Utes Had Mixed Results Against Future NBA Picks
In case you're curious, it turns out the Utes played against six future NBA draft picks last season.
Cal's Ryan Anderson was the most highly regarded -- coach Jim Boylen said he was the most versatile and skilled player his team faced all year -- and taken by the New Jersey Nets with the 21st pick of the NBA Draft last night.
Anderson scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds against the Utes, who beat the Golden Bears 67-65 on forward Shaun Green's miraculous last-second shot at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley.
New Mexico's J.R. Giddens went to the defending champion Boston Celtics with the 30th and final pick of the first round, while Brigham Young's Trent Plaisted slid all the way to Seattle with the 46th pick. The Sonics then traded Plaisted to Detroit, for whom he presumably did not throw up during his workout. After that, Oregon's Malik Hairston went to Phoenix with the 48th pick, Cal's DeVon Hardin went to Seattle with the 50th pick, and Oregon's Maarty Leunen went 54th to Houston.
The Utes went 2-3 in games against teams with future draft picks, beating Cal and New Mexico once but losing to Oregon and twice to the Lobos.
Cal's Ryan Anderson was the most highly regarded -- coach Jim Boylen said he was the most versatile and skilled player his team faced all year -- and taken by the New Jersey Nets with the 21st pick of the NBA Draft last night.
Anderson scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds against the Utes, who beat the Golden Bears 67-65 on forward Shaun Green's miraculous last-second shot at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley.
New Mexico's J.R. Giddens went to the defending champion Boston Celtics with the 30th and final pick of the first round, while Brigham Young's Trent Plaisted slid all the way to Seattle with the 46th pick. The Sonics then traded Plaisted to Detroit, for whom he presumably did not throw up during his workout. After that, Oregon's Malik Hairston went to Phoenix with the 48th pick, Cal's DeVon Hardin went to Seattle with the 50th pick, and Oregon's Maarty Leunen went 54th to Houston.
The Utes went 2-3 in games against teams with future draft picks, beating Cal and New Mexico once but losing to Oregon and twice to the Lobos.
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1 Comments:
Very well written with some great sliding remarks. I heard Detroit is an easy place to score Lortab, hmmm.......Sister Plaisted is pleased.
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