O' CANADA!!!!

This is my short shout out to the Great Nation of Canada. Who knew it would ever produce such a wealth of basketball talent.

This is my list of number 1 picks (starting with this years draft) for the next two years of the NBA Draft, and yes they are all Canadian.

1. To begin with this years draft.

Meet my dude Anthony Bennett. For many of you who do not know him he went to UNLV and he is an absolute beast. Rebounds the hell out of the ball and can throw down like no other. Yeah he may be a little over weight but nothing an NBA strength and conditioning coach can't chisel away. He'll help this Cavs team right away I say. Oh. And he's from Toronto. O' CANADA!!!!!!

2. Meet the #1 pick of the 2014 NBA Draft.

Andrew Wiggins. A man amongst boys to say the least. Dunks on everybody in the arena when he throws one down and can shut a gym down in an instant. The clear cut one hundred percent going to be the number UNO pick next year in the draft. It's just his destiny. Can't wait to see if he blossoms into a star. I hope he does. Nevertheless, this beast is from, you bet, Canada!!!! Toronto to be exact. O' CANADA!!!!!!!

3. 2015 NBA Draft #1 pick.

Who in the world is this guy?!?!?!

Oh yeah that looks more like him. He was the ACC Rookie Of The Year this year. Meet my good buddy Olivier Hanlan. The reason I even did this post is because I saw for the first time today that I got one single page view from the country of Canada and by God I hope it was Olivier Hanlan. As much as I doubt it was because he could literally give less F's about me then he does about golf. And that is saying something. Nonetheless I love him dearly and consider him a good friend of mine. If all goes well with him he could be in the draft by after Junior year just like late BC point guard Reggie Jackson who is now on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Probably nothing I said here will ever happen. But he is Canada's only shot to go back-to-back-to-back #1 picks in the NBA Draft. DA FREAKIN LEAGUE!!!! Crazy man. 

So I'm basically all in for Canada at this point. Go Canada. O' Canada. What's the difference.

Who even knew living in Canada was such an adjustment that there is a whole website and happy family devoted to making you feel better about it? Hell I'm getting on the first train, flight, boat, hover craft, eagle, caribou, what have you, to get my ass to Canada so my son can be the next #1 pick and smile as wide as this youngster here. Not even thinking twice about it either. 

Living In Seattle And A Building Frustration

I feel like I'm on the set of Grey's Anatomy or living Ichiro Sizuki's life during the prime of his career, or traded places with some random hard working always trying to ball short dude who lives in Seattle Washington. You may ask why? Or atleast you should. Now let's be honest who has ever been to Seattle Washington actually? I sure have not and do not actually think I ever, ever, ever want to go there. Basically the only thing I know about Seattle is it has got that huge building with a large point. They never ever win anything except for that one time the Seahawks had Sean Alexander and were almost good. And that it probably definitely rains there like all the time. I mean who hasn't heard that it rains in that city constantly? I think we all have. Whatever.

So I actually live in Broomall Pennsylvania. It is the best place in the world. Don't let anybody ever tell you any differently. Usually the last week in June always brings that really really hot spell where the humidity is crazy high and you can't go outside without thinking about breathing. But this years crazy hot humid thinking about breathing wave came, and it rained every single afternoon religiously around 4 o'clock. I have never seen this ever before. I hear stories about like oh yeah in Florida that daily afternoon thunderstorm rolls in and everybody knows it's coming and plans their schedule around it. I thought it was a myth. Yah know like the Lochness Monster. Everybody talks about it so much you just believe it. Well that is exactly what happened to us this past week!!! In Pennsylvania for Christ sake!! It was wild the thunderstorms were so violent I could tell my house was afraid of them just as much as I was because the power would go off before the storm even came through. Lightning struck like we were living in some far away land. And honestly it rained like we were under Niagra falls for 30 minutes and that is no joke. I've never seen it before in my life! And it was so annoying. I do not understand how Eddie Odio does it down there in the 305. I texted him today and he says he's all excited to head back to Miami and all but man how can you be happy to return to the nuisance of that constant afternoon thunderstorm. It's just so infuriating when it comes around. Ugh. Whatever.

Summer is indeed an awkward time for Walk On Nation. First of all we have to work actual jobs. While those scholarship athletes "are not allowed to work a summer job" because their job is to be up at school practicing and lifting and getting stipends from the NCAA/ school (who even knows where that money comes from anyway) to pay for their hard work. I don't know man last time I checked it was always good for a young kid to get a low paying job bussing tables or mopping floors etc. I don't know why the NCAA doesn't allow that. But that is neither here nor there. What's awkward is that I have to somehow keep all of you readers interested when nothing I have to say actually deals with the walk on life style or my life with fellow walk ons around campus. That'll come soon enough. But for now, hang with me, and I will open the gates to Walk On Nation with a swift, powerful stroke that none of you have ever experienced. Whatever.

Quick note. If your ever bored. Just take a listen to Jason Aldean's "My Kind of Party" album. It is magical in so many indescribable ways.

-SteveO