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[ESPN]Bill Simmons: Answers his own Email (Landry Reference)

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Some funny stuff in this weeks mailbag. Pretty good read if you have the time.. there's even a JVG reference..

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Q: Do you realize that, according to John Hollinger's PER rankings, I'm the 12th-best player in the NBA right now on a per-minute basis? I'm better than Al Jefferson, Carlos Boozer, Pau Gasol, Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Brandon Roy, Allen Iverson, David West, Paul Pierce, Monta Ellis and Baron Davis!
--C. Landry, Houston

SG: Wait, why haven't they asked you to be on the Dream Team yet? Is it too late to make a roster change? Boozer, you're not going to Beijing! You've been bumped by Carl Landry!

Q: Seriously, if they did the draft over again ... I mean, you have to admit, I'd go in the top 10, right? I was the hidden gem of the 2007 draft. Everyone thought I was 6-foot-7 when I'm really 6-foot-9. Everyone was worried about my torn ACL in college when my knee was fine. Everyone called me an undersized power forward when I was really the only true power forward in that entire draft. Even your boy Chad Ford gave the Rockets a D-Plus after last year's draft. Now I'm the X-factor for the Rockets as we make our push to replace the Giants as the latest Ewing Theory team. So where would I go if they did the draft over again?
--C. Landry, Houston

SG: That's an excellent question. Oden, Durant, Horford and Conley would be the first four in some order. (After Oden's knee injury, would Portland still take him first and wait a year for him? Hard to say.) After that, it gets sketchy. Jeff Green hasn't exactly lit the NBA on fire, but Seattle still takes him at No. 5 because he's a character/intangibles guy and fills a specific need for them. At No. 6, there's no way in hell that Milwaukee takes Yi with the intention of keeping him -- he's just not good enough, and if he's really 23, we're looking at some Tskitishvili potential here. I see them taking Brandan Wright instead; he's looked good in short spurts lately and might be looming as an X-factor for the playoffs because of his ability to score down low. Minnesota would follow with Al Thornton at No. 7 -- he'll never be an All-Star, and he's almost definitely one of those "good stats on bad teams" guys, but he can score in bunches and would be a nice fit with Al Jefferson. At No. 8, unquestionably, the Warriors would take Rudy Fernandez because he has more value than anyone left on the board (and they'd just wait a year for him).

That brings us to Chicago at No. 9. Joakim Noah's been OK, but he's an energy/intangibles guy and they already have plenty of those. You know what, Carl Landry? I think you go right here. The Bulls need a true power forward and you have a higher ceiling than Noah does. I'd have Noah dropping to 10 (the Kings), followed by Rodney Stuckey (who's as good as advertised) to Atlanta, Thaddeus Young (coming on like a freight train) to Philly, and then Big Baby (New Orleans), Javaris Crittenton (Clips), Corey Brewer (Pistons), Spencer Hawes (Wiz) and Jared Dudley (Jersey) rounding out the top 17.

One last thing: The No. 18 pick would be fascinating because the Warriors would be choosing between Sean Williams (an athletic rebounder/shotblocker who fits perfectly for them, right down to this head case potential) and Chairman Yi (possibly a bust, but a savvy pick because of the Bay Area's gigantic Asian community). Frankly, I don't know what they'd do.

Anyway, if you're scoring at home, the three "climbers" in the '07 draft would be Fernandez, Big Baby and Landry, and the four "droppers" would be Yi, Hawes, Brewer and Acie Law (although none of them would drop that far). Unlike our friends at Draft Express, I believe this will eventually end up being considered a good draft because of three potential franchise guys (the top-3, and yes, Horford is that good), two more potential All-Stars (Conley and, surprisingly, Thaddeus Young) and a slew of potential starters and quality role players. We will see. I'm just excited that we have a guy named "Thaddeus" in the NBA who might be really good.
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#1 Hayesfan, Mar 5, 2008

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If thats Carl Landry he has a big respect of himself and confidence which is anyways good.

All of the things he said is true, love the guy, brings energy and power to this team. Honestly I have never seen any player in the NBA that plays with so much energy since KG.

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^ Bill Simmons made up the emails... its a joke. He's actually making fun of John Hollinger's PER stats. Steve Nash is obviously a better player than Landry...

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How is Yi a bust? What is the fasination Simmons has with kicking down international players and hyping NCAA America college boys?

#4 All Souled Out, Mar 5, 2008
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With every one of these articles, Les can see little dollar signs floating away into the distance....

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Cjballa14 said:

^ Bill Simmons made up the emails... its a joke. He's actually making fun of John Hollinger's PER stats. Steve Nash is obviously a better player than Landry...
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Thanks for the clarification.

#6 thacabbage, Mar 5, 2008
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All Souled Out said:

How is Yi a bust? What is the fasination Simmons has with kicking down international players and hyping NCAA America college boys?

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why do you think he is not a bust?

#7 supafrumpy, Mar 5, 2008

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Cjballa14 said:

^ Bill Simmons made up the emails... its a joke. He's actually making fun of John Hollinger's PER stats. Steve Nash is obviously a better player than Landry...
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It's clearly stated in the thread title.

#8 Oski2005, Mar 5, 2008
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All Souled Out said:

How is Yi a bust? What is the fasination Simmons has with kicking down international players and hyping NCAA America college boys?

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Landry is way better than Yi right now. Yi doesn't even try to play defense. It's obvious that Yi doesn't have the same superstar work ethic as Yao.

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Too early to tell.

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Cjballa14 said:

^ Bill Simmons made up the emails... its a joke. He's actually making fun of John Hollinger's PER stats. Steve Nash is obviously a better player than Landry...
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I always wondered how much tension espn writers have amongst themselves. I cant imagine how it would be if someone like Peter Vescey was on that staff.

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wow is kobe is a sexy mofo or what?

i think so!

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tph crew said:

wow is kobe is a sexy mofo or what?

i think so!
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why are you posting this in every thread?

tph crew = To Piss Houston Crew

#13 playlife, Mar 5, 2008

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hey playlife, back off!

kobe is indeed a sexy looking man

#14 KillaBlackMamba, Mar 5, 2008
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Landry, is an anti-Yi player. Lucy enough, Yi is a bust.

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playlife said:

why are you posting this in every thread?

tph crew = To Piss Houston Crew
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I was just thinking the same thing and the comment has nothing to do with the thread.

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it's amazing how he calls him chairman Yi haahhahah

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ParaSolid said:

Landry is way better than Yi right now. Yi doesn't even try to play defense. It's obvious that Yi doesn't have the same superstar work ethic as Yao.
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He tries and actually plays good defense just the rest of his team is horrible at it and/or doesnt even try... he was good for the first 3 months or so of the season since then i've noticed it seems like Yi is shutting it down

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If I'm Landry reading this I take it as an insult. Even after all he's done, he's still #9??? Jeff Green is a joke, Brandan Wright won't see the light of day on his own team, and who's Rudy Fernandez? Landry quietly must even be taking aim at Conley and Horford because frankly, no rookie has been as efficient as him this year, and only his teammate Scola has been a better player.

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Spacemoth said:

If I'm Landry reading this I take it as an insult. Even after all he's done, he's still #9??? Jeff Green is a joke, Brandan Wright won't see the light of day on his own team, and who's Rudy Fernandez? Landry quietly must even be taking aim at Conley and Horford because frankly, no rookie has been as efficient as him this year, and only his teammate Scola has been a better player.
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Rockets were targeting Rudy in the draft but ended up with Brooks. He's playing great in Europe and winning the MVP. Lots of hype on him.

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