Showing posts with label NBA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NBA. Show all posts

Friday, June 12, 2009

Week in Review

Liberty Beat
This week the Liberty Lady Crusaders played 6 games in the Dyersburg and Union Camps. Liberty is 8-0 this summer and the main goal for the team is clear, improve every game.

Other News
In other sports news, it came at no surprise, to many, to see the Falcons release former star QB Michael Vick. This was completely expected to happen. The Red Socks are now 8-0 on their arch rival New York Yankees.Today on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning, John Legend teamed up with Mike Greenburg as they discussed last night's tough loss for the Magic and other news.

Mike And Mike: Smooth Quality




NBA Finals

The Magic let yet another close game slip through their inexperienced fingers and into the Lakers steady hands. Derek Fisher came up huge late. After struggling through much of the playoff with his outside shot, Fisher drained a three over the contesting,5'11 Jameer Nelson to force an overtime. The shot was result of a poor decision to double Bryant 70 feet from the basket leaving Jameer Nelson caught in the middle between two shooters in Trevor Ariza and Derek Fisher.


Friday, June 27, 2008

World of Sports: 2008 NBA Draft

Last nights draft was full a suprises. Not to mention the speculation leading up to the big day. There were disappointments, excitement, and craziness as every draft night has. So here are the results:


2008 NBA Draft - 1st Round Picks

1 Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose G/Memphis
2 Miami Heat - Michael Beasley F/Kansas State
3 Minnesota Timberwolves - O.J. Mayo G/USC
4 Seattle Sonics- Russell Westbrook G/UCLA
5 Memphis Grizzlies - Kevin Love F/UCLA
6 New York Knicks - Danilo Gallinari F/Italy
7 LA Clippers - Eric Gordon G/Indiana
8 Milwaukee Bucks - Joe Alexander F/West Virginia
9 Charlotte Bobcats - D.J. Augustin G/Texas
10 New Jersey Nets - Brook Lopez C/Stanford
11 Portland Trail Blazers - Jerryd Bayless G/Arizona (from Indiana)
12 Sacramento Kings - Jason Thompson F/Rider
13 Indiana Pacers - Brandon Rush G/Kansas (from Portland)
14 Golden State Warriors - Anthony Randolph F/LSU

15 Phoenix Suns - Robin Lopez C/Stanford
16 Philadelphia 76ers - Marreese Speights C/Florida
17 Indiana Pacers - Roy Hibbert C/Georgetown
18 Washington Wizards - JaVale McGee F/Nevada
19 Cleveland Cavaliers - J.J. Hickson F/N.C. State
20 Charlotte Bobcats - Alexis Ajinca C/France
21 New Jersey Nets - Ryan Anderson F/California
22 Orlando Magic - Courtney Lee G/Western Kentucky
23 Utah Jazz - Kosta Koufos C/Ohio State
24 Seattle Sonics - Serge Ibaka PF/Congo
25 Houston Rockets - Nicolas Batum G/France
26 San Antonio Spurs - George Hill G/IUPUI
27 Memphis Grizzlies - Darrell Arthur F/Kansas (from Memphis)
28 Portland Trail Blazers - Donte Green F/Syracuse (from Portland)
29 Detroit Pistons(traded to Seattle SuperSonics) - D.J. White F/Indiana
30 Boston Celtics - J.R. Giddens G/New Mexico

2008 NBA Draft - 2nd Round Picks

31 Minnesota Timberwolves - Nikola Pekovic C/Montenegro (from Miami through Boston)
32 Detroit Pistons - Walter Sharpe F/UAB (from Seattle)
33 Portland Trail Blazers - Joey Dorsey F/Memphis (from Memphis)
34 Miami Heat - Mario Chalmers G/Kansas (from Minnesota)
35 LA Clippers - DeAndre Jordan C/Texas A&M
36 Portland Trail Blazers - Omer Asik C/Turkey (from New York)
37 Milwaukee Bucks - Luc Richard Mbah A Moute F/UCLA
38 Charlotte Bobcats - Kyle Weaver G/Washington State
39 Chicago Bulls - Sonny Weems F/Arkansas
40 New Jersey Nets - Chris Douglas Roberts G/Memphis
41 Toronto Raptors - Nathan Jawai F/Australia(from Indiana)
42 Sacramento Kings - Sean Singletary G/Virginia(from Atlanta)
43 Sacramento Kings - Patrick Ewing Jr. F/Georgetown
44 Utah Jazz - Ante Tomic C/Croatia (from Philadelphia)
45 Phoenix Suns - Goran Dragic G/Slovenia (from San Antonio through Toronto)
46 Detroit Pistons - Trent Plaisted F/BYU (from Seattle through Portland through Boston)
47 Boston Celtics - Bill Walker F/Kansas State (from Washington)
48 San Antonio Spurs - Malik Hairston F/Oregon (from Phoenix through Cleveland)
49 Golden State Warriors - Richard Hendrix F/Alabama
50 Seattle Sonics - Devon Hardin C/California (from Denver)
51 Dallas Mavericks - Shane Foster G/Vanderbilt
52 Miami Heat - Darnell Jackson F/Kansas (from Orlando)
53 Utah Jazz - Tadija Dragicevic F/Serbia
54 Houston Rockets - Maarty Leunen F/Oregon
55 LA Clippers - Mike Taylor G/Iowa State) (from Blazers thrugh Phoenix through Indiana)
56 Seattle Sonics - Sasha Kaun C/Kansas (from New Orleans through Houston)
57 San Antonio Spurs - James Gist F/Maryland
58 LA Lakers - Joe Crawford G/Kentucky
59 Detroit Pistons - Deron Washington F/Virginia Tech