Ever since we caught him on the Dan Patrick Show, tearing a hole into the heart and soul of the host, CBS Sportsline’s Greg Doyel has held a special place in our heart.

Not that we don’t enjoy the Dan Patrick Show every once in a while. It’s just that every once in a while people on high horses need the occasional grounding. And on that particular afternoon a few weeks ago, Patrick was very much grounded, and even backed into a corner. (Not sure where the link to that show is exactly. Hearing Doyel on another ESPN show again last weekend he said they’d taken it down completely.)

The latest from Doyel shows us that he has his MIND in the RITE place about a topic that also holds a special place in our own heart (don’t be fooled, we haven’t much space in it) — tanking the season to get a shot at talented draft prospects.

We do agree that if both Kevin Durant and Greg Oden go pro, that 1-2 pick will be miles ahead of 3 through the rest. We love Horford and Brewer (lots) as pro prospects, but will they single-handedly change the landscape of a team the same as Oden or durant? Not so much.

And to show a true gesture of faith towards the 2007 NBA Draft, the Celtics have shown they will stop at nothing to show they’re tanking. They’ll dress 8 of their players a night, not including Pierce. But to show off a little cruel irony, here’s to hoping they score pick number three when the lotto balls fall in place. Maybe then they’ll free Pierce from their wretched grasp and allow him to hop to a team where we can finally see him join the ranks of the most clutch post-season gamers ever. He and Kevin Garnett deserve to be thrown onto a team together and they’d immediately become our favorite squad. No two players love the game but hate their situations more than those boys.

Tough livin… if that can be said for millionnaires.