JJ Redick (pictures) had a parting punch with UNC alum Stuart Scott during the NBA draft.

After the photo op with NBA commissioner David Stern, Redick’s next order of business was to zing ESPN mouthpiece, and UNC graduate, Stuart Scott.

You can read more at the News and Observer.

Unlike last year, when UNC alone landed 4 in the first round, and the ACC landed 7, the ACC only landed 3 in the first round of the NBA draft. Congrats to Shelden Williams (#5 overall), JJ Redick (#11) and Cedric Simmons (#15).

Compare the ACC’s success in the NBA draft compared to the NFL draft. In the 1st round of the 2006 NFL draft, the ACC placed 12 players. Note though there are 30 1st round spots in the NBA compared to 32 for the NFL.

Put another way, the ACC took 37.5% of the first round spots in the NFL draft and 10% of the NBA first round spots.
To be fair, the NBA draft has more foreign draftees than the NFL.

General Manager of the NY Knicks will be taking over for Larry Brown as head coach.

“Larry has had a long and storied career. We hired him last summer with the expectation that he would be with the Knicks for a long time. Sometimes decisions work and sometimes they don’t. After careful consideration, despite the best intentions from everyone involved, this current structure did not work for us last season and I did not think it was going to improve next season.”– MSG Chairman James L. Dolan