Following potential 2014 draftees

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Btw.. I will be pulling for you (because I like you) this Friday. Great game, I'd think..

Wow, thanks for liking me!

Iowa quite possibly has the ugliest basketball team ever assembled. I'm not just saying this because I hate the EIU Hoks more than the bully who wiped his tushy with my face in 2nd grade, I am saying it because it is true.

Big game fo sho. Can't wait to get really twisted, yell as loud as I can for two hours, and then **** some chick from Iowa City. Should be fun.

 

[spycam1]

Just opened an email from a VERY respected scout from yesterday (he's a scout for Pacers). He said, emphatically..

1) Wiggins
2) Embiid
3) Parker
4) Exum
5) Randle
6) Vonleh
7) Smart
8) Gordon
9) Young
10) WCS
*as far as he went*

was surprised by a few thing... to say the least.

(this guy has been a dead-on source for 15 years)

What's causing Randle to drop?

 

[The Midnight]

What's causing Randle to drop?

Everyone else rising on "potential"?

 

[8]

What's causing Randle to drop?

Imma guess body type. Might lead to some uncertainty on whether or not he can defend adequately enough, and whether his strength will allow him to beat size. But his production is hard to argue against.

 

[spycam1]

Everyone else rising on "potential"?

With Embiid, sure, but I don't see how Exum's stock could be rising.

 

[Dr. Jones]

What's causing Randle to drop?

-athleticism.. too under the rim. Interesting because much of his hype out of HS was elite athleticism. Nope.

 

[spycam1]

-athleticism.. too under the rim. Interesting because much of his hype out of HS was elite athleticism. Nope.

He's definitely mobile for a player of his build, but yeah, not really an above the rim guy. Still love him doe.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Imma guess body type. Might lead to some uncertainty on whether or not he can defend adequately enough, and whether his strength will allow him to beat size. But his production is hard to argue against.

well said.

 

[8]

-athleticism.. too under the rim. Interesting because much of his hype out of HS was elite athleticism. Nope.

For college he's an elite athlete because of his strength. I'm not sure anyone in college bball is as close to as strong as he is. Not gonna be as great of an advantage in the NBA.

 

[spycam1]

How has Wiggins' bawse performance not been mentioned in this thread?

 

[Dr. Jones]

He's definitely mobile for a player of his build, but yeah, not really an above the rim guy. Still love him doe.

weird.. he's got a frighteningly fast first-step/spin to the hoop... but not any explosiveness off the floor. Rich man's Kanter, imo.

 

[Dr. Jones]

How has Wiggins' bawse performance not been mentioned in this thread?

It was okay. I watched the game. He did what he's supposed to do as the #1 pick, but nothing awesome.

He will though. Just watch.