The other day it was reported that Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were both sent home from the NBA’s Rookie Program, because they broke the rules of having women and their room’s and oh yeah having pot with them too. Now comes the rumor that Michael Beasley may have been in the room as well, but the new member of the Miami Heat locked himself in the bathroom and refused to open the door. Sounds like Beasley is transitioning to the NBA life pretty well. Before the NBA Draft there were questions about the maturity of the Kansas State star, but most observers felt those questions were squashed with his performance this past season. I’m think there just maybe a few more questions yet to be answered. One thing is for sure, he’s gonna love South Beach.
Two former members of the University of KansasBasketball team, Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were both thrown out of the NBA’s Rookie Transition program for having marijuana and women in their rooms according to ESPN. Coming off a National Championship, each of the two were both expected to be high to mid-first round picks in the NBA Draft, and each of them slide, Arthur to #27 and Chalmers all the way into the second round. Maybe the NBA executives knew alittle bit more about these two then they Draft analysts did. Kansas coach Bill Self must love the example his two former players are setting in the NBA:
March Madness heroes Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were thrown out of the NBA’s rookie transition program on Wednesday morning after being caught in their hotel room with marijuana and women, according to several sources.
“The players were sent home for violating program rules,” NBA spokesman Tim Frank said. “They will be appropriately sanctioned and will have to repeat the program next year.”
Sources said Chalmers and Arthur, who starred on the Kansas Jayhawks’ 2008 NCAA championship team, were also fined $20,000 apiece and could start the regular season on the suspended list. But NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre would not confirm that.
Ok, Method Man is clearly on drugs so we understand him taking Frank Gore at #3, for all he knows its still 2007. But, for everyone else and “experts” at ESPN they have no excuse. I think Dexter Manley could draft a better team, heck John Manley could too! Too see the list of all their teams click here.
Why Stuart Scott sucks…. He is one of the worst sports anchors on ESPN, if you watched the NBA Finals and draft coverage you would now why… He thinks he’s funny with his dumb jokes and catch phrases but he isn’t…. How about his James Posey line I SUPPOSE, James Posey. What is that? It’s terrible that’s what it is… He ruined the NBA Draft cause he wouldn’t shut his trap he kept rambling on about nothing, on draft day half the people watching don’t now most of the players in the draft, that’s why they have analysts to tell us about the players…. When Stu Scott is there he takes time up talking about nothing and making up lines… He ruined the draft and every other coverage he does. I didn’t think anyone could be that bad covering sports but he’s up there, he needs to hire a writer cause the shit he writes is just that SHIT…
I think Bill Simmons summed it up best when he said that Brook has a Andre the Giant like voice. I thought that Stanford was a tough school to get into, even if you did play sports. Apparently not. Brook, honestly sounds like he’s missing a chromosome, or may have a small form of down-syndrome. Paging Eric Montross. I know that Jay Bilas loved him, but after watching that quick snippet; would you draft him?
Not only did he try to ruin the Boston Celtics, but now he is well on his way of ruining the Memphis Grizzlies as well. Former Celtics GM and now current GM of the Grizzlies, Chris Wallace continues to make bonehead trades that kill his franchises chances of improvement. It was widely known that the Minnesota Timberwolves wanted to take Kevin Love at # 3, which they would have if not for Chris Wallace calling up Kevin McHale and bowling him over with a gigantic trade offer. Instead of waiting, to the fifth pick to get his man, Wallace decided to make a trade for the sake of making a trade, and also gave away probably his best or second best player on the roster.
The Grizzlies traded Mike Miller to the Timberwolves, along with Kevin Love and the awful contract of Brian Cardinal for O.J. Mayo, Antoine Walker, Marko Jaric, and Greg Buckner. Now, Minnesota has a starting lineup of Love, Jefferson, Miller, Foye, and Telafair. With Gomes, McCants, and Brewer coming off the bench. That ain’t too bad. If they could get a point guard they could be a decent team, especially in years to come. But, why wouldn’t of Chris Wallace of stayed at #5 and waited to get O.J. Mayo and of kept Mike Miller ? The Grizzlies could of had a starting five of Conley, Mayo, Miller, Gay, and Darko. That would actually be a good young starting five. They did acquire Darrell Arthur for Donte Greene and a 2nd Round pick. The Griz do have some chips they can move (Lowry, Crittenton and Warrick), but do you trust Chris Wallace ? This is a guy who said he went to scout Kedrick Brown and watched him in warm ups and left the gym because he knew then he wanted him, and didn’t want other teams to catch on. He left in warm ups! Even MartyConlon looked good taking a lay up. And instead of waiting a year with the pick, were they could of taken Amare Stoudemire or Caron Butler, they took Kedrick. Because, Wallace felt that Kedrick would be “special”. He played at a frigin community college! How can that make him special? Memphis Grizzlies this is your GM. As Bill Simmons said in his draft day diary the “Gay-Love” era would have been great. Love and Conley would have be a nice tandem together. Now, they will have an excellent young back court, but they just gave away there best shooter and probably player for a player they could have gotten if they just waited. Oh, and lets not forget the Pau Gasol trade. So to date the Grizzlies got DarrellArthur, Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, and Marc Gasol for Pau.Chris “Biggie Smalls” Wallace owes everything he has done in the NBA to the great Rick Pitino who hired him as GM.
Memphis get used to drafting in the lottery and bad trades. Maybe, Wallace can bring in the great Jerome Moiso to help the Griz off the bench. Another great Wallace pick! If Kevin Garnett is now certified, that has to mean that Chris Wallace is too.
