Daily Links 3/31

This weekend, Rivers is a father, not a coach

What makes this weekend different than the last 3 seasons?

The picture of Ricky in the ‘Most disappointing players’ list is an amusing one. As for the other guys on that list, what a pack of roaches.

Interesting that Simmons said if we get Oden we win 45-50 games next year but if we get Durant we should trade Pierce. Simmons has been a huge Durant fan most of the year but I’ve sensed a change in his view on Oden lately regarding the C’s.

As usual I agree with most of what Simmons says.

If the C’s wind up with the #3 pick, and that is a distinct possibility assuming the ping-pong balls bounce in order with the Bucks in freefall, I would not resort to drunkenness or any other method of relieving the pain. Instead I’d happily select Joakim Noah and put him next to Al Jefferson for the next ten years or so.

Lemon, I here Phoenix has multiple picks. Do you know the order? I might be inclined to trade to get extra from them so I could get Noah and Brewer. Talk about helping your defense!

Noah isnt going to be that good in the NBA. I like his game, but his ceiling is a good role player on a good team, and a potential starter on a bad team.

Al Horford is the best big man prospect on that Florida team, and Corey Brewer may be the best Florida prospect overall.

I get tired of hearing about “ceilings”. How many guys ever reach their ceilings anyways? I think Noah fits better with Jefferson than Horford does. I agree I think Brewer will be the best also.

“I get tired of hearing about "ceilings”."

Why, because it helps to disprove your argument?

“How many guys ever reach their ceilings anyways?”

None. No matter how good a player is, there is always room to get better. However, describing a players potential ceiling helps give peolpe a sense of how good that player may be in the futre.

“I think Noah fits better with Jefferson than Horford does”

No disagreement there…but I still think Horford will be the better pro.