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July 06, 2007
Draft re-set
Yes, the NBA draft was a week ago, but I always meant to post this and never got around to it.
UCLA's Arron Afflalo was drafted in the first round, which is great for him because it means guaranteed money, but it pales in comparison to the draft selections of the teams in April's Final Four.
Florida had three picks -- Al Hoford (third), Corey Brewer (seventh) and Joakim Noah (Chicago) -- so it is no wonder the Gators won back-to-back titles. Ohio State, which lost to Florida in the title game, had two lottery picks in No. 1 overall Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr. (fourth).
Heck, even Georgetown had one lottery pick in Jeff Green (fifth).
I point this out because it shows the talent level of the other programs in the Final Four, compared to UCLA, which had a late first-round pick and a bunch of underclassmen not yet ready to jump to the next level.
Posted by Brian Dohn at July 6, 2007 03:00 PM
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not entirely true, since Collison would have been a 1st round pick probably as well, but then again, Hibbert would have been a lottery pick too probably had he come out, but point taken. ucla has lacked the superior talent. that wont be the case next year and in 08 though. =)
Posted by: Anonymous at July 6, 2007 03:19 PM
Well, "draft experts" are speculating that Darren Collison to be a first round or even a potential lottery pick.
Posted by: Juan E at July 6, 2007 04:53 PM
Too bad the Bruins didn't get the Hoyas or Buckeyes in the semis. UCLA could have definitely added on more victory to last year's total.
Concur about the disparity in talent between the respective teams. In fact, if you go by recruiting rankings, UCLA was behind AZ just within the conference the past two years. I guess we'll see what Coach H can do when fully equipped with both experience and talent.
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at July 6, 2007 07:56 PM
Actually, SC had a more picks (2) and a higher draft choice (Young).
Posted by: bruding bruin at July 8, 2007 12:14 PM