It’s not the approach we’d endorse for anyone other than PFW, but it provides an interesting alternative perspective — one in which Syracuse’s Ryan Nassib, the second-team quarterback in All-Big East voting, is a first-team All-American.
Garnett went out of his way on Friday to make it clear that he’s doing it to be affectionate and not because, like many veterans throughout basketball and other sports, he can’t be troubled to learn their real names.
Fab Melo, the Big East’s Defensive Player of the Year, missed seven games in the 2011-12 season due to academic and ineligibility issues, crippling Syracuse’s chances of returning to the Final Four for the first time since 2003.
Unlike a lot of Boston fans, who were seduced by the athletic allure of Perry Jones III, I actually think Fab Melo and Kris Joseph make a lot of sense for Boston, and they both have a great chance to be successful.
The Boston Celtics bolstered their frontline on Thursday night, selecting a pair of sophomores in forward Jared Sullinger and center Fab Melo with the 21st and 22nd overall picks.
There comes a time when the kids are grown and you have to say goodbye. You may want them to stay, safe in your nest, but it’s time to let them spread their wings and fly… To the NBA!