Feelin' Kinda Monday: My Shot at Breaking Down the NBA Draft, Confederation's Cup Final, and Assault by Way of Golf Ball

NBA Draft Winners and Losers

• The San Antonio Spurs are obviously the biggest winners. By some miracle, no ACL's, DeJuan Blair fell into their laps with the 37th pick. I love it, an aggressive rebounder on the defensive and offensive glass, just what we needed. Then we got Jack McClinton, another guy who I thought could have went earlier. At first, I wasn't completely sold on the pick because he was basically known for being a shooter and that's all. But supposedly Pop fell in love with this kid because of his tenacious D, so if Pop like it, I like it. Nando De Colo was our last pick, he will be in Europe for four or five years before the NBA sees him.
• Loser: New York Knicks. I don't think Jordan Hill will ever be anything more than average in the NBA. He is a good defender and good rebounder, but when it comes to offensive game, he's got ZERO. They wanted a PG and even though Rubio and Curry were gone, I think they could have gotten a good one with Jennings. Plus, they actually traded to GET Darko Milicic. Morons.
  
• Loser: Oklahoma City Thunder. I don't know why, but I just feel that James Harden is going to be a bust...he certainly shouldn't have been the third player picked. And the number one sign of a loser on draft day is somebody who drafts a Center who is a former Fuckeye. Add B.J. Mullens to the list of Fuckeye busts.
  
• Loser: Orlando Magic. They didn't have any picks, but I absolutely hated their trade with the Nets. As I said before, I think Courtney Lee is going to be very good in the Association. I think they should have kept Rafer Alston around just in case Nelson goes down, again. Vince Carter teams just don't win. It doesn't happen. They would have been better off if they had resigned Turkoglu and tried to make another run with the same team. The last thing they needed was a big shake up.
  
• Winner: Memphis Grizzlies. Hasheem Thabeet can be a dominant force in the NBA if he can beef up a little bit and work on his offensive game. I think his offensive game is a bit underrated right now and he will step in and contribute on both ends right away. DeMarre Carroll has the talent and potential to be drafted in the top 15. Think Josh Howard minus the hashish. Getting Sam Young in the second round is a great pick up, even if he looks older than Greg Oden.
  
• WTF?: Minnesota Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio will not be signing with your team. Ever. Why even waste your time? If they really wanted a couple guards then they should have drafted Curry and Flynn at 5 and 6. I do like the Wayne Ellington pick, he is within range when he walks into the gym.

American Futbol

• I actually watched the entire Final of the Confederation's Cup featuring Brazil vs. USA.
• It was actually interesting and exciting during the first half. USA was on the offensive throughout the half and really had Brazil on their heals.
• The little give and go play , or whatever they call it in soccer, for the Americans second goal between Davies and Donovan was brilliant.
  
• Unfortunately, all the fun ended when the first half ended. Brazil came out of the half and scored their first goal just 30 seconds into the second half. Brazil owned us in every aspect throughout the rest of the game, despite the referee not counting what was an obvious goal by the Brazilians.
• We lost 3-2, and it very easily could have been 5-2 had our goalie not been playing out of his mind. Brazil had eleven shots on goal, that's ridiculous... We had four.
  
• I have no idea who Clint Dempsey is or how he had performed leading up to this game, but I do know that he was rotten this match. He was repeatedly beaten and abused on the defensive end, including being out jumped by Brazil's Lucio for the game winning goal.
• Also, Jozy Altidore sucks. What an over-hyped bum.
  
• The USA just isn't going to win on that level, at least no consistently. Brazil outmatched the U.S. at every position. Soccer isn't our game. Hell, it isn't even our fourth game--sorry soccer fans. Guess what the greatest athletes in Brazil grow up wanting to be. You guessed it, Soccer players. Guess what the greatest athletes in the U.S. grow up wanting to be. You guessed it, not Soccer players. Until that changes, the U.S. can't run with the big boys.
• I'm not sure why soccer hasn't grown in the U.S. either. You would think it would be something popular in the inner cities since all you need is a ball and two goals...one of the same reasons why basketball is so popular in the inner cities. But the one thing basketball holds over soccer right now, and forever, is star power. U.S. soccer needs to find it's Michael Jordan and market the shit out of him. And not some scrub like Freddy Adu. I mean the real fucking deal.

I Took One in the Ass Yesterday

• No, you sick fuckers. Get your minds out of the gutter.
• I went golfing yesterday.
• I was finishing up and average round, I believe I was +5 after eight.
• If you are not familiar with the Naptown Municipal layout, let me describe it: Every drive you hit will likely end up on another fairway. That pretty much sums it up.
• So I tee off on hole nine and I pull it a little left. It makes it over the gully on one and is just left of the line of pine trees.
• I step up to my ball, wondering how in the hell I am going to cut a seven iron around seven pine trees, and then get ready to swing.
• BOOM! Something has struck me directly in the left butt cheek and it hurts like a sumbitch. I'm a bit confused because I didn't see anybody hitting in the area, but I realize I have just been struck by a golf ball.
  
• Turns out somebody was teeing off from the tips on hole 1 and didn't see me on his hole. Turns out this guy happens to be pretty good and can strike his driver with great velocity and efficiency. It turns out that's exactly what he did when he hit his driver and sent the ball screaming towards my ass.
  
• Ouch.
• I didn't finish the hole.
• You may have just looked at a picture of my ass. Fag.
  

I'M OUT

ASALAMALAKUM, ONE LOVE