I actually think Stephen A. Smith can be pretty funny. Seen "Quite Frankly" a few times and even seen him co-host "Pardon the Interruption." He's pretty critical in a number of points.
But as with most commentators, it seems like you can't have a commenting and analysis crew without someone who isn't going to be popular with fans of the sport. Take Mark May with ESPN's College Football coverage. I don't follow NASCAR coverage, so I wouldn't know who the overly critical party would be.
Carry on talking NBA Draft 2007. Oh, and did you notice some of the NBA Live 08 commercials? I've been hearing and reading about how bad "NBA Live 07" is since NBA 07 (2K Sports) been spanking its hiney by game media. Anyhow... carry on.