I don't feel there's anything wrong with posting an occasional article from ESPN Insider. If anything he gives them good advertising.
Here's another excerpt from that article. I found interesting because it is one European player talking about the others.
Marc Cornstein's apartment, 4:15 p.m.
We're back from a quick run to the music store. Darko bought a CD walkman and the latest discs from 50 Cent and Dr. Dre.
"I like hip hop when I'm in Yugoslavia," he says with a smile. "But when I'm in America, I like Serbian music too. It reminds me of home."
Darko Milicic refreshed the LeBron Mock Draft window until the Pistons came up.
Once inside, the issue of where Darko will land keeps coming up, and we eventually head over to ESPN.com and begin playing the LeBron Mock Draft.
Before long, Darko has taken over the computer and is giving his analysis of my analysis.
"Is LeBron really that good?" he asks. He's never actually seen LeBron James play. Serbia gets NBA games and the NCAA Final Four, but LeBron's high school games are out of the question.
"I like Carmelo Anthony," he says. "He's very smooth, and he can light it up."
Darko wants to know if T.J. Ford is too small, whether Chris Kaman is really ready for the pros, and why we have undersized guys like Mike Sweetney and Dwyane Wade rated so high.
He does have a favorite among the group. "I love Kirk Hinrich. He's tough and he can shoot the ball."
He has a harder time with the international players. All the other top international prospects suffer from the same disease. He's much more intrigued by the players he's never played against.
Darko's not impressed with Mickael Pietrus or Victor Khryapa. He swears that Sofaklis Schortsanitis is really only 6-foot-8, and he reserves his harshest judgment for Pavel Podkolzin, whom he played against last year.
"Pavel can't even walk," he says with a grin. "So how can he play in the NBA."
Darko then starts refreshing the mock draft web page.
With the No. 2 pick in the draft, the Denver Nuggets select Darko Milicic ...
"Kiki is cool," is his only response.
With the No. 2 pick in the draft, the Miami Heat select Darko Milicic ...
"Pat Riley can't yell as much as my last coach."
With the No. 2 pick in the draft, the Detroit Pistons select Darko Milicic ...
He stops and smiles. Darko likes the fit. Countryman Zeljko Rebraca, also a 7-foot center, is on the roster, and Darko knows the team needs help scoring in the paint. But he's worried about practicing against Ben Wallace every day.
"I'll get a lot of bruises."
