree? Let us know or call Justin better yet!

American Athlete Playing For Russia In Olympics

Becky Hammon went undrafted during her rookie season, Hammon was signed to the WNBA with the New York Liberty in 1999 and went on to become on the leagues best players today. Shes now come to believe she will not be on the American Olympic team this summer over in China she has decided to instead go and play for Russia even though she isn't a natural born citizen and has only become a immigrant to Russia earlier in the year.

ESPN's Outside The Lines did a piece on this topic and is well worth the watch.

Whats It Like To Be Passed Over In A Draft?

Here is YouTube clip thats from ESPN I am assuming that followed Brook Lopez around as he was dropping like a fly in the NBA Draft. They choose the wrong player though as Kansas star Darrell Arthur dropped really far due to a false report on his health.

Bigger, Faster, Stronger- Interview With Producer

Justin interviewed Alex Buono a producer for the upcoming documentary film that covers the controversy of steroids in American sports.

First check out this clip on the film and then click below to listen to Justin's interview with Buono.

Here is the interview Justin did:

Post NBA Draft

Since I'm a Suns fan I won't go too much into detail about how much I am upset with the brass and instead I will go more into the local team's draft and thats Portland.

Portland came away winners again in the NBA draft and according to ESPN's anyalists the Blazers got another "A" grade and that makes three in a row now for the Blazers. Getting Bayless for pretty much the 11th pick will come right in and be a contributor for the Blazers. My best guess on what the Blazers will do is have Roy run the point in tough situations and then have Bayless bring it up when its not close or still early. Then getting Batum from France is huge. Batum was a guy who was slotted to be a lotto pick in the spring and after some medical scares he dropped to late 1st round. Thats an absolute steal right there in Batum.

So lets hear what everyone's favorite team's draft grade and your feelings towards their moves.

Following The NBA Draft

To go with my Mock Draft seen below we will be posting the picks as they come in.

1. Bulls- Derrick Rose PG Memphis FR
2. Heat- Michael Beasley SF/PF Kansas State FR
3. Minnesota-OJ May0 SG USC FR
4. Seattle-Russell Westbrook G UCLA SO
5. Memphis-Kevin Love PF UCLA FR
6. New York-Danilo Gallinari SG/SF Italy
7. Clippers- Eric Gordon SG Indiana FR
8. Milwaukee- Joe Alexander SF West Virginia JR
9. Charlotte- DJ Augustin PG Texas SO
10. Nets- Brook Lopez C Stanford SO
11. Pacers- Jerryd Bayless PG Arizona FR
12. Kings- Jason Thompson C Rider SR
13. Blazers-Brandon Rush SG Kansas JR
14. Warriors-Anthony Randolph SF LSU FR

Greatest Upsets In Sports History?

With Fresno State beating the Georgia Bulldogs in the College World Series as the lowest seeded team to ever make the tournament we got to thinking about who has the award of pulling off the greatest upset?

Heres my list as of right now (Keep in mind I am only 21)

1. US Hockey in 1980 vs USSR
2. Boise State against Oklahoma in 2006
3. NY Giants vs Patriots in 2008 SB.
4. Seattle Mariners vs NY Yankees 1995

Remembering The NBA Draft

This was passed along by Joey to put it up on the blog...

Remember when MJ was drafted by the Bulls? But better question is check out the Stach on David Stern!

Sports Idol (Intern Blogger Matt) Mock Draft

Heres my Mock Draft I did this morning while in a boring class...

1. Bulls- Derek Rose( Rose is the best player and the Bulls take the hometown boy)

2. Heat- Michael Beasley (Heat might trade this pick, but if not you can't pass up on Beasley)

3. Minnesota- OJ Mayo (Mayo heads to Minny to help solidify the wing spot and be the scorer)

4. Seattle- Jerryd Bayless (Bayless fits the run and gun style with Durant, Green, and Wilcox)

5. Memphis- Eric Gordon (Memphis needs another scorer with Gay and Gordon is dangerous)

6. New York- DJ Augastin (Knicks need a new PG to run the Run-and-Gun of Mike Dantoni)

7. Clippers- Kevin Love (With Brand coming off an Injury the Clips take Love to help down low)

8. Milwaukee- Brook Lopez ( The Bucks take a guy that can play center to build around)

9. Bobcats- Russell Westbrook (Its amazing he slipped this far and the Bobcasts pounce)

10. Nets- Anthony Randolph (Nets take him cause of his versatility and potential is off the wall)

11. Pacers- Kosta Koufos (Pacers take a shooting center to build around thats still very young)

12. Kings- Mario Chalmers (Kings need a PG and Chalmers has sky rocketed the Mock Drafts)

13. Blazers- Joe Alexander ( Blazers get a steal Alexander who can play SF/PF)

14. Warrios- Mario Chalmers (With issues with Barron Davis the Warriors get insurance)

15. Suns- Justin Thompson (Suns need inside help and Thompson will help defend Pick'n'Roll)

16. 76ers'- DeAndre Jordan ( Sixers get a athletic Center who will play with their athletic team)

17. Pacers- Marreese Speights (Pacers help fill the void of O'Neal and fill their PF Spot)

18. Wizards- Roy Hibbert (Wizards fill their depth down low in a senior who knows the game)

19. Cavs- Brandon Rush (LBJ needs help and Rush fills that right away in Draft Steal)

20. Bobcats- Robin Lopez (The athletic defender comes in to help down low)

21. Nets- Nicolas Batum (The nets find an athletic swing man still available to replace Jefferson)

22. Magic- Chris Douglas Roberts (CDR fills a need for another scorer that can score midrange)

23. Utah- JaVale McGee (Utah fills an inside need that they were lacking in playoffs)

24. Sonics- Darrell Arthur (Sonics get a steal in Arthur whos an athletic big to play fast)

25. Rockets- Donte Green (Rockets get a swing man that can score from deep but needs work)

26. Spurs- Courtney Lee ( The Spurs dodge Euro and take flashy Lee to help get more athletic)

27. Blazers- Ante Tomic ( Blazers take their late 1st Euro that oozes potential down the road)

28. Memphis- JJ Hickson (Memphis gets more inside help with the athletic Hickson)

29. Pistons- Kyle Weaver (Pistons go defense and grab Weaver who can play PG/SG)

30. Celtics- Bill Walker (C's get a guy who was top 5 before injury two years ago in HS late 1st)

Bryce Taylor Interview

If you missed Justin's interview with former Oregon Duck basketball player Bryce Taylor as he gets waits for the NBA draft on Thursday you can listen to it below.




Here is the Portland Trailblazers workout they had with Bryce and what he thought about it:

Phoenix Suns Gorrilla Playing Phil Collins?

Gotta put this up in spirit of the NBA draft as my Suns are getting ready for the draft...

Gotta love the music and the end!

Upcoming NBA Draft Busts?

Theres bound to be some players picked in the first round on Thursday's draft for the NBA that will end up being busts. So here at 1320 "The Score" we all decided to come up with a few people we all thought were busts.

Here we go:

Blogger Matt:

Stromile Swift- 2nd overall pick in 2000 to the Nets
Darius Miles- 3rd overall pick in 2000 to the Clippers
Kwame Brown- 1st overall pick in 2001 to the Wizards
Eddy Curry- 4th overall in 2001 to the Bulls
Joe Forte- 21st overall in 2001 to the Celtics
DeJuan Wagner-6th overall in 2002 to the Cavs
Fred Jones- 14th overall in 2003 to the Pacers
Ed O'Bannon- 6th overall in 1995 to the Nets
Shawn Bradley- 2nd overall in 1994 to the 76ers

Joey the Producer

Eddy Curry- 4th Overall in 2001 to the Bulls
Darius Miles- 3rd Overall pick in 2000 to the Clippers
Tyson Chandler- 2nd Overall Pick in 2001 to the Clippers than traded to the Bulls

Your The GM: Fix The Mariners

Alright folks its been about a week and a few days since the Seattle Front Office has cleaned house and the Mariners are dead set not making the playoffs. With July fast approaching what do the Mariners need to do to right the ship and turn things around for the future?

Lets play GM really quickly and see what everyone can think up to help fix the problems up in Seattle.

Here is the Intern's idea on how to fix the M's.

1. Trade Ichiro for as many draft picks or talented prospects in a MLB farm system.
2. Dump Bedard for anything you can get.
3. Admit your going to be bad for a few years to come and accept it.
4. Build your farm system up and plan to make a World Series Push on the 5 year plan.
   

World's Worst Athletes Trying To Rap

Check out this nice collection of music if you'd like to call it that, which we found over at StreetCensus.Blogspot.com.


Its a great list with some straight up funny tracks, G.

Want A Piece Of Tiger's US Open Title History

Well sports clips over at SI.com found a great item up for bid over at Ebay.com when they found a man who was able to get his hands....errr...beer cup on Tiger Woods' apple core he was eating on the 12th hole's fairway.

To check out the apple on eBay's site click here and place your bid, but remember you need to bid higher than 25,300 dollars which is the starting bid.

Do You Believe Imus?

On Monday's show we discussed the comments from Don Imus about Adam Jones also known as Pac Man Jones.

Here is the transcript acquired from a TV station's website in Jacksonville:


Wolf: "Defensive back Adam 'Pacman' Jones, recently signed by the Cowboys. Here's a guy suspended all of 2007 following a shooting in a Vegas night club."

Imus: "Well, stuff happens. You're in a nightclub, for God's sake. What do you think's gonna happen in a nightclub? People are drinking and doing drugs, there are women there, and people have guns. So, there, go ahead."

Wolf: "He's also been arrested six times since being drafted by Tennessee in 2005."

Imus: "What color is he?"

Wolf: "He's African-American."

Imus: "Well, there you go. Now we know."

Then later in the day on Monday Imus gave this reasoning and comments on his statement:

Later Monday, Imus responded to criticism of his comments, saying he had been misunderstood. "I meant that he was being picked on because he's black," Imus said in a statement released by his spokesman.

Question now stands for you the people who are listeners and hopefully readers of this show. Does Imus' reasons close the case for you? Do you believe him? Should he be fired?

Imus Reacts

Don Imus Does It Again

Does Don Imus really get it in life that you can't be racist and express it over the airwaves on the radio?

Check out this clip from a show Imus did with Al Sharpton.

When told by sports announcer Warner Wolf that Jones is "African-American," Imus responded: "There you go. Now we know."

To hear the entire clip click below:

Shaq Kobe Fued Reignites

This video came from TMZ where apparently Shaq just dropped a grenade into the Kobe Camp with this Freestyle Rap from a club in New York City over the weekend. The rap goes into detail about Kobe losing the NBA Title because he wasnt there and for blaming Kobe for the divorce with his wife.


Please be prepared for some illicit lyrics and if you have kids near by use the earmuff approach.

Team USA Basketball Roster Annouced- Excited?

Team USA has announced its 2008 Olympic basketball team that will try to compete with the rest of the world for the gold metal in Men's Basketball.

The roster goes like this:


Carmelo Anthony- F
Carlos Boozer- F
Chris Bosh- F
Kobe Bryant- G
Dwight Howard- F/C
LeBron James- F
Chris Paul- G
Jason Kidd- G
Tayshaun Prince- F
Dywane Wade- G
Michael Redd- G
Deron Williams- G


Is American excited for Olympic basketball? Will our national team ever reach the peak it reached in 1992 when the "Dream Team" was created and crushed the world's attempt to play some basketball against the United States' best players.

George Carlin Sportsidol Tribute

George Carlin died Sunday at age 71 due to heart failure. He will sorely be missed and to give him a proper "SportsIdol" tribute we found this clip of him describing the differences between football and baseball.