Bill Simmons (aka the Anti-Chad Ford) calls Brooks a "sleeper"

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one year I hope we manage to draft a "waker" with something other than a number one pick.

 

maybe we can have more non-sports analyst writers agree with our pick.

 

haha

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070629

6:48: At 22, Charlotte takes my favorite sleeper in the draft: BC's Jared Dudley. I liked Dudley, Big Baby Davis, Taurean Green and Aaron Brooks as my sleepers in the 20-to-45 range this year. I'm going 4-for-4 this year. I will not be pulling a Julio Lugo.

(Note: Just to clarify for everyone outside of New England, "pulling a Julio Lugo" means going 0-for-4.)

6:53: "I'm still a 0 out of 10," he says.

Well, then.

Let's skip through the rest of the first round: Wilson Chandler to the Knicks (shockingly, Stephen A. loved the pick); Rudy Fernandez to the Blazers (purchased from the Suns, who continue to p-ss on their fans by dumping crucial first-rounders for money reasons); Morris Almond to the Jazz (much-needed shooting); Brooks to the Rockets (sleeper No. 2 in the books); Arron Afflalo to Detroit (typically savvy Dumars pick); Tiago Splitter to San Antonio (typically savvy Spurs stashaway pick); Alando Tucker to the Suns (scoring off the bench!); and Petteri Koponen to the Sixers (seriously, can you imagine anyone with that name actually becoming an NBA star?). Also, G-State dealt Jason Richardson to Charlotte for the rights to Brandan Wright, one of those moves that has "the first step in another trade where G-State gets Yi" written all over it.

One more thing: With the second-rounder obtained from Seattle, my Dad and I were on the phone rooting for Big Baby ... and when it happened, we both cheered and did the whole "I can't believe we got him at 35!" routine. Sure, it was a minor victory, but when you're a Celtics fan these days, you take what you can get.

 

good work willis!