In Response to Mike's Josh McRobert's Bet

As I was watching the first round of the NBA Draft and weeping over the sudden departure of Zach Randolph from the Trail Blazers, I couldn't help but notice that the Philadelphia 76ers has not yet selected Josh McRoberts, a move that Mike was surely going to happen.

As the draft kept progressing, teams continually kept passing on the pure hustle, yet not very skilled player from Duke. When the draft entered the second round and McRoberts still had not landed on an NBA roster I began to ask myself, "Will this guy even get drafted?" Then we got to pick number 37 and the Portland Trail Blazers once again shocked the world and took McRoberts. I found this more shocking than anything else Portland had done all night or ever for that matter. I found the selection of McRoberts more disturbing than the salaries of Raef LaFrentz and the newly acquired Steve Francis. How does this guy fit in to Kevin Pritchard's master plan?

There is only one logical explanation as to how Portland is going to use Josh McRoberts. The answer is simply six fouls. McRoberts will share the same role and responsibilities that other storied big man such as Joe Wolf, Chris Dudley, Joe Klein, and Will Perdue did while serving their time with the Trail Blazers; keep the better players out of foul trouble.

When Mike originally said he would bet any amount of money that Philly would take McRoberts, I thought going into the Draft that was a sure thing. Now I am kicking myself for not taking that bet, and Kevin Pritchard should be kicking himself somewhat for wasting a pick.