Blurbs

• The excitement I felt from Portland getting the #1 spot has finally dropped down a bit. I really think that this team will start challenging for the title in about 2 or 3 years. I feel bad for Boston because truly they have no direction, but they have turned into the Detroit lions of the NBA; keeping what may be the worst GM in the NBA. This upcoming draft is going to be the make or break draft for the Hawks. They have 2 picks in the top 12, in what people think is a loaded draft class, if they mess up both picks it wouldn't surprise me to see the Hawks out of Atlanta soon. Milwaukee and Memphis were both playoff teams 2 years ago so it's not insane to think that if both teams stay healthy next year that they can contend and most likely get into the playoffs. Milwaukee picking 6th may not be as bad as they think, sure they missed out on Oden and Durant, but if you think about it they already have a young center who was a former # 1 overall (Bogut) and they already have a scorer (Redd). So if you add a Brewer, Green, or J. Wright to the team, they get a Team oriented SF for the future, that's a young nucleus that will contend in the East for at least the next 4 years.
• The Yankees-Sox series just ended with the Yankees taking 2 outta 3 which is the first time in around 3 weeks that they have won a series. Congrats to them, but at the same time, im sorry but I no longer want to hear about these 2 teams. I used to love this rivalry I still think its one of the best 3 in sports, but the sports media has killed this for me. Getting hit over the head everyday in MAY about how many games the yankees or sox are back from one another is ridiculous. ITS MAY this stuff doesn't matter until July, if the Yankees are 10 down in July then its a big story not MAY. In case no one remembers last year on this exact date Minnesota was 12 games behind Detroit, not 10 but 12. Guess what by the end of the year it was Minnesota that won the central not Detroit. So please enough of these 2 teams, lets focus on every team in the league so that if the Yankees Sox aren't in the World Series, we actually know something about the teams in it.
• After a season that had absolutly no trades this summer should hopefully be active for all teams in the NBA. With a loaded draft like this i hope to see rebuilding teams try to deal players for picks, and teams that are close deal some picks to get some needed help.