End of June Post

June has been a lean month as far as posts go, and I am sorry for that. Between work and school, blog time has disappeared. Hopefully it will get better soon. Here are some thoughts on the month of June in sports, and some predictions as we enter July:

- Yao's career might be over, according to team doctors. Personally, I will be sad if it is. Yao has become a charming NBA personality, and a perennial All-Star. It'd be a shame if we couldn't enjoy seeing him on the court anymore.

NBA Draft Thoughts:

- I cannot believe the Wizards traded the #5 pick for backup guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller. When both Ricky Rubio and my boy Jonny Flynn fell to 5, I hope Ernie Grunfeld was crying. There is a reason this team is one of the worst in the NBA. Now we don't have a point guard or depth at center. Great job guys.

- More on Flynn and Rubio. Still not sure what the Timberwolves were thinking, but I feel really bad for Jonny. He is getting overshadowed by Rubio trade rumors, when Jonny was the most NBA-ready guard in the draft. Would have loved it if the Wizards took him, or if another team trades for him.

- Steal of the draft goes to (surprise) the San Antonio Spurs. Getting DeJuan Blair in the second round is amazing (the Wiz passed on him...). Along with trading for Richard Jefferson, the Spurs might have had the best draft week. They got more physical, younger and more explosive. Look for them to challenge to Lakers for that top spot in the West.

- NBA free agency begins this week, and whoever lands David Lee will put themselves in a great position. I'd love to see him in Washington, but we can't afford him. However, the Thunder need a presence down low to go along with Durant, Westbrook, Green and 1st round pick James Harden. That's an extremely talented young starting 5.

Baseball Thoughts:

- The Nats are still awful, but played pretty well against teams from the AL East. Taking 4 of 6 from the Yankees and Blue Jays was great. Pounding the Red Soxs one game was just perfect. I wish I had been there for that one. As the All-Star game approaches, look for Nick Johnson to get traded for a reliever or two, unless we realized that we don't have an heir-apparent at 1B.

- It will be nice to watch Zim play in his first All-Star game.

- Manny is coming back soon, and will bring in money for the Dodgers. I just hope that the steroids cloud doesn't quickly pass over him like it has those that freely admitted they were using.

- Not sure what has happened to the Mets. I know, they are injured, but any team with Johan and David Wright should be over .500.

NFL Thoughts:

- Its June... Nothing is happening in the NFL aside from Favre's flip-flopping.

Tennis anyone:

- Wimbledon is going on right now. Venus looks unstoppable as always on grass. Roger looks like he is going to break the record. Sorry to both of the Andys, it just isn't in the cards.

More soon