Ford wins Bizarro Award

[Celtic4Hire@xxxxxxx]

Ford forgot to gift himself a Bizarro award. To select Marcus Banks as a Rookie Flop over a guy picked two slots below in Reece Gaines, who truly looks horrible without a position to play, is really Bizarro. Ford continues his diet of picking on the Cs at the price of credibility. 

But he blames Darko's flop on the genius Larry Brown. How can that be? And thinks that Darko is still going to be special if we just can have patience. Now why do we need patience with Darko but not with Marcus? Is it because Ford was one of Darko's biggest admirers going into the draft? If so, shouldn't Ford get another Bizarro Award of his Draft Flop? Oh, that's right. It's all Larry Brown's fault, former genius.

I actually agree with Ford on waiting on Darko. But Marcus has all the physical potential that Darko has. You could argue age but Darko also has professional experience overseas. Both will still have their athletic ability next year. Players such as Gaines, Ford, Ridnour and Blake will be no bigger or athletic next year and will soon be dropping off the radar screen for the next crop of undersized or out of position wannabe point guards.

So Ford should lay out his criteria in his analysis to be complete, fair and scientific. But Ford is anything but. He is just a writer....

DJessen33

> Chad Ford picks Marcus Banks as Runner-Up Rookie Flop to Darko.
> 
> Congratulations go out to Marcus and his Supporters
> 
> Here's Chad. . .
> 
> Runner-up: Marcus Banks, Celtics: A last-minute surge in draft 
> hysteria lifted Banks (widely regarded as a second-round pick until 
> the last month of the draft) all the way to the lottery. Danny Ainge 
> loved him. So far he's been a big disappointment. Unlike Darko, 
> Banks played four years of college ball and was supposed to have the 
> NBA body and athleticism to make a difference right now. Instead, 
> he's averaged almost as many turnovers (1.6) as assists (2.1) and 
> hasn't shown the smarts to be able to run a team. Will he eventually 
> turn into a sixth man spark plug? 
> 
> (Ray says: A 6th man, change-of-pace, off-the-bench role for
> Marcus may be his true NBA calling and the reason why Devin Harris
> and/or Brent Barry interests Ainge so much.  From his WEEI comments
> today {see Ainge Watch post}, I get the feeling Ainge is 
> looking for
> a ready-made, right-off-the-bat NBA PG.)
> Ray