While there wasn’t any snow last night in Milwaukee, it sure did feel like Christmas. The Bucks unveiled their new colors, red and green while drafting a guy named Noel. Fans had been waiting to see this new color scheme trying to guess all sorts of patterns. Last night, Bucks.com changed their whole website to red/green, after 7:30 P.M., about the time of the Bucks draft. The team’s lone pick, #39 overall, was used on 6′6 forward David Noel from North Carolina, who averaged 12.9 points a game last year and was the leader of a very young Tar Heels team. Noel is known for his defensive play and has been compared to Spurs guard Bruce Bowen. Noel is a very athletic player and at only 6′6 played the power forward position in college. Whether or not Noel will switch positions in the NBA, I think he will, most likely to SF. Noel also has a good shooting touch beyond the third point shooting arch, shooting over 43 percent last year. He showed flashes of Desmond Mason in college, wowing the crowd with spectacular dunks. Many experts deemed Noel a player who would go undrafted, but after the Bucks traded Desmond Mason, they needed a high energy guy that could electrify the BC. Jamal Magloire’s name was rumored in many deals, but the Bucks never did trade him. My guess is the Bucks will trade him, after July 1, most likely to a team like the Warriors or Jazz.
June 29, 2006
Christmas arrives early in Milwaukee
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