PhDribble

A Question of Upsideology

Let's begin with a philosophical question:  If we all know he will be a sleeper, is he still a sleeper?

We know JOEY DORSEY is gonna be a player in this league.  Time and again, we have seen how pogo-sticks like Dorsey can make a difference on a team.  We know he'll be a fan favorite and a web-darling.  We know that any team that drafts him will feel blessed that he fell that far.  At worst, an energy guy off the bench and an alley-oop machine.  At best, a defensive stopper and an alley-oop machine.

And yet, the best draft analysts around rate him as no better than a second round pick.

Chad Ford: 45.

NBADraft.net: 39.

DraftExpress: 47

Remind me again why you pick another undersized shooting guard, a big man "project", or DJ Augustine over Dorsey?

Question.

Flip and Rick were named coaches of the month for February.  No complaints here.

But what shadowy Lig cabal makes these decisions?

[Update: This is not a rhetorical question...I'm really curious...]

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Quote of the year: 
"All nine-year-olds are sophists and hypocrites" -- Michael Chabon

 

Question.

Hall of Famers:

                        1. Vince Carter? 

                        2. Ben Wallace?

                        3. Ray-Ray? PPierce?

Question.

The Soul-Search aka Sophie's Choice: 
Who on your team would you least mind getting injured?

Corollary 1: The Second String Quarterback.  Who on your team do you secretly (or very vocally) pray to get injured so a bench player will get more play?

Corollary 2: The MVP.  Whose team would most suffer if he were injured?

Corollary 3: Arch Rivals (NES version.) What opposing player would you most like to see injured?

Question.

What is the all-time best NBA coaching-tree?

There's always Larry Brown (of course some of these are GMs):  Donnie Walsh, R.C. Buford, Gregg Popovich, John Calipari, Quin Snyder, Billy King, Maurice Cheeks, and Mike Woodson

Pitino has a surprisingly good one (not even including his former coaches now heading college teams: including Tubby Smith, Billy Donovan, and Herb Sendek):

                                  Pitino                                                                                       
         /               I                       |                    \
Stu Jackson   Jeff Van Gundy  Jim O'Brien   Reggie Theus

Question.

Can someone explain to me Ahmad Rashad?