Fisher fouled Barry

Soooo... the NBA ruled a foul should have been called on Derek Fisher when he bumped Brent Barry with two seconds to go in the game. But c'est la vie, right? Does anyone doubt if it had been Kobe Bryant bumped by Tony Parker with two seconds to go, that foul would have been called? Maybe Joey Crawford shouldn't be reffing any playoff Spurs games, just like Dick Bovetta shouldn't ref any playoff Jazz games.

Lakers-Spurs, Celtics-Pistons

In the Lakers-Spurs series, I'm rooting for the Spurs. I think Manu Ginobili flops more than beach shoes, Bruce Bowen's a dirty defender, and "Big Shot Bob" is now "Cheap Shot Bob" for a reason, but I'd rather see them in the NBA Finals again for the fifth time in ten years than the Lakers.

In the Celtics-Pistons series, I'm rooting for the Celtics. If there's a ringless player in the NBA today I want to see win more than Kevin Garnett, I can't think of him now. Yeah, I want the Jazz to eventually get one, but that's more for Jerry Sloan than anyone else. For the players, KG has done his time and put forth the work.

Who's the 3rd best NBA draft prospect?

I remember before the LeBron James draft, the common consensus was that LBJ was #1, Carmelo Anthony was #2, Darko Milicic was #3, and then there was a big drop-off in talent. Detroit had just drafted promising rookie Tayshaun Prince the year before, so they went with big-man Milicic. But then #4 was Chris Bosh, #5 was Dwyane Wade, #6 was Chris Kaman (imagein what Detroit could have been with Kaman instead of Darko), #7 was Kirk Hinrich, #8 was TJ Ford, and down the road you still had Mickael Pietrus, Nick Collison, David West, Sasha Pavlovic, Boris Diaw, Travis Outlaw, Leandro Barbosa and Josh Howard, all of whom would have contributed more to Detroit in the time Milicic was there. (Wow, that was a draft. Second round had Jason Kapono, Luke Walton, Maurice Williams, Kyle Korver).

2004 - The third pick was Ben Gordon. Not bad, Chicago.
2005 - The third pick was Deron Williams. Stupendous. Utah thanks Atlanta, as does New orleans who took Chris paul at #4.
2006 - The third pick was Adam Morrison. Oh my. They passed on Brandon Roy for him.
2007 - Al Horford. He's going to be a star.

So in 2008, is it 7-footer Brook Lopez? Is it shoot-first point guard OJ Mayo, where best-case scenario, he's the next Dwyane Wade?