I'm still a bit questionable that the NBA scouts are providing some brilliant insight. Jackson shot 29% from 3 last year. Anyone who knows anything about basketball could tell him that if he wants to be a perimeter player in the NBA he needs to shoot much better than that. Maybe hearing it from NBA guys lit a fire under him, but anyone affiliated with UNC should have been able to tell him that shooting a 1000 shots a day all offseason would be time well spent.
Ditto
Well... the NBA people DID light a fire with JJ. They told him he had to show he could shoot better and get more physical. He did both. Now he'll likely go lottery.
Bradley's decision to go pro is the most perplexing to me. He really could make a lot more money by staying.
My point is that anyone could have told JJ that. The fact he needed to shoot better and get stronger was plain as day. We can't really know whether it was the feedback from scouts that caused the improvement. JJ could have skipped the draft process last year and put a lot of work into improving those things anyway. I'm positive Roy also gave him the assessment he needed to shoot better last year. People act like JJ could not have identified this weakness without going through the draft process.
For sure, but the feedback does have the added value of being a reality-check for many kids. It's one thing to have your coaches tell you, and you may even "know" what they say is true, but when the guys you're ultimately auditioning for to get paid real $$ say it, well, bottom line is they control the draft and it can serve as a swift kick-in-the-pants.
I agree with you 100%, but I am told there are some folks with disingenuous intent who have been in the Bradleys' ears. I fear if he gets even a possible late-1st-round feedback from anyone in the league he may go. I hope not, and I don't think it's in his best long-term interest, but...
Absolutely, I agree with this. I think the reality check and hearing it from an unbiased source are the biggest value of getting NBA feedback.
Seems to be fairly common with bigs these days. Diamond Stone, Stephen Zimmerman, etc. Hope he gets a guaranteed 1st status if he's going to go. Hopefully Roy or someone else is talking him through the financial implications too.
Hearing it from the NBA scouts carries much more weight, It is a rude awakening for many of these young men who think they are much better than they really are. Sad, but true. People have been blowing smoke up these guy's butts for years, it's no wonder they get big heads. Most are a dime a dozen and they think they're special.
I love the new system whereby guys can test the waters, get real feedback from pro scouts, and then make an informed decision. It's a win-win situation.
Agreed Coach. That would be in the best interests of all concerned. So of course, the National Committee for Arbitrary Actions won't do that. It makes waaaaaaaay too much sense!
I disagree with this.
Oz, I agree, and I think it's silly when folks act like he can't improve his stock. As you said, a full season of health and being able to dominate like he did in Maui could go a long way toward getting into the 1st round.
thank you. if brevity is the motive for the silly sounding "natty," then people could just say "title." i think we know which title that would imply.
Well, Mason hasn't been drafted yet, so that remains to be seen --- and hell, Mason is a Senior so he has no choice, but he will also suffer from this year's loaded proto-type PG class. In a normal year he could have much earlier draft potential than he'll probably see.
I hear ya... but this time the cliche is actually true when it comes to PGs. There are no Ball/Fox/DSJr OAD prototypes in this incoming class, plus there were a ton of damned good PGs who graduated and/or came out this time. In other words, the quality pool won't be as deep.
