Draft Awards, cheerleaders

["Nathan A." <nj13@navix.net>]

I have alreday sent in my vote to the person that proposed a cheerleader
poll, but to make my vote public:

No cheerleaders
Age: 22

Nathan A.

Here's something entertaining on the upcoming NBA draft found on the CNN/SI
page:

MOST LIKELY TO ENDORSE JOHN DEERE:
         Michigan's Robert "Tractor" Traylor, who will also get his pick of
        fast-food sponsorship opportunities. 

BEST SHOT TO BE A CBA ALL-STAR:
      Charles Jones, Long Island U., whose collegiate scoring prowess will
     play well on the marquee in places like Yakima, Wash., and LaCrosse,
                 Wis. 

LEAST LIKELY TO MAKE ANOTHER SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED COVER:
   Felipe Lopez, St. John's. 'Nuff said. 

MOST DESTINED FOR THE "WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW?" FILE:
   1998 NCAA Final Four MVP Jeff Sheppard and 1997 NCAA Final Four
   MVP Miles Simon, whose best years are behind them. 

LEAST LIKELY TO MEET A SHOT HE'D DISLIKE:
     Oregon State gunner Corey Benjamin. Too bad we have about as much
     confidence in his jump shot as the American public has in Kenneth Starr. 

BIGGEST 'TWEENER:
     North Carolina's Antawn Jamison, with the heart of Karl Malone and the
     height of George Karl. 

MOST LIKELY TO REGRET LEAVING COLLEGE EARLY:
        Iowa's Ricky Davis. Unless your name is Marbury, one good-not-great
        college season does not an NBA player make. 

MOST LIKELY TO REGRET MISSING COLLEGE ALTOGETHER:
     Ellis Richardson, Polytechnic H.S. in Sun Valley, Calif. This guy is so far
    off the NBA radar screen, he could double as "most likely to endorse the
        stealth bomber." 

BEST IMPRESSION OF MATT BRUST:
      North Carolina's Makhtar Ndiaye, who, like the former St. John's
      standout, seemed to be in college for a decade. Also known as the "Barry
       Goheen Award." 

SAFEST BET FOR THE FANTASY LEAGUE ALL-ROOKIE TEAM:
      Arizona's Mike Bibby, who will be handed the ball and given the green
     light right away for some sorry team. Winning games? Nah. It's all about
      the stats. 

WORST PRONUNCIATION NIGHTMARE FOR DAVID STERN AT THE PODIUM:
      Slovenia's Radoslav Nesterovic, followed by Vladimir Stepania from
      Olimpia Ljubljana in Georgia (of the former U.S.S.R., not U.S.A.), then
      Greece's Dimitris Papanikolaou. 

MOST THANKFUL TO BE LEAVING COLLEGE:
      Indiana's Andrae Patterson, who says "goodnight" to Bob Knight. 

MOST DESPERATE TO FIND A JUMP SHOT BEFORE DRAFT NIGHT:
      UCLA's Toby Bailey, who has the athleticism of a pro but the shooting
      mechanics of your local YMCA stiff. 

MOST UPSIDE:
      Pacific center Michael Olowokandi, who brings the physical tools of a
      nimble 7-footer, even if he doesn't have the talent yet. 

MOST LIKELY TO ENDURE A LITTLE HAZING:
      Eastern Michigan's 5'5" point guard, Earl Boykins. 

BEST IMPRESSION OF VERNON MAXWELL:
      Florida point guard Jason Williams. Same alma mater, same scoring
          punch, same off-court wild streak. 

LEAST LIKELY TO TOP HIS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE:
      Valparaiso guard Bryce Drew, who captured America's heart for a week
      with his Hoosier heroics in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. 

AND THE OBLIGATORY MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED:
      Kansas' Paul Pierce, whose smooth wing game and pro body will have
      people thinking that he's Scottie Pippen with a better jumper. 
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