The Redeem Team

The Gold Medal game certainly lived up to the hype. Spain played very well and they obviously have some NBA-quality talent ready to hit the League. Rudy Fernandez is set to join the Blazers next season and if his 22 point performance isn't a fluke this team could be even more dangerous than previously imagined. Ricky Rubio didn't put up great numbers in the game but he showed flashes of brilliance that might make him a high lottery pick come 2010. More on the draft later but first some notes from the Olympics.

I never really liked "Redeem Team" as a term until I read this. I'm still not in love with the term but at least it has an interesting etymology.

LeBron said after the gold medal game, "But winning an NBA championship never would compare to winning a gold medal for my country." Funny that you didn't hear either actual NBA Champion (Prince and Bryant) saying this. Kudos to LeBron and company for saying the right things all Olympics but I don't believe this.

But back to the 2010 Draft... I know this mock draft will change drastically but is there anything better than youtubing prospected you've never heard of?

John Wall is currently number 1 and he looks nasty... can't wait for better mixes of him to come out.

More videos of these prep stars to come. As always...

Crossover of the Day - Luol going to work on The King.