Achieving Peace by Remembering the Past: The 2009 StR Draft Thread

I was making my plans on how to experience this year's draft, and I decided to find out approximately when the actual picks start being made by reviewing last year's draft thread. In addition to answering my initial question (it appears that the clock starts on the first pick at 4:30), it was fascinating and often hilarious reliving last year's draft through the eyes of StR (I missed the live thread last year). In a strange way, reviewing the roller coaster of anticipation, excitement, jubilation, horror, disbelief, skepticism, and various coping methods left me feeling even more excited for this year's draft but also less nervous. I've been telling myself that I'll be okay with whoever Geoff chooses, but I think this is the first time that I've actually felt it. I also plucked from this thread my new sig line, spoken by one great philosopher and retold by another.

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The words that I am sure to forget when the #5 pick is announced:

"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie

by AnotherStupidSN on Jun 22, 2010 2:57 PM PDT reply actions

As recounted by the great StR sage, Section 214

"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie

by AnotherStupidSN on Jun 22, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Lol, such a funny thread

Makes me really excited for thursday though

Screw you Knicks! LBJ to the Kings!!!

by Shizzo on Jun 22, 2010 3:19 PM PDT reply actions

As I browsed and scrolled down minute by minute

reading all the disappointment about Rubio, I felt a huge urge to press the reply button and say “WE DRAFTED THE ROY FOR GODS SAKE!”

by ZenBaller on Jun 22, 2010 3:25 PM PDT reply actions

Good stuff

That whole sequence after Harden was drafted through the Evans pick aftermath is GOLD.

"Matt Cain's better at this than I've ever been at anything in my life. He's better at this than you'll ever be, at anything. Matt Cain has a gift. He has a gift, and when you acknowledge that, then maybe we will have something to talk about."

by otis29 on Jun 22, 2010 3:27 PM PDT reply actions

Fuck all the sports pundits, I want Ed's draft prediction

He predicted Petrie passing on Rubio in that thread and was the one who predicted the Kings 35 point comeback against the Bulls

#vfettkefordraft

by vfettke on Jun 22, 2010 3:30 PM PDT reply actions

That kid's smarter than he looks

by otis29 on Jun 22, 2010 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

look at the SacTown Royalty Draft Contest board..

Ed…..which I would assume is edm7 picked us to take Cousins and Randle

"I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot...and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why... I succeed." Michael Jordan.

by Surprise Team on Jun 22, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey now

Someone else predicted Evans too and was actually excited about it and if you think I’m going to let anyone forget it THINK AGAIN PAL.

by nbrans on Jun 22, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I may try again on Thursday

But I was thinking Rubio all along. I’m thinking DMC this time but gotta get that feeling at 3pm on Thurs… We’ll see

"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims

by edm7 on Jun 22, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Let me know

You going to the draft party?

#vfettkefordraft

by vfettke on Jun 22, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought about it for a sec but I don't think I am

I do have the day off though. What about you?

"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims

by edm7 on Jun 22, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions

No clue

I’d have to go into work early which doesn’t always excite me. I guess it kinda depends on who’s going. I’m thinking about it since it’ll be my last Kings event in awhile.

#vfettkefordraft

by vfettke on Jun 22, 2010 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions

*for awhile

#vfettkefordraft

by vfettke on Jun 22, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions

thats a funny thread

seemed like everyone wanted rubio..

I wasnt a STR member at the draft last year but I had been pulling for Evans over Rubio for a while….

Dominique Jones is my sleeper this year.
DeMarcus Cousins is who I want to draft.

by Surprise Team on Jun 22, 2010 3:46 PM PDT reply actions

Just proves

we are all fucking idiots of the highest order and we should all stop reading our draft commentary because we obviously have no idea what we talk about.
Still fun to read though

There are some guys smarter than me, some guys better looking, I take comfort in the fact that there is no guy that is both.

by ElRonToro on Jun 22, 2010 3:46 PM PDT reply actions

That's an awesome thread

by R-Man on Jun 22, 2010 4:06 PM PDT reply actions

Great read.

Thanks ASSN.

"I feel ten feet tall right now...and strong as an ox!"

by Juan Primo on Jun 22, 2010 4:08 PM PDT reply actions

We were all so young and innocent back then

by nbrans on Jun 22, 2010 4:16 PM PDT reply actions

You guys should read the 2008 draft thread.

Here. That thread is my favorite one. The reaction when Jason Thompson is announced is priceless. Everyone figured we’d be “settling” for Anthony Randolph, or maybe Hibbert.

And the 2007 one where we landed Spencer.

Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order and Originator of the "Brock Ness Monster".

by Aykis16 on Jun 22, 2010 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

2008 was fantastic

Carl’s haikus:

Asleep at the wheel
Geoff Petrie cannot decide
Artest forever?

Augustin plays point
Randolph is skinny but good
Draft a new swingman?

Or some of my comments. Like being excited when the Pacers were up and how they didn’t need a PG. Then they draft Bayless and trade him to Portland. And then, at 5:41… an explosion of WTF!

#vfettkefordraft

by vfettke on Jun 22, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I like Exhibit G’s comments. Not enough beer in the keg . . . LOL

by bignerd on Jun 22, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, the '08 thread was epic

From getting “Pritch slapped” to drafting a guy that no one had even remotely considered at #12, to the drafting of Patrick Ewing, Jr. in the 2nd round, that trilogy of threads will always be my all time favorite.

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by section214 on Jun 22, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions