NBA draft hangover

Well, that was - interesting.

Blake Griffin went # 1 overall, Ricky Rubio fell a few spots, and the Warriors surprised everyone by taking a point guard (Stephen Curry) after weeks of saying they believed Monta Ellis was a true point guard.

Oh, and Patty Mills fucked up.

I blame it on multiple factors. 1, Mills thought getting his picture on the front of the Contra Costa Times was equal to getting it on the front of the New York Times, 2. Teams in the NBA slept on his quickness and skill, and 3. Mills just doesn't have a typical NBA body. I mean, he doesn't dunk and Baron Davis would back him down 10/10 times.

Its a shame - Mills could have stayed here, gotten his degree, beat Gonzaga a couple times, maybe won a few tournament games, and it only would have improved his draft status. Now he's a Trailblazer, with experts saying they have too much guard for him to even make the squad.

"He can be a solid back-up point guard in the NBA and honestly I'm surprised that he didn't go a lot higher in this draft," said ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas . "I thought he would be a late first-round pick or pretty early in the second round."

The Warriors, on the other hand, are the talk of the town. Bruce Jenkins of the Chronicle thinks they picked up the best shooter in the draft. But the rumors flying around is that Curry wont be around for long, because he could be part of a package for Amare Stoudemire.

Either way, the W's are better today than they were Wednesday.

BTW, who advised Mills to go to the draft? Bob Berry?