Beware of the 51st pick.

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The NBA has produced only one productive player at pick #51 in the last eleven years. Here is a list of who was selected 51st since 1999 (and who we advised to pick):

• 1999 Antwain Smith (Derek Hood)
• 2000 Igor Rakocevic (Harold Arceneaux)
• 2001 Andre Hutson (Nakeia Miller)
• 2002 Marcus Taylor (Udonis Haslem)
• 2003 Kyle Korver (Kyle Korver)
• 2004 Christian Drejer (Jackie Butler)
• 2005 Robert Whaley (Omar Thomas)
• 2006 Cheick Samb (Hassan Adams)
• 2007 JamesOn Curry (Ali Traore)
• 2008 Shan Foster (Shawn James)
• 2009 Jack McClinton (Paul Harris)

You can view the BIG BOARD with links to all the profiles completed. 

Moultrie would not benefit from a UTEP return + notes

I feel compelled to speak on a few things I’ve read recently. Chad Ford of ESPN.com had this to say about players who should go back to school. On Arnett Moultrie from UTEP: “Now that Tim Floyd is at UTEP running the show and Derrick Caracter has left for the NBA, Moultrie should be featured more offensively.” I’ll disagree. It’s not that I think Moultrie is a guy that should be drafted for sure but I would never say that going to a Tim Floyd coached team could help one’s draft stock. Floyd plays slow-ball and his players statistical output always reflects that. If Moultrie returns to UTEP - his already pedestrian numbers could take a hit and that will not improve his draft stock.

Two players I like more than the average scout: Luke Babbitt of Nevada, and Robert Glenn from IUPUI.

I feel bad for Tim Welsh - the former ESPN commentator who had just taken the head coaching gig at Hofstra. Welsh was arrested for driving drunk on Friday and he has since resigned as Hofstra’s coach. I’ve always enjoyed Welsh as one of the most honest analysts in the game and if he is honest with himself in this situation he will realize that as bad as his current predicament is it pales in comparison to what could have happened had he continued to drive drunk.

The first round of the NBA Playoffs had only one surprising result to me. The Utah Jazz beating the Denver Nuggets was not something I saw coming. Deron Williams continues to be the poster child for NBA guys that were good but not GREAT in college. Many considered Dee Brown the star of the Illinois team that also included Luther Head.

Who put Stephen Jackson fifth on their ballot for MVP in the NBA post-season voting? They should have their right to vote revoked for life. It was probably the same person who was the only one to list Lebron James third on their ballot. ...The voting also reveals that Tim Duncan is no longer viewed by the media as an elite player. He did not receive one point in the voting that allows for listing your top-five players in order. Duncan’s minutes may be down in the regular season but the truth is—he was more efficient (that’s per-minute across the board) than Dwight Howard was in the 2009-10 regular season. Howard finished fourth overall in the voting.