Pettus Carney's Sports Corner

2008 NBA MOCK DRAFT

2008-06-25T20:09:00.000-07:00

2008 NBA MOCK DRAFT

ROUND 1
TEAM PLAYER SCHOOL
1 CHICAGO DERRICK ROSE PG MEMPHIS
2 MIAMI MICHAEL BEASLEY PF KANSAS STATE
3 MINNESOTA O.J. MAYO SG USC
4 SEATTLE BROCK LOPEZ C STANFORD
5 MEMPHIS RUSSELL WESTBROOK SG UCLA
6 NEW YORK ERIC GORDON SG INDIANA
7 L.A. CLIPPERS KEVIN LOVE PF UCLA
8 MILWAUKEE JOE ALEXANDER SF W. VIRGINIA
9 CHARLOTTE KOSTA KOUFOS C OHIO STATE
10 NEW JERSEY DARRELL ARTHUR PF KANSAS
11 INDIANA D.J. AUGUSTINE PG TEXAS
12 SACRAMENTO JERRYD BAYLESS PG ARIZONA
13 PORTLAND CHARLES DOUGLAS-ROBERTS SF MEMPHIS
14 GOLDEN STATE TY LAWSON PG NORTH CAROLINA
15 PHOENIX DANILO GALLINARI SF ITALY
16 PHILADELPHIA D.J. WHITE PF INDIANA
17 TORONTO BRANDON RUSH SG KANSAS
18 WASHINGTON ROY HIBBERT C GEORGETOWN
19 CLEVELAND DONTE GREENE SF SYRACUSE
20 DENVER SERGE IBANKA C CONGO
21 NEW JERSEY COURNEY LEE SG W. KENTUCKY
22 ORLANDO RYAN ANDERSON PF CALIFORNIA
23 UTAH NICOLAS BATUM SF FRANCE
24 SEATTLE MARIO CHAMBERS PG KANSAS
25 HOUSTON ROBIN LOPEZ C STANFORD
26 SAN ANTONIO NATHAN JAWAI C AUSTRALIA
27 NEW ORLEANS JAMONT GORDON SG MISSISSIPPI STATE
28 MEMPHIS CHASE BUDINGER SF ARIZONA
29 DETROIT MARREESE SPEIGHTS PF/C FLORIDA
30 BOSTON BILL WALKER SF KANSAS STATE

ROUND 2
TEAM PLAYER SCHOOL
1 MINNESOTA JAVALE MCGEE C NEVADA
2 SEATTLE MARCULUS KEMP SG NEVADA
3 PORTLAND JASON THOMPSON PF RIDER
4 MINNESOTA SEAN SINGLETARY PG VIRGINIA
5 L.A. CLIPPERS DAVON JEFFERSON SF USC
6 PORTLAND SHAN FOSTER SG VANDERBELT
7 MILWAUKEE DEVON HARDIN C CALIFORNIA
8 CHARLOTTE J.R. GIDDENS SG NEW MEXICO
9 CHICAGO KYLE WEAVER PG/SG WASHINGTON STATE
10 NEW JERSEY RICHARD ROBY SG COLORADO
11 INDIANA ROBERT HENDRIX PF ALABAMA
12 SACRAMENTO ALEXIS AJINCA C FRANCE
13 SACRAMENTO LESTER HUDSON SG TENN. MARTIN
14 UTAH OMER ASIK C TURKEY
15 SAN ANTONIO MANTAS KALNIETAS PG LITHUANIA
16 SEATTLE REGGIE WILLIAMS SG VMI
17 WASHINGTON ANTHONY RANDOLPH PF LSU
18 PHOENIX JAMES GIST PF MARYLAND
19 GOLDEN STATE TRENT PLAISTED C BYU
20 SEATTLE ANTE TOMIC C CROATIA
21 DALLAS GORAN DRAGIC PG SLOVENIA
22 MIAMI DEANDRE JORDAN C TEXAS A&M
23 UTAH ROBERT VADEN SG UAB
24 HOUSTON J.J. HICKSON PF N.C. STATE
25 PORTLAND WAYNE ELLINGTON SG NORTH CAROLINA
26 SEATTLE WILL DANIELS SF RHODE ISLAND
27 SAN ANTONIO DANNY GREEN SF NORTH CAROLINA
28 L.A. LAKERS SONNY WEEMS SG ARKANSAS
29 DETROIT GARY FORBES SF UMASS
30 BOSTON JOHN RIEK C SUDAN

BAD IDEA!!!

2007-06-06T11:44:00.000-07:00

Mark Cuban missed out on buying the Chicago Cubs but plans to have a team in the UFL. The UFL is a professional football league that will be in competition with the NFL. The league will include team in cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New Mexico. The league plans to have games in the UK as well. The league will consist of 8 teams that will have teams owned by investment bank founder Bill Hambrecht and Google exec Tim Armstrong. Games will be played on Friday and Saturday nights.
Personally I think that these guys can do much better things with their money. Trying to challenge the NFL is the most stupid thing to think of. Right now, it is the off-season in football and every night on ESPN (The worlds wide leader in sports) There is time dedicated to NFL training camps, upcoming fantasy football drafts, rookie signings, off season moves.Not to mention during the fall there is something in this country that no other country has and the is college sports. College football,basketball and etc. Plus in the fall season there is MLB playoffs and NBA basketball. Challenging the NFL is not smart...not only are you in competition with the NFL, you are competing with all the other sports. I know for myself I am not going to stop watching the other sports that I love for another football league.
I was listening to a sports radiio show one day speaking of this topic and they mentioned creating another hockey league. The NHL is in trouble right now. The NHL has too many teams, they have teams in markets where the cities care nothing about hockey, and they have changed the rules making hockey not even fun to watch for the average fan. What if Mark Cuban put together a league that can rival with the NHL. Put hockey in cities like Cleveland, Cincinnatti, Grand Rapids, Ottawa, Oregon and other cities that need it. If they have only 10-14 teams. I think that would work

Upcoming Sports Dates

2007-06-05T08:07:00.000-07:00

JUNE 20- NBA MOCK DRAFT
JULY 6- NFL FANTASY RATING
AUGUST 1- NFL MOCK FANTASY
AUGUST 8- NLB POWER RANKING
AUGUST 15- NFL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
- MLB POWER RANKINGS
AUGUST 22- HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING TRAIL
AUGUST 31- NFL FANTASY DRAFT

What will the 2007-2008 Pistons look like?

2007-06-04T14:53:00.000-07:00

You can argue that there was a game 6 sweep in the Eastern conference finals this year with the Cleveland Cavs advancing to the NBA finals over the Detroit Pistons this weekend. In my mind, the 5 yr dynasty may have came to an end and there may need to be some changes int he Piston organization if they want to continue having success. Look at this team for the coming year, Chris Webber has talked retirement or playing for someone else. It is evident Nozar Mohammad no longer wants to be on the team and also evident this organization has no faith in him, because they brought in a replacement for him by signing Chris Webber. Jason Maxiel is not a starter nor a player who can consistently give you good performances night end and night out. Antonio McDyess may be getting an extension, but what do you do with Rasheed Wallace? Look at Saturday night's game against Cleveland... I think Rasheed lost the respect of his teammates when he went on a tirade and was ejected from the game,like he did while playing in Portland.I believe Wallace may have worn out his welcome in Detroit and he may have played his last game as a Piston.
So looking at Detroit's front court, what do you have? Let's just say Chauncy Billups returns to the team being he is a free agent now, the Pistons still are without a center or power forward. So what do they do? Nozar Mohammand is a serviceable center and someone will take on that contract paying $31 million over the next four years. Nozar is due to make $5,632,000 next season.
But what will you do with Rasheed Wallace? What will you do in the draft? Who will you bring in during free agency. Rasheed is 32 yrs old and 2 yrs remaining on whats left of his $26 million contract. Amir Johnson will have a role on this team but what is Amir Johnson, if Kobe Bryant still wants out of L.A. Do you make an attempt for him? Isaiah Thomas coach and General Manager of the New York Knicks convicts Wallace. Do you give him a call or what ables trading Wallace back to Portland for Zach Randolph.
With the emerging of LeBron James who is now in the NBA finals,Dwayne Wade who is a NBA Champion, Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani coming of age not to mention the Chicago Bulls, the Eastern Conference will be stronger next year. Will the Pistons continue to compete or will this be the start of a rebuilding process?

It's over!!!!!

2007-05-08T12:02:00.000-07:00

After last night's dominant performance over the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons takes a 2-0 game lead in the series. Ben Gordon and Luol Deng who combined for an average of 54 points against the Miami Heat in the first round series only have combined for a total of 37 points in two games against the Pistons. I believe that this series will be over in 5 games and while the Pistons are at home relaxing, watching the Cavs and Nets beat the hell out of each other, they should be well rested for the Eastern Conference Finals. I predict that Cleveland and New Jersey will take their series to distance. (7 games) As for the Jazz and Warriors, I believe the Jazz will win the series in 6 games. And I feel the same way about the Spurs and the Suns also winning the series in 6 games.

Lions Draft/Draft Grades

2007-05-01T12:32:00.000-07:00

It would have been tough to pass on Calvin Johnson, the best prospect in the draft. But Drew Staton, Ikaika Alama-Francis, Gerald Alexander, Johnny Baldwin and Ramzee Robinson are all players that need to develop. When you have the second worse record in the league. You need players that can make an immediate impact. Although I thinkManuel Ramierz will be a good NFL player (the 4th round selection) The offensive line needed to be addressed. Along with defensive back and the linebacker position, drafting a linebacker in the 6th round was not smart when Paul Posluszny (linebacker from Penn State) and David Harris (LB from Michigan) were available in the second round. Players that could have filled a huge hole on this team and trade back to draft Drew Staton, a quarterback that will not play for at least two years. Not to mention they trade themselves out of the third round, to come back in the second round, to draft guys who are not only protected 3rd and 4th round picks. The draft guys that will be back up players. This team is no better on the defensive side of the ball and they ahd the #2 pick. To not address the defense at all, to not get better and give yourself better chances to win football games.....the Lions get a "D"as their draft. The only good thing I can say about them is they did not get the worst draft grade.

Draft Grades

Arizona Cardinals-B
Levi Brown
Alan Branch
Steve Breaston
Ben Patrick

Atlanta Falcolns-B+
Jamal Anderson
Justin Blaylock
Chris Houston
Laurent Robinson
Stephen Nicholas
Martez Milner
David Irons
Doug Datish
Daren Stone

Baltimore Ravens-B
Ben Grubbs
Yamon Figurs
Marshal Yanda
Antwan Barnes
Le'Ron McClain
Troy Smith
Prescott Burgess

Buffalo Bills-B
Marshawn Lynch
Paul Posluszny
Dwayne Wright
Trent Edwards
John Wendling
Derek Schouman

Carolina Panthers-A-
Jon Beason
Dwayne Jarrett
Ryan Kalil
Charles Johnson
Ryne Robinson
Dante Rosario
Tim Shaw
C.J. Wilson

Chicago Bears- B
Greg Olsen
Dan Bazuin
Garrett Wolfe
Michael Okwo
John Beekman
Kevin Payne
Corey Graham
Trumane McBride

Cincinnati Bengals- C+
Leon Hall
Kenny Irons
Marvin White
Jeff Rowe
Matt Toeaina

Cleveland Browns- B+
Brady Quinn
Joe Thomas
Eric Wright
Darrelle Revis
Brandon McDonald
Melila Powell
Chase Pittman

Dallas Cowboys- C
Anthony Spencer
James Marten
Isaiah Stanback
Doug Free
Nick Folk
Mason Crosby
Deon Anderson
Courtney Brown

Denver Broncos- B-
Jarvis Moss
Tim Crowder
Marcus Thomas
Ryan Harris

Green Bay Packers-C-
Justin Harrell
Brandon Jackson
James Jones
Aaron Rouse
Allen Barbre
David Clonney
Korey Hall
Desmond Bishop
Mson Crosby
Deshawn Wynn
Clark Harris

Houston Texans- D-
Amobi Okoye
Brandon Frye
Kasey Studdard
Fred Bennent
Zach Diles

Indianapolis Colts-B-
Anthony Gonzalez
Tony Ogoh
Roy Hall
Daymeion Huges
Quinn Pitcock
Brannon Condren
Michael Coe

Jacksonville Jagurs-C
Reggie Nelson
Justin Durant
Mike Walker
Adam Podlesh
Brian Smith
Uche Nwaneri
Josh Gattis

K.C. Chiefs- B-
Dwayne Bowe
Turk McBride
Tank Tyler
Kolby Smith
Justin Medlock

Miami Dolphins-D
Ted Ginn Jr.
John Beck
Samson Satele
Lorenzo Booker
Paul Soliai
Drew Mormino
Kelvin Smith
Brandon Fields

Minnesota Vikings- A-
Adrian Peterson
Sidney Rice
Marcus McCauley
Brain Robison
Aundrae Allison
Rufus Alexander
Tyler Thigpen'

New England Patriots- B
Brandon Merriweather
Kareem Brown

New Orleans Saints- B
Robert Meachem
Usama Young
Andy Alleman
Antonio Pittman
Jermon Bushrod
David Jones
Marvin Mitchell

New York Giants-C+
Aaron Ross
Joe Staley
Adam Koets
Steve Smith
Zak DeOssie
Kevin Boss
Michael Johnson

New York Jets- B+
Darrelle Revis
David Harris
Jacob Bender

Oakland Raiders-B-
Jamarcus Russell
Zach Miller
Quentis Mosses
Mario Henderson
Johnnie Lee Higgins
Michael Bush
Jay Richardson
Eric Frampton
Orenthal O'neal

Philadelphia Eagles- C-
Kevin Kolb
Victor Abiamiri
Stewart Bradley
Tony Hunt
C.J. Gaddis
Brent Celek
Rasad Barksdale

Pittsburgh Steelers- B
Lawrence Timmons
Lamarr Woodley
Matt Spaeth
Daniel Sepulveda
Ryan McBean
William Gay
Dallas Baker

St. Louis Ram's-C
Adam Carriker
Brain Leonard
Jonathon Wade
Dustin Fry
Cliff Ryan

San Diego Chargers-C
Craig Davis
Eric Weddle
Anthony Waters
Scott Chandler
Legedu Naanee

San Francisco 49ers- A
Patrick Willis
Joe Staley
Jason Hill
Ray McDonald
Jay Moore
Dasmon Goldson
Joe Cohen
Tarell Brown
Thomas Clayton

Seattle Seahawks- C
Josh Wilson
Brandon Mebane
Baraka Atkins
Mansfield Wrotto
Will Herring
Courtney Taylor
Jordan Kent

Tampa Bay Buccaneers- B-
Gaines Adams
Aaron Sears
Sabby Piscitelli
Quincy Black
Tanard Jackson
Greg Peterson
Adam Hayward
Chris Denman

Tennessee Titans-C-
Michael Griffin
Chris Henry
Paul Williams
Joel Filani

Washington Redskins D+
Laron Landry
Dallas Sartz
H.B. Blades
Jordan Palmer

2007 NFL MOCK DRAFT

2007-04-27T06:51:00.000-07:00

In most people minds, it is clear Jamarcus Russell (LSU quartner) will be the #1 pick come Saturday. The questions are: What will the Detroit Lions do at #2? Will they draft Calvin Johnson , Joe Thomas or Gaines Adams, or will they trade back to take Laron Landry or Gaines Adams. It was rumored the Detroit Lions will draft Calvin Johnson, who most experts consider the best player in the draft, and trade him. If that is true, what will the Cleveland Browns do with the third pick,draft Adrian Peterson or draft Brady Quinn? Brady Quinn seems to be the best senario. He is a fan favorite being born and raised in Ohio, and he would fill a need for them at the quarterback position. I believe that they will draft Quinn. After signing Jamal Lewis in the off season, Cleveland would not need to draft a running back so early. But when it comes to Adrian Peterson, where will he go? Tampa Bay with pick #4 does not need a running back, netiher does Arizona or Washington at 5 & 6. Some believe Adrian Peterson is a future Hall of Famer being compared to Gale Sayers. With Minnesota dedicating so much money on Chester Taylor, will they be willing to past on greatness or fill a need at safety if Laron Landry falls to them. If so, Houston at pick #10 would not pass on greatness twice. Passing on Reggie Bush in last years draft, the Texans would be the league laughing stock once again if they were to pass on Peterson. With teams taking the best available players left on the board in the first round, there are players that will fall in the second and third round that could contribute right away and may even start contributing next season. Here are the projections for the first day of the NFL Draft April 28th, with the second day projections to follow later.

Mock Draft is likely to change due to trades that may occur within the next 24 hours. Based on teams drafting players to fill a need or taking the best available player on the board.
NFL MOCK DRAFT

Don't be surprised if Brady Quinn is the #1 pick by tomorrow. The Washington Post is reporting the Oakland Raiders are negotiating a contract with Quinn to have him signed before the draft.