With the eleventh pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers select...

SUCK.

That's what they select.

So today, after all the hustle and bustle of real life, I ended up going to Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis with my friends Chris and Kory, for an NBA Draft party. It sounded pretty cool, and we figured there was nothing really better to do between the hours of six and midnight, so that was our choice.

"With the eleventh pick in the two-thousand-and-eight NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers select... Jerryd Bayless."

Crowd goes wild. Bayless was a projected fifth- or sixth-pick, and managed to drop as low as eleventh, and the Pacers caught him. The crowd at Conseco was ecstatic. We didn't really need a point guard, after the magnificent trade with Toronto to receive T.J. Ford. But now, we had a Monta Ellis-esque off-the-bench combo guard that could probably make me REALLY happy as a fan.

Here's an example as to why:


So what do I do? I leave my seat to plug in my laptop to announce the awesome news. I didn't have any battery power, and there was some good WiFi, so I thought I'd work on it. Well, I'm sitting down, and Chris comes stomping up to me and says the words...

"We traded Bayless."

I was hoping we traded up. Get rid of Bayless and Tinsley, and hell, maybe even Dunleavey, and get Eric Gordon, or something decent.

We traded him to the Portland Trailblazers for Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts. I'll repeat myself. We traded a guaranteed future superstar and a decent power forward [Ike Diogu] for players we don't need.

Thanks, Larry.



So there you go. We also managed to get [GASP] Roy freakin' Hibbert from Toronto's pick. I sigh at this. I can't believe we have such outstanding management, that not only have the continued to screw us, but they plan on doing so for a very long time. What did we do to Larry Bird to have him hate us so? Fans come to games. The team tries to win them.

This is pointless. I apologize to the non-basketball fans out there for this extremely biased blog entry. But if you can explain to me as to how we can get so screwed, then maybe I'll change my mind.


Oh, and by the way, I am pretty sure I have the greatest girlfriend, evah:

[bt]: We drafted an AWESOME PLAYER. And traded him away for [nothing].
Kaitlyn Kritzer: who would that be?
Kaitlyn Kritzer: is that jarryd?
[bt]: Jerryd Bayless. He was projected at, like, 6, and we got him at 11.
[bt]: YEH.
[bt]: And we traded him for [worthlessness].
Kaitlyn Kritzer: but arent you excited to see the Rush brothers play together?
[bt]: Hahaha. Sure, I guess. If we keep Kareem.
[bt]: I didn't know you were that... interested.
Kaitlyn Kritzer: ahaha...

AHHHHH! That's amazing. I'd have video up from the party, but I'm sure it's copyright infringement, and I don't want that right now.

AGH. I'm moving to the Congo, so I can watch Serge Ibaka play. Or to Portland, who has an incredible team now. Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge in the post, Brandon Roy at shooting guard, Jerryd Bayless starting at the point, and the only not-completely-awesome player is Travis Outlaw playing small forward, and even he's really good.

They are definitely a dynasty in the making. Or rather, in the made. I don't know how it could get more perfect for them. Unless the Pacers decide to trade the rest of their depth to them.

This can't get more ridiculous. I'm going to go ahead to sleep. I'll probably post about my band's practice session tomorrow. I'm too sick and tired and worn out to go any further.

Night, kids. Hope your teams did well in the draft.


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