D. Lee is bored...

And on this sportsified Saturday,we all benefit. He's got an NBA draft update below.

We also have a new softball recap online.

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Now on to D. Lee's update:

How are the 2006 prospects looking over the summer? Here you go..

	Toronto Raptors	Andrea Bargnani, Forward, Italy: struggled in certain regards. bad rebounding and defense. still, his offensive game is allegedly looking promising with a legit 3 point stroke. I have a strong feeling this guy is more Toni Kucok than Dirk Nowitski.
	P-land (from New York)	LaMarcus Aldridge, Forward, Texas (to Portland) Actually played rather well. Solid shot-blocking and rebounding. Didn't make a lot of dumb mistakes. Hmmm.
	Charlotte Bobcats	Adam Morrison, Forward, Gonzaga. SER-VING! After a nightmare first summer league game where he shot 3-14 and had his shot blocked twice he came storming back in typical Morrison fashion to lead his summer league in scoring at a 25 ppg clip! A clear favorite for rookie of the year and most hyped player of the year.
	Chi	Tyrus Thomas, Forward, Louisiana State (to Chicago) Showed he might have some work to do. Solid D and rebounding but struggled to play PF and score consistently against weaker comp. Look for him to be a solid contributor this year.
	Atlanta Hawks	Shelden Williams, Forward, Duke. Uh-oh.. Those damn Dukies. Wow. Atlanta has likely made ANOTHER COLOSSAL BLUNDER by NOT taking ultra talented guards they desperately need. As if passing on Chris Paul isn't bad enough.. Sheldon is REALLY struggling in the summer league. He's not even blocking shots and rebounding well against weaker comp. It's early but this could be a major meltdown for the Hawks because..
	P-land	Brandon Roy, Guard, Washington (to Portland) LOOKING VERY GOOD. Has done everything the scouts said he'd do. Already looking extremely polished across the board. A young vet. Gonna be a coaches favorite.
	MINN	Randy Foye, Guard, Villanova (to Minnesota via Portland) LOOKING AWESOME! It's gonna be him VS Morrison for rookie of the year. Crushed the summer comp averaging 26 ppg and shooting at a 55% clip. They're actually comparing him to Wade. I still like the Arenas comparison better. So just for the record: Atlanta passed on Paul and has now passed on Roy & Foye. When the fuck do fans get be a GM?'s? There really needs to be some basketball reality show like Top Chef or Project Runway for hoops, man.. Hans, pitch it to your bosses now!!!
	Houston Rockets	Rudy Gay, Forward, Connecticut. See Tyrus Thomas. Same thing.
	Golden State Warriors	Patrick O'Bryant, Center, Bradley. Uh oh #2. How can Mullin be such a smart basketball player yet a horrible GM. This guy had an ultra rough summer camp. That's it! I'm applying for the Atl, NY, and GS jobs. They don't even have to pay me! I'll work for hotdogs and beer (*and the occasional hookup with my cheerleader of choice).
	Seattle Supersonics	Saer Sene, Forward, Senegal. Wow. Looks like Seattle played the draft like a roulette addict. "If I play the same number every time I have to win eventually, right?" So for 3 years in a row they've drafted a "project" center (Swift, Petro, Sene) but it looks like the 3rd time may be the charm. This guy has been averaging 4 blocks a game in the summer league and has been much more polished than they thought. Could be a Mutumbo/Dalembert guy down the road. Guys like that are hard to come by.. nice.
	Orlando Magic	J.J. Redick, Guard, Duke. Oh, Duke.. Injured via back probs all summer after his DUI. Not a good start for a guy already with a shitload of question marks about his future.
	N.O./Okla. City Hornets	Hilton Armstrong, Center, Connecticut. Very solid. looks like he's been able to do everything expected of him. solid D, rebounding, put-backs, etc. he'll contribute.
	Philadelphia 76ers	Thabo Sefolosha, Guard, Switzerland (to Chicago) Sweet find. This guy has sleeper written all over him. Man, talk about under the radar..
	Utah Jazz	Ronnie Brewer, Guard, Arkansas. Having an excellent camp. Scoring at a very good clip at an ultra high %. Despite being a rook, I think Sloan will have to play this guy solid minutes off the bench.
	N.O./Okla. City Hornets (from Milwaukee)	Cedric Simmons, Forward, North Carolina State. Clunk! Guess NO did the Seattle like gamble taking similar players via draft and hoping one eventually pans out. Looks like Armstrong will be the pay-off not Simmons. He had a near invisible camp.
	Phil	Rodney Carney, Forward, Memphis (to Philadelphia). Nice. Showing a sweet touch from the perimeter. Still, seems there's a logjam at the guard/SF spot in Philly. Don't know where he'll get the minutes..
	Indiana Pacers	Shawne Williams, Forward, Memphis. Did okay. It's early. Still, with a stud like Granger at the SF why did Bird take this guy and then ALSO trade for M. Daniels?? This kid ain't getting off the bench this year.
	Washington Wizards	Oleksiy Pecherov, Center, Ukraine. Typical early returns on a Euro. Showed nice shooting touch but can't guard a lick. Likely won't get much PT this year.
	Sacramento Kings	Quincy Douby, Guard, Rutgers. Looking a little shaky. Didn't show any signs of being a PG in the summer league. That doesn't bode well..
	New York Knicks (from Denver)	Renaldo Balkman, Forward, South Carolina. Here we go.. look: Isaiah has again show to be a good judge of talent because from what I've seen over the summer this guy DOES look like a NBA player. Outstanding athleticism and great energy. Still, we did NOT have to take him this early! The smoke screen about Phoenix taking this guy at 21 has proved to be false and they could've taken Boone or M Williams at 20 then Balkman at 29. Whatever. Zeke will be fired before the all-star break anyway..
	Phoenix Suns (from L.A. Lakers)	Rajon Rondo, Guard, Kentucky (to Boston). Solid summer. Showed good control by not forcing the issue. Still, he refused to shoot from the outside. Eventually he'll have to expose that side of his game and work on it. In the NBA you can run but you can't hide..
	New Jersey Nets (from L.A. Clippers)	Marcus Williams, Guard, Connecticut. Oh boy. What a steal. True he's had some minor probs with fouls and TO's over the summer but he racked up a billion assists. Clearly the purest point in the draft. Just like shot-blockers, guys like this are hard to come by but when you get them they really help your team. Could be another Mark Jackson. Kidd's gonna teach him a lot. Great pick-up.
	New Jersey Nets	Josh Boone, Forward, Connecticut. Another great pick-up. Like Armstrong, he's done everything they expected over the summer. Good D & rebounding. Him and Williams make a great pair. Too bad he got hurt. That may set him back a bit. Otherwise, he was looking at some nice PT.
	Memphis Grizzlies	Kyle Lowry, Guard, Villanova. Looking OK. Did some good things but didn't exactly blow anyone away. Another guy where what you see is what you get.
	Cleveland Cavaliers	Shannon Brown, Guard, Michigan State. Shaky summer. Played on a Cle team with no summer talent and didn't exactly shine. Did the occasional flashy play but showed no consistency. We'll see..
	L.A. Lakers (from Miami)	Jordan Farmar, Guard, UCLA. Take a seat Smush. He's done a very solid job over the summer running the team. One of those cogs that won't light up the box score but keeps the machine well oiled. I got a feeling he's gonna get a lot of PT.
	Phoenix Suns	Sergio Rodriguez, Guard, Spain (to Portland) Didn't do anything.
	Dallas Mavericks	Maurice Ager, Guard, Michigan State Had a very solid summer. Still, I doubt he'll play this year.
	New York Knicks (from San Antonio)	Mardy Collins, Guard, Temple. Uh oh. Looked super tentative and light in the skills department. Some guys you look at and see they just don't have it. He may be one of those guys..
	Portland Trail Blazers (from Detroit)	Joel Freeland, Forward, United Kingdom. Whatever.

DLee's all-rookie team prediction:

Foye

Roy

Aldridge

Brewer

Morrison

ROY: Foye

PS

1. Marvin Williams destroyed in summer league this year. Look for him to emerge..

2. Seeing as Zeke is soon to be fired, L Brown was a disaster, and A. Johnson was coach of the year ---I say we groom a player to be a coach right now.

My top 10 players who'll make great coaches:

1. Kidd ~okay, we can't get him but we can get..

2. D. Armstrong

3. A. Davis

4. J. Barry

5. A. Griffin

6. Kurt Thomas

7. E. Snow

8. D Fisher

9. G Buckner

10. E. Williams

By the way, my homeboy Charles Oakley is gonna be a coach on the Bobcats this year. What say we get him ASAP then make X-man & Mase his assistant coaches. You're telling me lazy-ass Eddy Curry wouldn't run extra wind-sprints with those motherfuckers waiting on the sideline??

Oh, i'd PAY to see the practice sessions..

smell ya later

Dlee