Hoops Nugs: Backcourt Bits Edition
Cook looks to lock up 1st round status this week
Daequan worked out for the Sixers (#21) Saturday and has workouts scheduled this week with the Warriors (18), Spurs (28) and Heat (20). Cook commented he plans to sign with Conley Sr either today or tomorrow. The deadline to withdraw from the draft is today at 5pm and Andy Katz takes a look at those still undecided.
Not to be outdone by his teammate, Mike Conley Jr. has started his own blog over at Yardbarker. Conley notes his first individual workout (Memphis, #4 pick) went well including dinner with the great Jerry West, however Jr’s proudest moment from the week came from hearing his name in a rap by Fabolous. Ah…I know the feeling. I remember when Biggie gave me a shout out on his Ready To Die album. Okay, didn’t happen, but that CD should be in your library nonetheless. Back to hoops, Conley worked out for the Bulls on Saturday and poppa Conley says he’d love his son play in the city in which he grew up although nobody seems to think Jr will fall to the #9 pick.
Remember Greg Simpson? I know I do. He was Lima’s high school scoring sensation and the cornerstone of a Randy Ayers recruiting class that included Derek Anderson and Killer Macon but found himself kicked off the team after he and Macon allegedly stomped out Simpson’s roommate. Anyway, DeathRattleSports loved them some Greg Simpson and recently wrote that all attempts of a Where Are They Now mission led to Nowheresville. So, who has the 411 on Greg Simpson? Is he still going to the rack with that patented under the arm toss and dunk? Man, I remember that dreary era of Buckeye hoops well. It seems like yesterday that Gerald Eaker was shooting out the tires of a teammate’s (Antonio Watson?) car that probably ran on stolen gas courtesy of Macon while Carlos Davis served as our go to guy. I guess it’s safe to say times have changed.
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Wasn’t Greg Simpson that robbed CC Sabathia a few years back, taking upwards to $40,000 in cash and jewerly? DeathRattleSports might want to look in the Ohio inmate system.
Corey - June 18th, 2007 at 3:19 pm - #
Wrong criminal. Damon Stringer is the one who robbed CC of his “juray” during his Cleveland State days. I know it’s hard to keep track of the buckeye criminals during that era…
Chris - June 18th, 2007 at 5:02 pm - #
Chris-
Thanks for the shout out. We have the ElevenWarriors feed on our OSU team page.
I did receive a couple emails regarding Simpson. Apparently, he is back in Lima and plays ball sometimes. He no longer owns the world.
Not sure what he does and why he is in Lima, but apparently child support has dictated certain things.
Lloyds Apple - June 18th, 2007 at 8:32 pm - #
Since yesterday was the last day to withdraw your name from the draft, Chad Ford came out with his latest mock draft.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/insider/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=MockDraft-070619b
Dequaen Cook was not on the newest draft. There seemed to be a larger influence of foreign players in this mock draft.
Corey - June 19th, 2007 at 12:42 pm - #
Ha Ha
Nelson Muntz - June 19th, 2007 at 2:01 pm - #
I saw Ford’s updated list…interesting considering we haven’t heard any bad words about Cook following his team workouts thus far…I think I’d rather take a chance on Cook’s upside instead of some dude from Sslkdhgalvia…
Chris - June 19th, 2007 at 6:52 pm - #
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