Anthony Bennett, Number One Pick of the 2013 NBA Draft

As a vocal advocate of Nerlens Noel, you’d think I view this draft as a failure for the Cleveland Cavaliers. And as my reaction-tweet to the first overall pick last night shows, initially, it was a view of failure “no no no no no”. But after I took a deep breathe and refocused my thoughts, I remember how much I liked Anthony Bennett. Exhibit A: https://twitter.com/KidCutskey/status/296369601200156672 https://twitter.com/KidCutskey/status/296370353138171905 Before Cleveland had the first pick and had the opportunity to draft Noel, I was all aboard the…

Why I Have A Crush On Nerlens Noel: A 2013 NBA Draft Scout Report

I like Nerlens Noel. A lot. I like like him. So when reports began coming out that Cleveland is considering “all” options at the first overall pick (all is in quotation marks because there’s only one option), I began to get worried. Don’t get me wrong, I like Alex Len, Ben McLemore, Anthony Bennett and Victor Oladipo. But I don’t like like them. So I thought I’d do a quick scouting report on the top prospect of the upcoming (TEN DAYS!!!) NBA Draft. Nerlens Noel…