It’s funny that I would post that link about the refs—and even funnier that Dick Bavetta is on the crew tonight—but if the Nuggets lose, they’ll have no one to blame but themselves. Where is the energy? Carmelo’s starting to heat up, but he still had to walk over to Nene to get a five after a made free throw. Wake up, people! We are lucky it’s as close as it is, and somehow now it’s a five-point game, so I’ll get back to watching it.
All right, class, what kind of things do we look for in an NBA draftee? A player who's proven, or one with oodles of upside? A guy coming off a spectacular college career, or one coming off the bench for his Serbian club team? A player who's shown constant improvement, or one who mysteriously fared worse as a senior than a junior? No, Kiki, put your hand down, it's the first answer to each of these questions, not the second. Yesterday the Nuggets picked 20th in the first round, selecting Julius Hodge, shooting guard/small forward, out of North Carolina State. College fans will immediately recognize his name, as Hodge was the ACC Player of the Year as a junior. Unfortunately, he just finished his senior year, which was marked mostly by a dip in his scoring numbers (he developed a sudden inability to hit free throws or threes) and a punch to the groin by Wake Forest guard Chris Paul. Hodge is mostly a mid-range and slashing-type scorer, kind of like the more-than-sufficient s...
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