"And I thought to myself... Thank you very much for this beautiful house, and this beautiful wife, and this beautiful team, and these beautiful draft picks... but... what is the value of a 14th rounder Gangster G?"

-Random Gangster G

Late August 2009

Original Recipe 2009 Draft - 14th Round

And so went the 14th round of the Original Recipe draft of 2009. 

I see two quality picks: Chris Anderson and JJ Hickson and one was a keeper.   Major props to roeder on the foresite (or mad luck) behind the Hickson selection.

I see a handful of players that likely won't be drafted in any round this year.  (I'm looking at yous Goran Dragic, Hamed Haddadi and Sasha Vujacic.)

I also see the 2nd pick of the round is M.I.A. but in the end life is what it is and no more and as such these data files are no more than illusions of what we think they are.   And we think there was no 2nd pick.

Original Recipe 2008 Draft - 14th Round

Once again I see two mad good picks, an Argentine and a Spaniard. Both selected by San Juan.  One as a keeper.  

Francisco Garcia was kept in the 12th in 09 (Provo) but has not been designated in exchange for a 10th rounder this year (Provo again).

"Likely to go undrafted this year" notables:  Sarunas Jasikevicius, Abdur-Rahim, Alexander Johnson, and Josh McRoberts (unless Doug's consumed enough tequila by drafts end).

Ladies & Gentlemen!

The 14th round of YOUR Original Recipe Draft - 2007

Lou Williams proved to be a decent pick up.   Kudos to Roeder for snatching another 14th round rookie surprise.

The rest of the round is pretty craptacular to say the least.

Ladies and Gentlemen!  Your 2007 14th round All-Star Team: 

Jarvis Hayes! 

Mickael Gelabale! 

Walter Herrrrrrrman!   

DJ Mmmmmmbenga!  

and Jooooooooohan Petro! 

If you think we're looking at 2006 next...

Your right.

The 14th - Original Recipe - 2006

Mo Williams an excellent keeper (not bad for the 3rd player selected in the 16th of '05)

Jarret Jack was a serviceable player (projected to be drafted in the 14th this season).

Special Shout out to Wayne Simiem who might never get mentioned on our site again.

Dos Mil Cinco - #14 - La Receta Original 

The best 14th round selection we've seen by a country mile, Mr. Devin Harris, is still playing out his days in sunny Valley Forge five season's later.

Planinic, Rebraca, Podkolizine, Ndudi! and Shawn Bradley .  Now THAT is Gangster.

2004 Original Recipe Draft 14th Round 

Monsieur Boozer might have brought the Brocheese years of heartache with his blindman backstabbing karma, but he's head and shoulders the best player here.   And he was a keeper.

How about Szewczyck for best 14th round selection ever?

Original Recipe - 14th round - 2003

Hilario a great pick-up by the All-Stars.  Though they would have had to keep him for half a decade to get a full season out of him.

Talk about Deja Birdman. Who would have thought back in '03 that Chris Andersen would be considered an excellent 14th round keeper again six years?

The Brocheese displayed incredible forsight with the selection of Gerald Wallace. Sadly it was way before his time (and prime).

So there you have it.  The 14th rounder is pretty much worthless.  At least in an Original Recipe league that drafts two months before the start of the season, over labor weekend.  In a drunken stupor.

What might this look like in other leagues that draft 5-8 weeks later you ask?

2009 KFBA Drafts - 14th Round

With the notable exception of Rudy Fernandez (Greatest Show), even the keepers suck. Adam Morrison?  Ouch.

The best generally available, recurring picks, appear to be Mareese Speights and Darrell Arthur (each selected on five occasions).

Robin Lopez was a pretty nice gamble (Turnpike, Sugar Ray, J-Dub) as were Javalee McGee (Travisham) and Mario Chalmers (Crazy 88s)

Otherwise over the top suckitude pretty much prevailed thoughout.

I don't even know who Richard Hendrix is.

Full list of historical 14th (and 13th) round selections is available here:  http://kfba.net/cs/forums/p/8884/28310.aspx#28310

What say you Kentucky Fried peoples?