Lost Time Is Not Found Again: July 1, 2009

By Ryan Corazza

Lost Time Is Not Found Again is what the MPS blog crew has been reading today. Holy crap, it’s July?

+ Coach K is not leaving Duke, people, and would you please stop asking him about that? {The Dagger.}

+ An interview with Danny Granger. {The Hoops Doctors.}

+ Michael Vick no longer working construction. Now working with kids. {Sporting Blog.}

+ Video of Kendra Wilkinson messing up her wedding vows to Hank Baskett. {The 700 Level.}

Non-sports: Unfinished George Harrison songs to get an album release. {The Guardian.} Bin Laden’s National Lampoon vacation. {Gawker.}

Quotable:

“So were teams too conservative in their assessment of Blair on draft night? Without complete details about his condition, it’s difficult to answer that question. Still, it seems that the risk to the team drafting Blair was more of a long-term concern than an immediate one. That’s an important consideration in the middle of the first round and, depending on the team that is drafting, late in it. By the time we reached the second round, however, Blair’s value seemed to outweigh his knee issues–especially from our optimistic perspective on his potential as an NBA player.

Leon Powe of the Boston Celtics is a good comparison. Like Blair, Powe tore his ACL in high school, and saw his knee continue to trouble him while at California. When he was on the floor, Powe was productive, but the injuries and his size dropped him to the second round of the 2006 Draft. Sadly, the knee eventually caught up to Powe, as he tore the same ACL again during this year’s playoffs. By that point, however, Powe had already contributed more than nine wins above replacement player during his first three seasons while making less than $2 million.

For the Celtics, the gamble was one well worth taking. It appears the same will be true for San Antonio as well.” – Kevin Pelton

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