THE RATASS GAZETTE

Celebrate summer with this Great 80's Video: Y&T's "Summertime Girls"! I heard it on the radio the other day and it really put me in a good mood. Great song! RANDOM THOUGHTS.. . Classic 80’s stuff in here, featuring a mermaid, carnival games, and babes in bikinis. Why don't they make feel-good, care-free videos like this anymore? 

I like the NBA Draft, and yes, I even like THIS year's NBA Draft. Despite what you might hear from the pundits on TV and radio (who have proclaimed it the worst draft in years... decades... EVER!), the 2011 Draft is not just a bunch of stiffs. Here is a great 2-round Mock Draft from NBADraft.net to look at and see for yourself! There's a lot of guys that will make you go " Oh yeah, that guy WAS good in college. Hmm, that's a pretty good pick! " Here's who I have my eye on: The Texas Trio - Tristan Thompson , Jordan Hamilton , Curtis Joseph .  Texas has produced a LOT of NBA talent in the past decade, and this year just adds to the tally.  Hamilton can really score. He was a chucker as a freshman, but was much improved his sophomore year. Thompson and Joseph only played one year each but both looked very good. Thompson looks like he can play in the post and Joseph has good size (6-4) for a guard. Klay Thompson - If you watched the Pac-10 Tourney (which

I know I'm not the first one to say it, but I can't stop reading the new Bill Simmons website, Grantland ! Full disclosure: I'm a huge Simmons fan, listen to almost all of his podcasts (not the ones that are strictly reality TV), have long read his columns on ESPN.com, and constantly pester my friends with their thoughts on recent Simmons posts and rants. KLOSTERMAN ROCKS. If you haven't already, check out anything by Chuck Klosterman.  He wrote a great piece about watching sports on your DVR, and how it's not as entertaining as watching it live. As he points out, pretty much everything else is better when you watch it later on your DVR, so why not sports? Really good stuff! I admit that I stumbled upon Klosterman from his appearances on the BS Report podcast, although I know he has written books and I plan to read them soon. I look forward to more BS Report appearances from Klosterman, as he's always funny and thought-provoking. THE PODCAST ROCKS.   T

In case you haven't noticed (and maybe you haven't, I know people have lives and stuff), the University of Texas basketball team under coach Rick Barnes has produced a crap load of NBA players in the past decade. First-rounders, Top 10 picks, Top 2 picks... Texas churns them out year after year. Here's a list of NBA players drafted from UT over the past 10 years:  2010: Rd 1, #19 overall - Avery Bradley - Boston Celtics Rd 1, #24 overall - Damion James - New Jersey Nets Rd 2, #32 overall - Dexter Pittman - Miami Heat 2008: Rd 1, #8 overall - D.J. Augustin - Charlotte Bobcats 2007: Rd 1, #2 overall - Kevin Durant - Seattle Supersonics / OKC Thunder 2006: Rd 1, #2 overall - LaMarcus Aldridge - Portland TrailBlazers Rd 2, #35 overall - P.J. Tucker - Toronto Raptors Rd 2, #42 overall - Daniel Gibson - Cleveland Cavaliers 2004: Rd 2, #38 overall - Royal Ivey - Atlanta Hawks 2003: Rd 1, #8 overall - T.J. Ford - Milwaukee Bucks AT A GLANCE: There

In this blog you will find random thoughts and musings on a number of topics, including: Sports Music TV Comedy Movies Books Whatever pops into my head, I guess. And please don't take anything I say too seriously, lol.