LOOK: Amazing Underwater Photos Of Dogs
Best In Show Winner Declared
Stanford's going to look a whole lot different next season. Janie McCauley of the AP reports that twin big men Brook and Robin Lopez have decided to declare for the NBA Draft. Nothing has been specified about whether they have hired agents, but, given that the brothers are joined at the hip and Top 20 prospects, it's difficult to imagine either coming back to school.Brook's departure is not exactly a shocker -- the Cardinal staff expected it and even (unsuccessfully) recruited players to fill his spot for next season. Brook is more polished offensively than his brother and should be a Top 5 pick. NBADraft.net currently has him at #3, while DraftExpress.com rates him at #4 in the draft. Brook is so skilled that it's hard to imagine his workouts being anything less than stellar, so it's unlikely that he will fall any lower than 5th. Both sites have him as the first big man chosen.
Robin, a defensive specialist, took a backseat to his brother at the offensive end in Palo Alto. However, his post moves have developed nicely over the course of the season, and his superior explosiveness makes some people think that he has a higher ceiling. In their latest rankings, NBADraft.net has him at #18, although DraftExpress.com has not yet moved him higher than #20.
This is not good news for Stanford. Everything they did at both ends this season revolved around the twins, but next year's roster won't have a player taller than 6-9. Furthermore, rising sophomores Josh Owens and Will Paul, the only two true post players on the team, have little experience and will need to grow up in a hurry. The Cardinal perimeter players were inconsistent this year, but they will have to carry the team in 2008-09.
Honduras Prison Fire Kills At Least 300 Inmates
Santorum Called Himself A 'Progressive Conservative' In 1990
Source: Michigan Governor To Endorse Romney
Relintless: Knicks Run Winning Streak To Seven Games
WATCH: MSNBC Host's Extremely Harsh Attack On Santorum
Actress In Controversial China Political Ad Apologizes
Payroll Tax Deal Would Allow Drug Testing, Reduce Unemployment To 73 Weeks [UPDATE]
Rick Santorum's Wife Sued Doctor For $500,000 In 1999
Texas Primary Thrown Into Chaos
Montana Supreme Court Collides With U.S. Supreme Court Over Citizens United
'Son Of Detroit' Romney Tools Around Michigan In Car Manufactured In Canada
GOP Blasts Obama Campaign Manager Over Controversial Tweet
WATCH: Lawrence O'Donnell Calls Out Ann Coulter
'Yes, I Am A Candidate'
Today's Economic Numbers Were Small But Tasty
Catholic Leadership Splinters Over Obama Birth Control Compromise
Florida Senate Votes Down Massive Expansion of Private Prisons
Obama 'Very Impressed' With Lin
Will Giving Alcoholics Booze Curb San Francisco's Homeless Problem?
Detroit Baffled By Romney
Mitt Romney Hits Back At Sarah Palin
Allen West Draws Fire From All Sides
WATCH: Jon Stewart Loses It Over Fox News Pundit Remarks
Walker Cancels On Obama, Claims Stomach Flu
PolitiFact Successfully Trolls Media With Rubio Ruling
