Umm...Can We Get A Refund?

In his latest column the always reliable questionable Peter Vecsey ranks the top twenty prospects in this week's NBA draft. That seems like a simple enough task. Heck, Peter even employed the services of "Jim Clibanoff, President of ClibHoops, a scouting service subscribed to by most NBA teams". After looking at Vecsey's list though, I am stunned by its awfullness. Here are some of the lowlights:

- Durant over Oden at #1...OK, but still questionable given what follows.

- Spencer Hawes and Jason Smith are ranked #8 and #9 respectively, right ahead of Brandan Wright. Umm...Peter?

- #'s 13-15 are Rudy Fernandez, Glen Davis, and Josh McRoberts. At this point it is time to question whether or not Vecsey watched a single basketball game this past year not featuring the Knicks.

- Dominic McGuire comes in at #19 right ahead of #20...MIKE CONLEY? No disrespect to McGuire, but I have not seen a mock draft this side of Pluto that has him in the first round, much less anywhere near Conley's level.

The list feels like an effort by Vecsey to "go against the grain" that went terribly wrong. Either that, or Vecsey is flat out ignorant when it comes to basketball. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and go with the former, but after his Rashard Lewis debacle last week you just never know.