sad, confused, hurt...

How could this happen? Nearly a 40% chance at a top 2 pick and they end up with the #5? the lowest possible pick they could receive? Inconceivable! (You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. © I. Montoya) Anyway... I don't have much else to add at this point... still trying to regroup and find tape of Yi Jianlin and besides, I think Danny's expression says it all...

Moment of Truth...?

or Day of Reckoning? It is my singular belief the Ping Pong balls will bounce in the Celtics' favor tonight.... There will be no repeat of 1997, Heine is there, Red will be watching and either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant will be wearing Celtic Green in 2007.
(*let's hope it's Durant - more on why after the draft...)

and with the first pick in the 2007 NFL draft...

the Oakland Raiders select..... JaMarcus Russell - Quarter Back, Louisiana State Univeristy.
let this be a return to Pride & Poise and a Commitment to Excellence - Mr. Davis, this may be your last chanc to return our beloved franchise to its rightful place of prominence. JaMarcus, you are the future (and the present) of this once proud organization - it is your singular mission in life to bring victory and glory back to Raider-Nation.
The inner-circle needs new membership - join them JaMarcus, join them...
Otto, Snake, Blanda, Freddy, Casper, Shell, Upshaw, Plunkett, Old-Man Willie, Stork, Bo* (Vincent Edward Jackson gets special mention here on this blog - Howie despite being from chuck-town is skipped because of his movie career, Allen is skipped because of his defection to the !@#$ chiefs and his associations with OJ)