Annual NBA Mock Draft

Thats right folks.. tomorrow night the NBA holds its annual entry draft.
And every year I do a mock draft before the draft... and every year I'm lucky if I get 3 out of 60 correct. AND this year is less predictable than normal, its 22 hours away and we still aren't sure who the #1 overall pick will be... that being said, here are my picks.


1.  Nerlens Noel                             C         Cavaliers            Kentucky
2.  Ben McLemore                         OG      Magic                 Kansas
3.  Otto Porter                                SF       Wizards             Georgetown
4.  Alex Len                                   C         Bobcats              Maryland
5.  Victor Oladipo                          OG      Suns                  Indiana
6.  Anthony Bennett                        PF       Pelicans              UNLV
7.  Trey Burke                               PG       Kings                 Michigan
8.  Michael Carter Williams            PG       Pistons               Syracuse
9. Kantavious Caldwell-Pope         OG      T-Wolves          Georgia
10. Cody Zeller                              C         Trail Blazers       Indiana
11. Steven Adams                          C         76ers                 Pittsburgh
12. CJ McCollum                          PG        Thunder            Lehigh
13. Dennis Schroeder                    PG         Mavericks        Germany
14. Shane Larkin                           PG         Jazz                  Miami
15. Lucas Nojueira                        SF         Bucks               Brazil
16. Shabazz Muhhamed                 SF         Celtics              UCLA
17. Giannis Adetokaubo                SF          Hawks             Greece
18. Gorgui Deng                            C           Hawks              Louisville
19. Sergey Karasev                       SF         Cavaliers           Russia
20. Tim Hardaway Jr.                    OG        Bulls                 Michigan
21. Kelly Olynyk                           C           Jazz                  Gonzaga
22. Jamaal Franklin                       SF          Nets                 San Diego State
23. Tony Mitchell                          SF          Pacers              North Texas
24. Tony Snell                               SF          Knicks             New Mexico
25. Ricky Ledo                             OG         Clippers           Providence
26. Rudy Gobert                           C            T-Wolves        France
27. Reggie Bullock                        SF           Nuggets           North Carolina
28. Mason Plumlee                       C             Spurs              Duke
29. Livio Jean Charles                   SF          Thunder           France
30. Jeff Withey                              C            Suns                Kansas

2nd Round

31. Glen Rice Jr                           OG          Cavaliers          NBDL
32. Isaiah Canaan                        PG           Thunder            Murray State
33. Pierre Jackson                       PG           Cavaliers           Baylor
34. Allen Crabbe                         OG           Rockets            California
35. Augusto Caesar Lima            PF             76ers               Brazil
36. Mike Muscala                         C            Kings                Bucknell
37. Trevor Mbakwe                    PF            Pistons             Minnesota
38. Archie Goodwin                   OG            Wizards           Kentucky
39. Grant Jarrett                          PF            Trail Blazers     Arizona
40. Erick Green                           PG           Trail Blazers     Virginia Tech
41. BJ Young                              OG           Grizzlies            Arkansas
42. Brandon Paul                        OG           76ers                Illinois
43. Ray McCallum                      PG            Bucks              Detroit
44. Bojan Dubljevic                     PF            Mavs               Montenagro
45. Michael Snaer                       OG           Trail Blazers     Florida State
46. DeShaun Thomas                  PF            Jazz                  Ohio State
47. Peyton Siva                           PG           Hawks              Louisville
48. Colton Iverson                      C              Lakers              Colorado State
49. Myck Kabongo                    PG            Bulls                 Texas
50. Eric Murphy                         PF             Hawks              Florida
51. Nate Wolters                       PG             Magic               South Dakota State
52. Adonis Thomas                    SF             T-Wolves          Memphis
53. James Southerland                SF            Pacers               Syracuse
54. Vitalis Chikoko                    C              Wizards             Germany
55. CJ Leslie                             SF             Grizzlies             NC State
56. Vander Blue                        OG            Pistons               Marquette
57. Lorenzo Brown                    PG            Suns                 NC State
58. Alex Abrinos                       OG            Spurs                Spain
59. Marko Todorovic                 C              T-Wolves         Montenagro
60. Joffrey Lauvergne                PF              Grizzlies           France

2013 Mock NFL Draft - sully version 1.0

FIRST ROUND

1. Luke Joeckel                 OT         Chiefs           Texas A&M
2. Dion Jordan                   DE         Jaguars          Oregon
3. Sharif Floyd                  DE         Raiders          Florida
4. Eric Fisher                    OT          Eagles           Central Michigan
5. Lane Johnson                OT          Lions            Oklahoma
6. Ezekiel Ansah               DE         Browns         BYU
7. Sheldon Richardson      DL         Cardinals       Missouri
8. Tavon Austin                WR         Bills              West Virginia
9. Bjoern Warner              DE          Jets                Florida State
10. Chance Wormack       OG          Titans            Alabama
11. Barkevious Mingo      LB           Chargers       LSU
12. DJ Fluker                    OT          Dolphins        Alabama
13. Dee Milliner               CB          Bucaneers      Alabama
14. Xavier Rhodes            CB          Panthers        Florida State
15. Star Lotuelei               DL         Saints             Utah
16. Kenny Vaccaro            S            Rams             Texas
17. Jarvis Jones                 LB          Steelers         Georgia
18. Sylvester Williams      DL          Cowboys       North Carolina
19. Matt Elam                    S            Giants           Florida
20. Jonathan Cooper         OG          Bears            North Carolina
21. Cordarrelle Patterson  WR         Bengals         Tennesee
22. Alex Ogletree              LB          Rams             Georgia
23. Kawann Shorts            DL          Vikings         Purdue
24. Desmond Trufant        CB         Colts               Washington
25. Keenan Allen               WR         Vikings         California
26. Eric Reid                      S            Packers          LSU
27. Geno Smith                  QB        Texans           West Virginia
28. Arthur Brown               LB         Broncos         Kansas State
29. Robert Woods              WR        Patriots          USC
30. Tyler Eifert                   TE         Falcons          Notre Dame
31. Jonathan Cyprien          S            49ers             Florida International
32. Kevin Minter                 LB        Ravens           LSU

SECOND ROUND

33. Matt Barkley                QB        Jaguars           USC
34. Damontre Moore          DE        49ers              Texas A&M
35. Jonathan Banks             CB        Eagles            Mississippi State
36. Margus Hunt                 DE        Lions             SMU
37. Eddie Lacy                    RB        Bengals         Alabama
38. Mike Glennon               QB        Cardinals       N.C. State
39. Justin Hunter                 WR       Jets                Tennessee
40. Zach Ertz                       TE         Titans            Stanford
41. Ryan Nassib                   QB        Bills              Syracuse
42. Jesse Williams               DL        Dolphins       Alabama
43. Tank Carradine              DE        Bucaneers     Florida State
44. DeAndre Hopkins         WR       Panthers         Clemson
45. Menelik Watson            OT        Chargers        Florida State
46. Da'Rick Rogers             WR       Rams              Tennessee Tech
47. Giovani Bernard            RB        Cowboys       North Carolina
48. Manti T'eo                     LB         Steelers         Notre Dame
49. Datone Jones                 DE        Giants            UCLA
50. Khaseem Greene           LB         Bears            Rutgers
51. Gavin Escobar               TE         Redskins       San Diego State
52. Barret Jones                  OG         Vikings         Alabama
53. Chase Thomas              LB         Bengals         Stanford
54. Alex Okafor                  DE         Dolphins       Texas
55. Andre Ellington            RB        Packers          Clemson
56. David Amerson             S          Seahawks       N.C. State
57. Markus Wheaton          WR       Texans           Oregon State
58. Johnathan Hankins       DL         Broncos         Ohio State
59. Blidi Wreh-Wilson       CB        Patriots          Connecticut
60. Jamar Taylor                CB         Falcons          Boise State
61. Larry Warford              OG        49ers              Kentucky
62. DJ Swearinger               S           Ravens          South Carolina

THIRD ROUND

63. John Jenkins                DL          Chiefs            Georgia
64. Logan Ryan                 CB          Jaguars           Rutgers
65. Tyrann Mathieu           CB          Lions              LSU
66. Montee Ball                 RB          Raiders           Wisconsin
67. Kyle Long                    OL          Eagles            Oregon
68. Quinton Patton             WR         Browns          Louisiana Tech
69. Justin Pugh                   OT          Cardinals       Syracuse
70. Baccari Rambo             S             Titans            Georgia
71. Travis Frederick           OG          Bills              Wisconsin
72. Corey Lemonier           DE           Jets               Auburn
73. EJ Manuel                     QB          Bucaneers     Florida State
74. Marcus Lattimore         RB          49ers             South Carolina
75. Sam Montgomery         DE          Saints            LSU
76. Akeem Spence              DL          Chargers        Illinois
77. Ryan Swope                  WR         Dolphins       Texas A&M
78. Christine Michael          RB         Rams             Texas A&M
79. Robert Lester                  S           Steelers          Alabama
80. Terron Armstead           OT         Cowboys        Arkanas Pine Bluff
81. DJ Hayden                    CB          Giants            Houston
82. Jordan Poyer                 CB          Dolphins        Oregon State
83. Marquise Goodwin       WR         Vikings         Texas
84. Nico Johnson                 LB          Bengals         Alabama
85. John Simon                    DE         Redskins        Ohio State
86. Stepfan Taylor               RB         Colts               Stanford
87. Khaled Holmes              OG         Seahawks       USC
88. Brandon Jenkins            LB          Packers           Florida State
89. Sio Moore                      LB          Texans           Connecticut
90. Leon McFadden             CB          Broncos         San Diego State
91. Terrance Williams         WR        Patriots            Baylor
92. Kenjon Barner                RB         Falcons           Oregon
93. Tyler Wilson                  QB         49ers               Arkansas
94. David Bakhtiari              OT         Falcons           Colorado
95. Cobi Hamilton                WR        Texans            Arkansas
96. Oday Aboushi                 OT         Chiefs            Virginia
97. Kevin Reddick                LB          Titans             North Carolina

Transfer of "skills"

If you knew me as a coach, you knew I always had multiple lists and a large database going all the time. Stacks and stacks of info on players, addresses, phone numbers, notes, projections, etc.
I'd be watching television, sitting in the office, whatever and I'd be jotting down different permutations of what future rosters may look like, trying to get positional balance on the roster, making adjustments as recruits committed, etc.

Well in that fashion, 8.5 months before the actual wedding, I completed the seating chart, version 1.0, before any RSVPs have been sent out, before any break ups, or new relationships. But a complete version of the seating chart, including everyone who made the cut for the save the dates. There are 32 weeks until the wedding (holy shit, my wallet just yelled at me that 32 weeks isn't THAT far away). Based on that time frame I fully expect we won't have the final draft until version 64.0, give or take.

FYI, I have contacted two hotels regarding setting aside rooms for the wedding. Waiting to hear back on any deals they can offer us. I'll be putting together a send out with hotel info, any rental car deals I can muster, and lists of family friendlier activities for guests in Vegas. Obviously gambling is available 24/7 365, but a list of non gambling activities for those who may lose their gambling budget in the airport slot machines. If anyone has suggestions for the info packet, I'd sure love to hear them. I've thought of an awful lot, but theres always a chance I missed something.

NFL Playoff Projections

NFL PLAYOFF PROJECTIONS

The AFC seeding is as follows:

1) Denver Broncos
2) New England Patriots
3) Houston Texans
4) Baltiore Ravens
5) Indianapolis Colts
6) Cincinnati Bengals

NFC seeding:

1) Atlanta Falcons
2) San Francisco 49ers
3) Green Bay Packers
4) Washington Redskins
5) Seattle Seahawks
6) Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card Round: (January 5/6)

AFC:

Cincinnati Bengals @ Houston Texans           Winner: Texans
Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens          Winner: Colts

NFC:

Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers       Winner: Packers
Seattle Seahawks @ Washington Redskins     Winner: Seahawks

Divisional Round: (January 12/13)

AFC:

Indianapolis Colts @ Denver Broncos            Winner: Broncos
Houston Texans @ New England Patriots      Winner: Patriots

NFC:

Seattle Seahawks @ Atlanta Falcons               Winner: Seahawks
Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers      Winner: Packers

Conference Championships: (January 20)

AFC:

New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos        Winner: Patriots

NFC:

Seattle Seahawks @ Green Bay Packers           Winner: Packers

SUPERBOWL: (February 3)

New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers

Winner: New England Patriots

After facing off against NFL quarterback novices Christian Ponder, Colin Kaepernick, and Russell Wilson the Packers secondary will be exposed by Tom Brady who is happy to not see his kryptonite Eli Manning on the other sideline.
While the weakness of the Patriots has been their secondary, they've improved with the trade for Aqib Talib, and the emergence of Alfonzo Dennard. That coupled with the complete lack of a running game by the Packers allow for the Patriots to play in packages more not having to stack the box.

..... Bet the over!