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Grading the NBA Draft: Northwest Division

2012 NBA Draft

After looking at the Pacific division yesterday, we now take a look at the Northwest division. The Oklahoma City Thunder won this division last year, as well as the year before. Here is how the crew at Hoopstradamus graded the Northwest division: Denver Nuggets Draft Picks: Evan Fournier- France 6’6 SG, Quincy Miller-Baylor 6’10 F, and Izzet Turkyilmaz-Turkey 7’0 PF/C Grade: C Reason: Masai Ujiri didn’t do a good job in this year’s draft. Fournier averaged 14 points overseas, which means he might average 5… Continue reading »

Bustin’ My Bulls Post-game summary: Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trailblazers

With Rip Hamilton out for the seventh consecutive night, the Bulls took the floor without their starting backcourt for the second night in a row. The Portland Blazers, on the other hand, were on the road against the Bulls as interim head coach Kaleb Canales had his debut. The Blazers, coming off a huge roster overhaul, were missing key pieces, including newly-acquired Mehmet Okur, Shawne Williams, Johnny Flynn and Hasheem Thabeet.  Despite a 22-point, 14 rebound performance from Carlos Boozer… Continue reading »

Holding Court, Vol. 1: Our NBA Round Table.

We’re almost a month into the NBA season and about a week ago, The Pest had a great idea. Here’s that great idea in words. I present to you, ladies and gentlemen, the first of hopefully many NBA Round Table discussions! This week features appearances from: The Pest - Full Court Pest The Elusive Heisenberg – Full Court Pest Downtown Charlie Brown – Full Court Pest The Hoopstradamus - Hoopstradamus.com Sports Chump – SportsChump.net Billy Hoyle – KeeperOfTheCourt.com   1. Who are… Continue reading »