that there are no mentions of Eric Maynor’s greateness or Kenny Thomas’s ass

2. Omri Casspi, Kings | Rookie card
If Jennings would be the unanimous choice for the most surprising rookie ‘til now, Casspi would sweep the second-place votes. Consider the negatives listed on his draft card by ESPN’s draft guru Chad Ford after speaking to scores of executives and scouts who had seen Casspi play for years:

• Struggles to shoot off the dribble
• Poor shot mechanics
• Lacks deep range
• Lacks great lateral quickness

Opponents must be shaking their heads at that evaluation. Casspi has blistered teams from everywhere on the floor. He hits 3-pointers, gets buckets off the dribble and races the floor for dunks. Plus, he defends anyone and everyone with quick feet and a tough demeanor. All this while having to make the conversion from a power forward in Europe to a small forward here, with some shooting guard mixed in thanks to the injuries in Sacramento to Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia.

There was a lot of talk about Casspi spending some time in the D-League to acclimate to the NBA after struggling in the Vegas summer league. Instead, he’s fighting for a starting spot in the rookie-sophomore game during All-Star Weekend in Dallas and perhaps even a slot in the 3-point shootout.

David Thorpe’s Analysis
December 09, 2009

Dec. 9: Evans is the rare talent who is already incredibly productive and still has room to improve. He’s also an example of why playing in the right system is so important, as his numbers have improved dramatically since the Kings handed the reins to him.
He gets compared to LeBron James often because at 6-foot-6, he also is so huge for his position. But he’s nowhere near the athlete LeBron is, which gives Evans an easy target to shoot for; as works on being more explosive, he’ll be better at finishing plays near the rim. Shooting is the other big area of concern, and it has been described in this space before. It’s more of a lower-body problem than a release one, so he should have little trouble improving.
Evans is competitive and coachable, and he carries himself maturely on the court, so it seems very likely he’ll nearly reach his full potential. If this were a ranking of who will actually become the best player of this class in seven years, he’d be No. 1.
December 03, 2009

Dec. 3: It’s easy to see that his perimeter shot is his biggest weakness right now. That’s because his balance is poor when he shoots. He’ll kick his right leg forward, while his head and shoulders fall backward. Vince Carter does this a lot, too, and he’s an excellent shooter, so perhaps Evans will end up being just fine (he has been shooting far better recently). But far more often than not, better balance is the best way to better shooting.
Additionally, it’s clear Evans prefers to drive to the hole with his right-hand dribble, while feeling more comfortable pulling up off his left-hand dribble (though he will drive left off the triple-threat position). These are common habits for young players — it’s easier to pull up and shoot off the dribble with the weaker hand because of the ease with which the player can place his shooting hand on the ball; it’s tougher doing that off the bounce.
As Evans starts drawing more attention from the league’s better defenders, making himself more capable of driving to the hole off a left-hand dribble or shooting a jumper off the right-hand dribble will make him tougher to guard.

There hasn’t been any updates at all. I’ve been checking on it and it still reflects his Bulls days.

And Miller will get old fast. It would probably take an awful lot to pry Bayless away from the Blazers.

If I recall correctly, I remember B’s and C’s.