THE SCENE

Just to my left, no more than a dozen feet away, is the ESPN set. In fact, Stephen A. Smith could toss me a Cheezy Doodle. In case you forgot, last year the crowd here at the Madison Square Garden Theater got on Smith's case because they caught him sneaking Cheez Doodles during commercial breaks. The price of fame.

The Minnesota Timberwolves just chose Corey Brewer, which:

A. just put a huge smile on Kevin Garnett's face.
B. is causing Joakim Noah to cry. He was arguably the No. 1 pick overall last year if he had come out, all he does is help lead the Gators to a second national title, and what happens? Two of his teammates are chosen ahead of him. Allow me to reiterate: The team that picks Noah, alias "Joakim Almighty", is gonna be sooooo pleased that they did. Now, they not only get his athletic talent and enthusiasm, but he's got a huge chip on his shoulder. He's the BQQB of the NBA Draft.

It's not your fault, Joakim. Everyone else is just jealous of your hair.

And Charlotte just took Brandan Wright No. 8 (the Carolina connection: Jordan: Tar Heels: Charlotte: Wright) and the Bulls, the best young team in the NBA, just took Noah. This couldn't have worked out any better for Chicago nor for Noah. And it never hurts to have a former runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant throw her arms around you and hug you when you get selected. Even if it is your mom.

Joakim Noah: he's the Sanjaya of the NBA.