Twitter was on fire during NBA Draft night. At least the people I follow certainly were. It was difficult to pick out just a sampling of the best ones. A few people actually tweeted:
“LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL”
when Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats took Cody Zeller of the Indiana Hoosiers with the 4th overall pick.
So seeing Cody Zeller go four, and his Indiana teammate Victor Oladipo number two, yet Tom Crean couldn’t get past the sweet sixteen..well you see the backstory. Of course, this was a very very weak draft. With a very low talent level. It made for an interesting, exciting and unpredictable draft, but it was weak nonetheless.
So you had your annual insane “project picks” of foreign guys that no one has ever heard of showing up mid-to-late round one this year, not in late round two like they usually do.
Oh and Bill Simmons owned draft night. Whether you loved or hated him, you tweeted about Sports Guy. I thought he did a fantastic job. He was so good, he was the anti-Tim Doyle. And I loved that he kept quoting Yahoo as a source on breaking trade news. Because you know ESPN HATES THAT. The tweet collection also includes a Len “Steal My Sunshine” reference.
Tom Crean is officially basketball Ron Zook now! Recruiting? Yes! Coaching those recruits? NO!
— Paul M. Banks (@PaulMBanks) June 28, 2013
Did Bill Simmons become a TV star tonight? I think maybe he did. God bless a guy on ESPN who isn’t afraid to speak his mind.
— John Walters (@jdubs88) June 28, 2013
I will say this: Bill Simmons isn’t trying to make friends on TV, and that stands out like a beacon.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) June 28, 2013
If ESPN keeps playing the Lebron back to Cleveland card, I may become irrational.
— Jeff Mersereau (@Mers0274) June 28, 2013
*Waiting for a drunken angry @BillSimmons tweet*
— Matt Clapp (@sharapovasthigh) June 28, 2013
ESPN is hating all the Yahoo mentions Bill Simmons is dropping right now.
— Matt Clapp (@sharapovasthigh) June 28, 2013
Also, at what point does a team pick a vial of Lebron’s sperm in round one and an egg from Britney Griner in round two?
— Travis Miller (@HammerAndRails) June 28, 2013
There is always some second rounder they hope to develop in europe that is like “positives: is 7’5″. Negatives: unsure what NBA is.”
— Travis Miller (@HammerAndRails) June 28, 2013
Nobody remembers that song or that group RT @JoeO670: Go ahead…make your “Steal My Sunshine” jokes. I approve. #NBADraft
— Herb Lawrence (@Ecnerwal23) June 28, 2013
Dan Dakich’s Best Available for Tonight’s Draft: 1.Dan Dakich 2.Olipida 3.Lil Zeller 4.Calbert Cheney 5.Bobba Knight’s boy
— Daggum Roy (@DaggumRoy) June 27, 2013
RT @PaulMBanks: Dan Dakich on ESPN last night: “Cody Zeller shows up in big games”
— Daggum Roy (@DaggumRoy) June 27, 2013
Paul M. Banks is the owner of The Sports Bank.net. (“Quasi-endorsed” by Philadelphia Eagles Coach Chip Kelly) He’s also an author who also contributes regularly to MSN, Fox Sports , Chicago Now, Walter Football.com and Yardbarker
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