Good listen if you have the time.

He’s been consistently great at the rumor game for years. Years. And he knows the prospects better than anyone not employed by a team.

And for the crap Simmons gets, he’s entertaining. Usually.

Simmons’ podcasts are always a good listen.

80% chance of precipitation.

Will it rain? If it does, you are right. You are a genius. If you are wrong, well, you didn’t say it would rain, but it is most likely to rain. It is only when you speak with conviction that we have reason to argue and be upset.

Is Chad Ford the equivalent of Doppler radar? If described properly, yes. What the players become is beyond the scope of reasonable prognostication. To come out as authority on what should be when assessing a team inaccurrately is where he runs afoul.

Example that is close to home: Tyreke Evans. To say he is a bad pick, that he doesn’t belong, that he is destined to be subpar from his drafting position is a step over the wrong side of the line. Given his sphere of influence, this can often set a precedence of hwo that player is percieved. And thus, Tyreke Evans – naPG.

The media is a strange bedfellow.

Along with the Pistons, another team that was hot for DMC. From listening to these two discuss Detroit, it sounds like the Motor City is where the Kings were two seasons ago. Hanging on to a making a playoff teamr that will not work, when I full scale rebuild is what is in order..

It would be interesting to get a poll of the GMs: Who do you think “won” the draft? and why?

Simmons asks Chad to talk Blazers’ fans off the ledge and Chad says Jump. Classic.