2009 NBA Draft Preview: in Poetry
'Twas the night before the Draft and all through the 'net,
All the creatures are stirring to spew idle threats!
"Jrue won't play here! Or there!" super(?)agent Dan Fegan'll say,
But that tone may change, come 6 o'clock Thursday.

See, draft day is erratic, this - you already know,
Still, always, it's always an incredible show!
Joakim Noah's suit, Randy Foye's many hats,
Getting the buzz from the 4-letter's own Andy Katz!
Where will B-Jennings finally get drafted,
Was going overseas the reason he's shafted?
Who is Jonas Jerebko, where is he from?
Pronouncing his name has made my tongue numb!
Blake will go first, I believe this is fact,
Who's next, however, is why my brain's being wracked:
Hasheem "The Dream", the big straight of ol' UConn,
Ricky Rubio, whose hype makes me get my puke on?
Maybe it's Evans, or Flynn, or the glutton of guards,
It won't be J-Hodge, who once got punched in the nards!
James Harden looks good and solid, but won't be a star,
Will his intangibles be able to take him real far?
Jordan Hill is tall - height's always a hot commodity,
But so was young Kurrgan, and he ended up an Oddity!
DeMar DeRozan has Ridiculous Upside I suppose,
But the true test will be later to see how that upside GROWS.
Stephen Curry is a stud, well, at least he was in college,
But what's he bring to the NBA? More than his basketball knowledge?
B.J. Mullens, Ty Hansbrough and Austin Daye are all white,
Which will be called the biggest bust of the night?
Gerald Henderson's from Duke, his real name's Jerome,
Will he be carrying the dreaded 'Dookie's suck in the NBA' syndrome?
DeJuan Blair is round and talented, though his knees seem feeble and weak,
Plus I hated him in college, though not more than 80's wrassler Iron Sheik!
Maynor, Collison, Douglas and Mills, the 2nd tier seems damned,
Still, they're good! pick 'em high - stay free from being scammed.
All in all, the night'll be exciting, with more drama than possible on TNT,
So come right here to Ridiculous Upside, and enjoy it live with me!
We'll be restless in the comments, spewing love and hate galore,
But still, just like the D-League OSLB's, you'll be begging for more!
Let's have fun, and celebrate together this joyous occasion,
Be loud, be proud, and let us all support the glorious SB Nation!
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Impressive.
+1 for that.
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RIP Nick Adenhart. 4/9/09
by UtesFan89 on
Jun 24, 2025 9:38 PM EDT
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Appreciate it
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by Scott Schroeder on
Jun 25, 2025 12:16 AM EDT
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Scott where did this come from?
Epic, truly Epic. Good work.
by IcemanCometh on
Jun 24, 2025 10:22 PM EDT
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Essentially
I’m the man. Are you accusing me of stealing it from somewhere? All me, terrible rhyming and all.
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by Scott Schroeder on
Jun 25, 2025 12:12 AM EDT
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No, merely surprised at the creativity
I didn’t think you had it in you.
by IcemanCometh on
Jun 25, 2025 9:22 AM EDT
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Very nice. I tried to rhyme an answer but got nothing.
I did make a post about bad outfits using your Foye picture though.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/6/24/924279/memorable-moments-in-nba-draft
by Norsktroll on
Jun 24, 2025 11:27 PM EDT
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Ahaha, nice, very nice.
Open thread here tomorrow right? This is gonna be good.
by atthehive on
Jun 25, 2025 1:12 AM EDT
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Open thread indeed
Probably early afternoon - once I get all of my other talking points of the way.
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by Scott Schroeder on
Jun 25, 2025 1:26 AM EDT
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Check in like two hours, and you’ll see the “twas the night before” thing on Liberty Ballers. Swear to God I started writing it two days ago, and this heading deflated the frick out of me. Darn you Scott! Darn you to heck!
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by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsMichaelBourn on
Jun 25, 2025 1:20 AM EDT
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Takes you two days to write?
I wrote this in 20 minutes! As a friend of mine once said, TAFKAMB, “Step yo’ Game Up!” (He inspired me, so I created a dance to the song as well)
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by Scott Schroeder on
Jun 25, 2025 1:29 AM EDT
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I wanted to use the “Twas the night before” thing, and I couldn’t do that two days in advance. So I wrote some of it, and am currently finishing. It’s pretty epic.
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by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsMichaelBourn on
Jun 25, 2025 2:18 AM EDT
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Scott, you couldn't even put on shoes for the dance
nothing grosses me out like dirty socks.
by IcemanCometh on
Jun 25, 2025 9:25 AM EDT
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IF you were a real dancer
You’d know we don’t wear socks. My toes do my talking for me. I was going to go barefoot, but I couldn’t find my toenail trimmer.
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by Scott Schroeder on
Jun 25, 2025 10:14 AM EDT
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Oops I was wrong....
nothing grosses me out like dirty, long, chippy, yellowed toe nails.
by IcemanCometh on
Jun 25, 2025 10:17 AM EDT
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Little bit of dried blood as well under the toenails...
My delicate toes weren’t used to my newfound love of sprintjogwalking a few miles each night.
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by Scott Schroeder on
Jun 25, 2025 10:30 AM EDT
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And I just puked up blueberry yogurt in my mouth....
thanks scott.
by IcemanCometh on
Jun 25, 2025 11:34 AM EDT
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Doubtful.
I know you don’t eat yogurt.
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by Scott Schroeder on
Jun 25, 2025 12:06 PM EDT
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I did this morning
and it was good….until I puked it up.
by IcemanCometh on
Jun 25, 2025 12:59 PM EDT
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