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04-10-2008, 09:49 PM
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Derrick Rose is lightning fast and will be special in the NBA. Gordon is a step slower, and that's really all it takes to be ordinary in the league.
I'm sorry, but I fail to see how an inconsistent 6'2" shooting guard will be a star in the league. It's not like we're talking about Allen Iverson here. And there is one common theme when it comes to college stars that are not NBA superstars: You have to accept being a role player averaging less than 15 ppg if you want to play on a team that's not drafting in the lottery. Can Eric Gordon?
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Eric Gordon is taller than 6'2'' and Ben Gordon and Boobie Gibson are two SG's doing well, and Gordon is better than them two size wise, and ability to score in the lane... |
04-10-2008, 10:11 PM
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Nobody, that's the point. You were implying we'd think he was going to be a lot better in the NBA had he been a Buckeye which isn't the case. I'd be skeptical of a 6'7-6'8 power forward either way. He's got a chance to be a solid NBA player, a Joe Smith type, but he won't ever be the focal point of the NBA team he's on.
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Except he is a legit 6'10 but whatever. People make too big a deal out of height. If you can play, you will do fine in the league. He showed he can play this year, seeing his armloads of accolades. We'll just see what happens if he stays in the draft or goes back to school. |
04-10-2008, 11:27 PM
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Except he is a legit 6'10 but whatever. People make too big a deal out of height. If you can play, you will do fine in the league. He showed he can play this year, seeing his armloads of accolades. We'll just see what happens if he stays in the draft or goes back to school.
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Love is no where near 6'10'' that is what all the scout are even saying...Height is a major factor...Look at Memphis vs. Texas...Augustine and Abrahms couldn't get their shots off...
And watching Love you see that he had trouble getting shots off against Lopez twins, and Devin Harden from Cal who are both guys that will be in the league... |
04-10-2008, 11:52 PM
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Except he is a legit 6'10 but whatever.
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Thanks for that, I just fell off my chair! Wow, there's really no point arguing with somebody that has no concept of reality. |
04-11-2008, 08:30 AM
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Please provide a link that shows otherwise. |
04-11-2008, 08:35 AM
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Please provide a link that shows otherwise.
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That'll have to wait for the official measurements from the NBA's workouts. I remember JJ being 6'6" at Ohio State and entering the draft at 6'5".
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04-11-2008, 09:17 AM
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That'll have to wait for the official measurements from the NBA's workouts. I remember JJ being 6'6" at Ohio State and entering the draft at 6'5".
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When are the workouts? closer to the draft? |
04-11-2008, 09:23 AM
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When are the workouts? closer to the draft?
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Closer than right now? Yes. 
Actually, I don't have any idea when they are.
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04-14-2008, 07:31 PM
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Football will have to hold me over until Football
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No real surprise here - Beasley is gone:
Kansas State's Beasley declares for NBA draft - NCAA Basketball - SI.com
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Michael Beasley is headed to the NBA.
Kansas State's All-American freshman announced Monday that he will skip his final three seasons to enter the June 26 NBA draft, where he could be the No. 1 overall pick.
Beasley, the Big 12 player of the year, had the second-most rebounds and third-most points of any freshman in NCAA history, leading Kansas State to its first NCAA tournament victory in 20 years.
The agile 6-foot-10 power forward averaged 26.2 points per game and a nation-leading 12.4 rebounds, finishing second to North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough for numerous player of the year awards.
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