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Recap of Hoopville’s NBA Draft Coverage on Twitter

You can now keep tabs on Hoopville’s spin on the college basketball world on Twitter. We sent tweets throughout last night’s NBA Draft — all four-plus hours! If you missed it, here is a top 10 list of the highlights followed by the complete roll call.

Highlights – The Top Ten

  1. Less than fours till OU’s Blake Griffin officially becomes a Clipper! After that, surprises are sure to follow
  2. Bad week for Spain: Soccer team loses to US; Ricky Rubio dropping. But is he destined to be a King?
  3. Incidentally, Syracuse’s Flynn is no relation to Hoopville founder Andrew Flynn. Though they both lack a consistent 3-point shot.
  4. RT @sportsguy33: Why aren’t the ESPN guys wondering about trades here? Curry makes no sense for GS (Phx???) + Flynn makes no sense for Minny
  5. Knicks take Jordan Hill, who might be instantly be the most athletic Knick taller than 5’9
  6. DePick of DeRaptors at No. 10: DeMar DeRozan from USC. According to ESPN, he can’t go left. Neither can my mother-in-law. DeNial !
  7. Do you think Shaq watches those Dos Equis commercials and KNOWS that he’s the most interesting man in the world?
  8. The Wolves are thankfully done drafting, taking Henk Norel with their sixth pick out of the first 47 picks. That’s about 17% of all picks.
  9. Phoenix takes the “other” Griffin at No. 48. Taylor Griffin will play against brother Blake in Pacific Division battles.
  10. For those who want to know the name of the catchy song in the Kia Soul hamsters commercial: “Do What You Do” by Marz feat. Pack and Mummiez

The Rest:

  • With the No. 60 and final overall pick, Miami selects Memphis’ Robert Dozier. Just don’t ask him about standardized tests in Georgia.
  • With the second-to-last pick, the defending champs take Chinemelu Elonu out of Texas A&M.
  • With Boston’s only pick in the draft, the Celtics take Tennessee-Martin’s Lester Hudson. All you need to know: 28.5 ppg last season.
  • Lakers give Miami Patrick Beverley (No. 42) for a future second rounder and cash.
  • Mavs take St. Joe’s forward Ahmad Nivins at No. 56. Not much else to say at this point.
  • For those who want to know the name of the catchy song in the Kia Soul hamsters commercial: “Do What You Do” by Marz feat. Pack and Mummiez
  • If I were a Wolves fan, I’d be depressed listening to David Kahn. The man doesn’t have a convincing plan. And cracks awkward, unfunny jokes.
  • Portland gets one of the best values in St. Mary’s PG Patrick Mills at No. 55. He appeared to be flirting with the first round last week.
  • Houston trades for Chase Budinger, drafted No. 44 by Detroit, giving up future picks.
  • UAB’s Robert Vaden gets the nod at No. 54 from the Charlotte Bobcats.
  • Sound familiar? Spurs take a French point guard in the draft. San Antonio takes Nando De Colo at No. 53.
  • With eight picks to go, the 2009 NBA Draft is closing in on a midnight EST finish.
  • Pacers take much-beleaguered UConn guard A.J. Price at No. 52. Husky guard has had legal problems, health problems and shooting problems.
  • Miami gets two future picks from New Orleans in a trade for Marcus Thornton (No. 43).
  • Spurs go with a shooter at No. 51 with Miami’s Jack McClinton. He’s a classic San Antonio role player.
  • Jerry Sloan gets tough guy in Michigan State’s Goran Suton at No. 50. If Suton plays mean, he could thrive under Sloan in Salt Lake City.
  • Phoenix takes the “other” Griffin at No. 48. Taylor Griffin will play against brother Blake in Pacific Division battles.
  • The Wolves are thankfully done drafting, taking Henk Norel with their sixth pick out of the first 47 picks. That’s about 17% of all picks.
  • UNC alum Stuart Scott beams with pride when emphasizing the Heels’ championships in ’05 and ’09. Hoopville’s own UNC alum understands.
  • Cleveland gets a good wing player in UNC’s Danny Green. If he can step up his shooting and defense, he will make the Cavs’ team and earn PT.
  • The Wolves pick again, and they take a point guard. Again. This time it’s Florida’s Nick Calathes, who likely will play in Greece first.
  • Pistons take ANOTHER swingman-type player in Arizona’s Chase Budinger at No. 44. Not all of these guys can play 3/4 for Detroit.
  • Dick Vitale’s voice sounds healthier than it did during the entire basketball season. For better or worse.
  • Heat add LSU’s Marcus Thornton at No. 43. Thornton had a sensational NCAA performance against UNC.
  • Former Razorback Patrick Beverley lands with Lakers at No. 42 after spending a year in Ukraine.
  • Do you think Shaq watches those Dos Equis commercials and KNOWS that he’s the most interesting man in the world?
  • You gotta wonder if Meeks wouldn’t be a first-round pick in 2010 if he had a championship under his belt at Kentucky…
  • Bucks take Kentucky’s Jodie Meeks at No. 41. The former Wildcat can shoot lights out — against college defenses.
  • Washington dishes Jermaine Taylor to Houston for straight cash. Wizards are ditching bad contracts and collecting cash.
  • Bobcats get another athletic forward in Xavier’s Derrick Brown after picking Gerald Henderson in the first round.
  • Detroit goes international at No. 39 with Jonas Jerebko from Sweden. The Pistons have picked forwards with all three picks in the draft.
  • Portland takes Washington’s Jon Brockman at No. 38 on behalf of Sacramento in exchange for Jeff Pendergraph (No. 31).
  • San Antonio picks DeJuan Blair to give Pitt back-to-back picks. Generally considered a borderline lottery pick, Spurs get fantastic value.
  • Memphis ends Sam Young’s freefall at No. 36. At 24, maybe he was just a little TOO experienced
  • Georgetown’s DaJuan Summers goes No. 35 to Detroit. Much-improved shooter this past season. Detroit continues to revamp.
  • The Wolves don’t need three point guards in one draft; they trade Lawson to Nuggets for future first-round pick. Probably good for everyone.
  • At No. 33, Blazers add Nova’s Dante Cunningham. The big man can play close to the hoop and shoot the midrange jumper.
  • Wizards take Central Florida’s Jermaine Taylor (SG) with their only pick in the draft. Flip Saunders is building a scoring machine in DC.
  • Dallas and Oklahoma City swap picks, with B.J. Mullens going to the Thunder and Rodrigue Beaubois moving to Dallas.
  • To start the second round, Kings take a forward in Arizona State’s Jeff Pendergraph
  • Surprises who have fallen to second round: Pitt’s DeJuan Blair and Sam Young; Arizona’s Chase Budinger
  • With the last pick of the first round, Cleveland takes Christian Eyenga, a player who hails from Congo.
  • Lakers, on behalf of the Knicks, take Seminoles’ Toney Douglas, a strong defender who should fit nicely with Knicks’ other pick: Jordan Hill
  • For the fourth time in the first round, Wolves take a guard: This time it’s UNC’s Wayne Ellington, who joins fellow Tar Heel Ty Lawson.
  • Memphis takes energetic forward in Mizzou’s DeMarre Carroll at No. 27. Carroll played Mike Anderson’s full-court game, so he’s ready to run.
  • At No. 26, Chicago drafts its second big man in USC’s Taj Gibson, who will join James Johnson, drafted earlier tonight.
  • Oklahoma City takes Rodrigue Beaubois from Guadeloupe at No. 25. Oklahoma is quite a different world compared to the Carribean
  • Dallas picks Ohio State’s BJ Mullens and gets a legitimate 7-footer. He’s raw and might not be useful with the crop of veterans who have
  • DeJuan Blair’s health concerns apparently are scaring away a lot of teams. That and the fact he’s short for a power forward.
  • Another foreign player: Israel’s Omar Casspi will join Tyreke Evans in Sacramento. Sooner or later.
  • With so many guards picked, a run on big men is inevitable.
  • And there’s an international pick – Victor Claver goes to Portland at No. 22.
  • Darren Collison goes to New Orleans at No. 21. He will be understudy to the best PG in the league: Chris Paul
  • The Jazz get a tough, defensively superior guard in Eric Maynor at No. 20. A little surprise with Carlos Boozer likely leaving thru free
  • It’s probably time for the international players to start coming off the board
  • Hawks add another potentially explosive scorer in Jeff Teague. He’s an good fit for Mike Woodson’s system
  • With Minnesota’s 3rd pick, the Wolves take ANOTHER talented PG in Ty Lawson. Trade bait?
  • Sixers grab a steal in Jrue Holiday at No. 17. He will fill the likely vacancy created by free agent Andre Miller.
  • The Bulls hope James Johnson at No. 16 can provide some beef in the post to help get Chicago into the NBA’s elite
  • Should Tayshaun Prince be worried? Austin Daye and his lanky, athletic frame goes No. 15 to the Pistons.
  • Phoenix moves into full rebuilding mode after trading Shaq and Stoudemire, and Earl Clark at No. 14 will be part of Suns 2.0
  • Tyler Hansbrough makes it into the lottery with the Indiana Pacers at No. 13. The Pacers instantly are a tougher team.
  • UNC guy Larry Brown chooses Duke swingman Gerald Henderson at No. 12
  • The Nets select Louisville’s Terrence Williams with the 11th overall pick. Primary trait: Eccentricity and inconsistency – “point forward”
  • New OKC selectee James Harden sure knows his clichés in the live chat. He’s just happy to be here, hopes he can help the ball club.
  • Nets take Terrence Williams at No. 11. He will step into Vinsanity’s shoes. That’s a tall order for a rookie. Give him time.
  • RT @notgoingpro: Fans booing Donnie Walsh is good sign – for the Knicks. IGuess they were upset he didn’t take Steve Alford
  • TWWL’s scouts adjectives on Jennings: “freakish, explosive, spectacular, outstanding, dangerous” – “slight, poor, streaky, defensive gambler
  • Jennings at No. 10 to Milwaukee – the labels say “Italy”. “Jennings” doesn’t sound like an Italian name. He’s from LA – spurned Arizona.
  • Bucks take Brandon Jennings. Likely means another team will get a shot at signing Ramon Sessions
  • “Milly-waw-kay – it’s Algonquin for ‘peaceful valley’ ” – Alice Cooper in Wayne’s World. Here comes the Bucks pick: Brandon Jennings!
  • The Bucks are on the clock – as early as yesterday they were rumored to be targeting Harden or Flynn. Whoops. #badtiming
  • DePick of DeRaptors at No. 10: DeMar DeRozan from USC. According to ESPN, he can’t go left. Neither can my mother-in-law. DeNial !
  • An update for followers – we’re experiencing latency with Michael Protos’ tweets. That’s what you get for tweeting and dining with your wife
  • Raptors follow expectations and pick DeMar DeRozan at No. 9
  • Knicks take Jordan Hill, who might be instantly be the most athletic Knick taller than 5’9
  • Former Hoopville contributor (and man-about-Sacramento) Jimmy Spencer is pumped about the Stephen Curry pick. “Screw defense” SC+Ellis=great
  • Time for the Wolves to reload their backcourt with back-to-back picks
  • Let’s see who D’Antoni picks for the Knicks: It’s Arizona’s Jordan Hill! Quick big man but still pretty raw.
  • Thunder draft for need, take James Harden. That might be an indication that the Thunder really believe Westbrook will be PG of the future
  • Kings take Tyreke Evans at No. 4. Hard to argue with Evans’ size and explosiveness. He needs to work as hard King James did to improve s
  • RT @sportsguy33: Why aren’t the ESPN guys wondering about trades here? Curry makes no sense for GS (Phx???) + Flynn makes no sense for Minny
  • Memphis ends the suspense surrounding the No. 2 pick by taking UConn’s Hasheem Thabeet
  • TWWL’s Live Chat has Ric Bucher saying that the T-Wolves “will keep both Flynn and Rubio, and they think that both can play together.”
  • Warriors grab Stephen Curry to pair with Monta Ellis, to the chagrin of thousands of Knicks fans
  • And Golden State selects Davidson’s Stephen Curry with the 6th overall pick.
  • Incidentally, Syracuse’s Flynn is no relation to Hoopville founder Andrew Flynn. Though they both lack a consistent 3-point shot.
  • Rumors are flying that either Rubio or Flynn will be flipped before the night is through.
  • And Jonny Flynn gives the Wolves a ridiculous combination of young point guards
  • Blake Griffin, welcome to the Los Angeles Clippers. Good luck!
  • There it is – Rubio (from Spain) goes to the T-Wolves with the No. 5 pick. …and Minnesota is still on the clock.
  • Sacramento selects Memphis guard Tyreke Evans with the No. 4 overall pick.
  • It was really shocking to recount the layers of woe that Clippers players have endured (as mentioned in Simmons’ piece). Good luck Griffin.
  • There he goes. The Wolves take Rubio. If he is equal to his Olympics performance, all other Wolves instantly get better
  • Thabeet’s ceiling might be Dikembe Mutumbo. Great on D but you can’t win a championship if he’s your centerpiece
  • Wow – Arizona State’s James Harden goes to OKC with the #3 overall pick. He really climbed the lottery projections in recent days.
  • Bad week for Spain: Soccer team loses to US; Ricky Rubio dropping. But is he destined to be a King?
  • Lakers sell 29th pick to Knicks; Blazers must have their eye on someone by trading with Mavs to move up 2 spots to No. 22. Dallas gets N
  • Whatever happens tonight in draft will be overshadowed globally by death of Michael Jackson. Thoughts and prayers go to Jackson family.
  • Lakers sell 29th pick to Knicks; Blazers must have their eye on someone by trading with Mavs to move up 2 spots to No. 22
  • Less than fours till OU’s Blake Griffin officially becomes a Clipper! After that, surprises are sure to follow
  • RT @sportsguy33 Today’s column (with all the fixes): An Open Letter To Blake Griffin. Print it out, it’s long. http://tinyurl.com/lzzbzg

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