Negative Spin Machine

Why does he always have to put a negative spin on everything? What a Debbie Downer.
According to the online draftniks, pencil Iowa State’s Craig Brackins to the Washington Wizards at pick No. 30 in the NBA Draft | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs
I know, I know, I know, before you even take the time to type it. This is why you don't read him, blah blah blah.

I just read it. I think you might be a tad overly sensitive on the issue. Seems all he did was take the average of the rankings provided by these draft prediction sites, and go with the number that arrived.

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Originally Posted by CycloneYoda

I just read it. I think you might be a tad overly sensitive on the issue. Seems all he did was take the average of the rankings provided by these draft prediction sites, and go with the number that arrived.

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How scientific.

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Originally Posted by Wesley

How scientific.

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Yeah, it is pure hack work, no doubt. It isn't even journalism. But it really isn't that negative.

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Originally Posted by GeronimusClone

Why does he always have to put a negative spin on everything? What a Debbie Downer.
According to the online draftniks, pencil Iowa State’s Craig Brackins to the Washington Wizards at pick No. 30 in the NBA Draft | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs
I know, I know, I know, before you even take the time to type it. This is why you don't read him, blah blah blah.

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I missed the negative part.

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Originally Posted by CycloneYoda

I just read it. I think you might be a tad overly sensitive on the issue. Seems all he did was take the average of the rankings provided by these draft prediction sites, and go with the number that arrived.

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It's the fact that he starts it by basically saying "Don't watch the draft for the first two hours, Brackins doesn't have a shot."
If an Iowa guy was even mentioned in the first round, we'd have a draft watch of epic proportions going on.

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Originally Posted by GeronimusClone

It's the fact that he starts it by basically saying "Don't watch the draft for the first two hours, Brackins doesn't have a shot."
If an Iowa guy was even mentioned in the first round, we'd have a draft watch of epic proportions going on.

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That's because a rare event like that is comparable to Haley's Comet or sighting bigfoot.

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Originally Posted by CycloneYoda

That's because a rare event like that is comparable to Haley's Comet or sighting bigfoot.

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They still hang their hat on Acie Earl and his two-tier flat top.

Just lazy writing as usual.

We'll be waiting a whole lot longer to see the first Hawkeye get drafted. Funny - I don't think Keeler even mentioned the Hawks in the draft.

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Originally Posted by GeronimusClone

They still hang their hat on Acie Earl and his two-tier flat top.

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http://www.google.com/url?source=img...7sfCcHhpS4nYyQ
Looks to be 1 tiered with a shaven line through the middle...

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Originally Posted by ISU BET

http://www.google.com/url?source=img...7sfCcHhpS4nYyQ
Looks to be 1 tiered with a shaven line through the middle...

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That's not from its prime.

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Originally Posted by abcguyks

We'll be waiting a whle lot longer to see the first Hawkeye get drafted. Funny - I don't think Keeler even mentioned the Hawks in the draft.

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Still waiting for Sean Sonderleiter to get called up.

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Originally Posted by GeronimusClone

Why does he always have to put a negative spin on everything? What a Debbie Downer.
According to the online draftniks, pencil Iowa State’s Craig Brackins to the Washington Wizards at pick No. 30 in the NBA Draft | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs
I know, I know, I know, before you even take the time to type it. This is why you don't read him, blah blah blah.

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You'd think the fact that ISU has two potential NBA draftees would be a positive thing in media coverage. But of course not in Central Iowa.

Could you imagine if the Hawkeyes had two potential draft picks? That would probably warrant multiple front page articles about how their program is the place to go to make it to the NBA.