Last night I went off about a couple NBA draft prospect that I want to see added to the Timberwolves. Well now I'm going to go deep on the NFL draft.
I'm going to go from the bottom to the top and layout which positions I'd like to see addressed with each pick. To stretch the topic out, I'm also going to space it out over the next five weeks.
There's no way to know what Trader Rick will do as far as trades go so I'm just going to ignore the possibility...certainty... of a trade happening. We have 8 picks as of now. Today I'll do the bottom 2 picks. Then move up by 2 for the next 2 times, finishing up with the top 2 picks as individual sets.
I don't plan on pin pointing any certain player for each pick but more so a position that could use bolstering.
So here goes, our 7th round pick, number 212 overall should be a....
Find out after the break!
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Draft Take
I had intended to do my first post about the NFL draft with it only a handful of weeks away but with March Madness in full effect I'm jumping that one and going to the NBA Draft.
It's presumptive and there's months before the draft order will even be established but that doesn't deter me from putting out there who I want the Timberwolves to take.
Here's a hint, they can shoot threes.
Unfortunately the Pups may only have one pick in the whole draft because of an earlier trade with Boston. Now I'd much rather them have a first round pick (which is top 12 protected) then second round picks this year and next year. Though I'd like the non guaranteed contract that the second round offers.
I looked into a few mock drafts and none of them had the second guy listed so I'm going to proceed with his portion like he'll be an undrafted player.
It's presumptive and there's months before the draft order will even be established but that doesn't deter me from putting out there who I want the Timberwolves to take.
Here's a hint, they can shoot threes.
Unfortunately the Pups may only have one pick in the whole draft because of an earlier trade with Boston. Now I'd much rather them have a first round pick (which is top 12 protected) then second round picks this year and next year. Though I'd like the non guaranteed contract that the second round offers.
I looked into a few mock drafts and none of them had the second guy listed so I'm going to proceed with his portion like he'll be an undrafted player.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Front Run Nation
Everyone likes to cheer for a winner.
It's an old saying.
It's a cliche.
But it's true, people do like to cheer for winners.
Bandwagoner's.
So in a field that is comprised almost entirely of winning and losing it's pretty difficult to find those who don't succumb to the ease.
Case in point: I went to the Timberwolves game last night and saw as many, if not more, people wearing Golden State attire as Timberwolves themed gear. So you might say to yourself, "yeah, Minnesota is terrible and has been for a long time."
You would be right about that.
But this is Sota, not California. Be about our squads and forget the Packers or Warriors or Yankees or Blackhawks.
When people don't remain loyal to the local squads, sports loses part of itself.
More after the break
It's an old saying.
It's a cliche.
But it's true, people do like to cheer for winners.
Bandwagoner's.
So in a field that is comprised almost entirely of winning and losing it's pretty difficult to find those who don't succumb to the ease.
Case in point: I went to the Timberwolves game last night and saw as many, if not more, people wearing Golden State attire as Timberwolves themed gear. So you might say to yourself, "yeah, Minnesota is terrible and has been for a long time."
You would be right about that.
But this is Sota, not California. Be about our squads and forget the Packers or Warriors or Yankees or Blackhawks.
When people don't remain loyal to the local squads, sports loses part of itself.
More after the break
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Dominance ignored
In the landscape of sports there is likely some argument over what would be the Everest. Personally I don't think anything tops the NFL for pro sports or Division 1 football for collegiate athletics. We're a football crazy country. As an outlier to that, I think that the evidence that the NCAA Men's basketball tournament rivals the super bowl for viewership, which is a testament to the Super Bowl since it's one event versus 67 games.
But the sports landscape is much broader then the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA Football & Basketball. Sure there are other sports shown as brief highlights on that E network but that never really does justice to the athletes for their work. They probably would say they don't need the attention, but needing and deserving are different things. The fact that there isn't as much profitability or national prominence shouldn't matter.
To that end, I feel like highlight 2 of the most dominant sports programs over the last 5+ years that haven't gotten nearly enough attention in my estimation.
That and more after the break!
But the sports landscape is much broader then the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA Football & Basketball. Sure there are other sports shown as brief highlights on that E network but that never really does justice to the athletes for their work. They probably would say they don't need the attention, but needing and deserving are different things. The fact that there isn't as much profitability or national prominence shouldn't matter.
To that end, I feel like highlight 2 of the most dominant sports programs over the last 5+ years that haven't gotten nearly enough attention in my estimation.
That and more after the break!
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