Blake Griffin is Doomed and Brandon Jennings is a Big Deal... Thoughts on the NBA Draft

By Scott

"Hasheem hungry. Hasheem eat you?"

The NBA Draft is always a lock for entertainment. Ridiculous suits, foreign players giving awkward interviews, and immature kids earning millions of dollars that they'll soon burn on Bentleys, houses, and girls. But, set aside the social travesty that the NBA Draft ultimately personifies, it is largely a comedy show.

• Blake Griffin went 1st overall to the Los Angeles Clippers and proved he has no chance of becoming the face of any franchise. So stolid and emotionless, Griffin could easily turn into the next Tim Duncan in terms of great players who are just simply unattractive off the court and slip through the media cracks. But, Griffin did tell the world that he'd like to host Saturday Night Live. Yeah, right.
• Blake Griffin, you just got drafted 1st overall by the Los Angeles Clippers and you're going to make millions of dollars, how do you feel?.....

• Please, control your emotions, Blake.
• Hasheem Thabeet went 2nd overall to the 2nd most irrelevant team in the NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies. Thabeet is the 1st player from Tanzania to be drafted into the NBA, and that's about the only interesting part of this pick. The UConn center is not physical and his game consists of sitting back and stuffing the crap out of little point guards. I don't think that translates well to the NBA, but being 7'3" does.
• The Thunder and Kings both shocked the league by taking James Harden and Tyreke Evans respectively over Spanish phenom Ricky Rubio. Harden sported the best attire of the night with a classy beige suit and a bow-tie, but going at #3 feels like a stretch for a guy who kind of came out of nowhere and shined in a Pac-10 that lost O.J. Mayo, Kevin Love, Jerryd Bayless, and a few more lottery picks from last year.
• Minnesota obviously made the biggest splash of the night by drafting both Ricky Rubio and Johnny Flynn. GM Dave Kahn insists they'll keep both, but now that Rubio has threatened to go back to Europe for another year or two, Kahn might want to get some good value out of Rubio and build the team around Flynn who has a much more complete game.
• Bucks draftee Brandon Jennings decided not to attend the draft because he thought he might not get drafted early, and essentially didn't want to pull an Aaron Rodgers. So, Jennings decided to watch from his New York City hotel room, that is, until he was drafted 10th overall and decided to make an appearance. Odd, but I thought it was actually a nice gesture by Jennings to give the league some pictures and show off himself to Milwaukee fans. Jennings is a freak athlete that definitely needs some grooming, but his cockiness could allow him to evolve into the face of a franchise that needs an identity.
• Why does David Stern always look so happy when he comes to announce picks? Is there someone telling him jokes as he walks out to the podium or is he just a weird guy?