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Best Quotes from the Blogosphere on NBA Draft 2007

Some of the best quotes from the world of liveblogging last night…

“T-Wolves are on the clock. Here comes the Sternbot, looking particularly confident. Must be an easy name to pronounce.” Lang Whitaker, SLAMOnline

“Marco Belinelli is in the stands with a ridiculously hot ladyfriend. Keep an eye out for her on the broadcast. (Heh heh, he said “broad”cast.) For the record, Dan Steinberg from the DC Sports Bog is the one who pointed out the lady to me. Do not miss. I’d draft him just for the chance that she’d be hanging around. I’d take a picture of her but we’re not that kind of site. Not yet, anyway.” - Lang Whitaker, SLAMOnline

“Rodney was seventh in the nation in scoring, and will slot in the backcourt along with Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups. Bilas calls him a “poor man’s Dwyane Wade,” which is funny considering that the Pistons could have had the REAL Dwyane Wade in 2003, but they drafted Darko instead.” Russ Bengston, SLAMOnline

“Kevin Pritchard may be an android.” - Russ Bengston, SLAMOnline

“Hey, Billy Knight IS conscious! His mini-fro is darn near ethereal. Like a hair-lo. He looks blurry, actually. And he says that Acie Law reminds him of Mark Jackson. Can’t wait to hear what Mark thinks about that. Also, Billy might be drunk.” - Russ

“Stephen A. Smith is Brick Tamland. LOUD NOISES. I’m not even listening to what he saying anymore.” - Russ

“Dick Vitale has lost his mind. He emphatically declares that Kobe will NOT be traded (Kobe’s in college?) and mentions Eva Longoria for the second time tonight. Which sends the creep-ometer well past max. Yeesh.” - Russ

““Hey Kobe, we got Gasol! That’s good news, right? Kobe? Hello? Hello?”” - Russ

“In a suit, Greg Oden looks like a black Lyndon Baines Johnson.” Shoals at Deadspin

“Okay, back to business. These high fives in Portland CENTCOM are worse than the ones Yao’s family exchanged when he got chosen.” - Shoals

“The funny thing is that, while Yi can’t speak English, you can tell he’s still trying to sound kind of down.” - Shoals

“Noah. . YOU LOOK LIKE EVERY SINGLE BATMAN VILLAIN ROLLED UP INTO ONE.” - Shoals

“I dare someone to start ranking the relative hotness of the draftees’ moms. If that makes you squeamish, try using the slightly more polite “handsome.” So yeah, anyone who wants to weigh in on handsome NBA moms, you have my blessings.” - Shoals, probably at the exact moment that Jeff Green was drafted…I’m just saying…

“Mitch Kupchak has apparently been hanging out with Malkovich a little too much.” - Shoals, probably my favorite line of the night.
“Okay, that’s the quote of the night. Rod Thorn on Sean Williams: “he had over a 1200 on his college board so he obviously has a brain.”" - Shoals

“Sean Williams was a no brainer to New Jersey. He’s exactly what they need. Now, he can light up with Uncle Spliff Robinson!” Jon Burkett, NBA Draft U

This is brilliant. At least the first minute where Stephen A. actually says “Just one bag.” I can’t believe anybody let these guys back in. I’m not feeling the sock puppet, though.

Finally, the Simmons Draft Diary XI is out there. This will make some decent reading material. XI means 11, right? Damn.

Feel free to add any quotes I may have missed…

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