(Beg the Differ is a semi-regular column where we the editors debate what's what and stuff.)Corban: Eh
me: (I'm not including the 2nd rounder.)
Corban: What can you do with the 20th pick?
me: I kind of liked the pick. Although, I think the fans at the draft party showed their ignorance by booing O'Connor.
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Corban: What are you trying to say?
me: Did you boo?
Corban: I fully expected the Jazz to be able to trade up by sending Jarron Collins to the Clippers packaged with a second rounder for Blake Griffin.
me: Yeah, but I'm glad they drafted someone who seems like he will be a competent backup PG . . . and, of course, the second coming of John Stockton.
I may have overstated my approval a little too much.
Corban: Jazz fans booed John Stockton too.
me: I know
Corban: Sloan made comments last night that made it sound like Maynor would be the #3 PG.
Assuming they re-sign Price.
me: Yeah well, although Deron Williams was drafted to play the starter role, he played from the bench for a good part of his rookie season.
Maynor will be the same, except one position down.
Corban: We'll see if the Jazz even sign Price.
If not, they'll have to play Maynor, right?
me: Right, since Carlton won't be back.
Corban: I think Collins is gone too.
me: What? Not Jason! Nooooooo!!!!
Of course I mean Jaden.
Corban: No the short one.
me: Oh, Judah.
No, Jermaine?
Jojo?
Ah, screw it. He's kind of like Carlton too. He just doesn't look like him.
I bet he dances like him though.
Corban: You're not trying to say that all black people look alike are you?
me: No, but white people? I can't tell you people apart.
Corban: What do you mean, you people?
me: I mean, you people make me sick.
So is it time to wish complete and utter failure from the Knicks?
Corban: Yes.
me: (Not that I wasn't wishing it before.)
Corban: I hope they go into complete rebuilding mode this year.
Just clearing cap space and taking bad expiring contracts so they can make a run at Lebron next summer.
me: Who's their best player? Nate Robinson? David Lee? Charles Oakley?
I'm really not sure.
Corban: Me either.
me: Is Bernard King still on the team?
If not, someone should tell the Beastie Boys...
Corban: And David Lee is a restricted free agent so if he gets a big contract somewhere else they probably won't match.
me: He's white and he hustles, right?
Corban: yep
me: And Boozer will probably be playing in Detroit next season, right?
Corban: Chad Ford doesn't think that the Pistons will make Boozer an offer now.
He thinks that Boozer is probably not opting out.
me: Oh well, I guess I shouldn't be disappointed that our All-Star-ish power forward is staying.
Corban: Unless he misses 60 games again while keeping us on the brink of the luxury tax.
And I like Boozer as a player.
me: Why am I mildly excited about drafting a good backup point guard in the first round?
What's wrong with me?
Maybe I have a brain tumor.
Corban: For some reason, as Jazz fans, we have this fascination with the guy playing immediately behind our iconic PG.
It goes back as far as I can remember.
Which is Delaney Rudd.
me: Delaney Rudd is your first memory?
Corban: Of a Jazz backup point guard.
I remember that Ricky Green existed but I can't remember him playing.
me: Ricky Green can't even remember if he existed, so...
Oh, supposedly the Knicks traded Q. Richardson straight up for Darko.
I'm somewhat giddy about that.
(Josh's note: ESPN guys Chad Ford and Bill Simmons both liked the Maynor pick, so maybe my excitement is justified.)
(Josh's note: ESPN guys Chad Ford and Bill Simmons both liked the Maynor pick, so maybe my excitement is justified.)
