Going on right now. Bill Simmons and Chad Ford are participating in a virtual draft in which they alternate picks. The back and forth comments between the two are hilarous (love the way Ford is humbling Simmons, who usually avoids criticsm of his more r****ded NBA opinions). Fun way to spend a Wednesday afternoon anyway: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=nbamockdraft/070627
"Has there ever been an international player you did like, Bill? You're the Lou Dobbs of NBA sportswriters. I'm waiting for your new book 'War on American Hoops.'" - Ford Rofl
what and ending!: Chad: Sean Williams is the most interesting player to me after the lottery guys. He has lottery talent and is the best shot blocker in the draft. I'm not even that concerned with some of his off-the-court activities. We'd disqualify half the draft if we busted all the guys that smoke. But it seems like the guy gets caught for everything. That's what NBA GMs are afraid of. They aren't worried about the stupid things he does. It's that he's stupid enough to get caught. He's either a star or a disaster. I don't think there can be a middle ground. Bill: I'm glad we're ending this in agreement on something. Hey, I gotta run over to the hospital to see Durant -- he's recovering from five stab wounds in his back, and Austin police are looking for an assailant with this photo. Chad: Are we doing this again next year? You're going to love Kevin Love. He'll be the Adam Morrison of the 2008 NBA Draft. Bill: Of course we're doing this next year! I look forward to seeing what foreign big man you'll be supporting - supposedly there's a 7-foot-1, 19-year-old South Korean who scored 120 points in a workout against a leather recliner last week. Keep an eye out for him.
That is some great stuff about Yi guarding a chair, and that chair being able to guard Adam Morrison.
They only went up to 14. The 15-30 link is just Chad Ford. Rockets get Nick Fazekas (draftexpress.com also has us getting him) even with Morris Almond and Jared Dudley still on the board.
