Tony Bradley?
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What are we basing this off of? NBA players who stayed in college longer than 1 year?
Steph Curry
Russell Westbrook
James Harden
Kawhi Leonard
Paul George
Chris Paul
Blake Griffin
Draymond Green
Kyle Lowry
Lamarcus Aldridge
Paul Milsap
Jimmy Butler
Klay Thompson
There is one thing that I think we can all agree on. If Bradley comes back there are going to be some mental breakdowns on the Duke and Kentucky boards!
And for all the Duke and Kentucky fans. We are the national champions!
And for all the Duke and Kentucky fans. We are the national champions!
No way Blake Griffin or Paul should be on that list. Prob not Green either. I am more unfamiliar with the rest.
Steph Curry I would say is one.
And no. We are basing this off of players projected to go in the first round who went back to college and improved their draft position.
No, no. To hear the duke folks tell it, if they get Duval, they'll have the best two guards in the NCAA next year (yes, a DI poaster stated that). And their frontcourt might be the best in the country too (same idiot stated that too).
So I don't think Bradley is scaring them. Because their headcase senior guard and a freshman that has never played a minute of college ball are the best backcourt in the country. And their lazy and disgruntled sophomore center and a freshman PF that has never played a minute of college ball are so good that Bradley - a kid that actually showed some promise - isn't going to be able to handle the Blue Devils. You heard it here first.
You just said one person said that. Hardly the thinking of Duke fans by any stretch of the imagination. But if you want to think bc one person said that, and that's how we all think, then we are just going to have to agree to disagree. Also, who said that. I have a few guesses.
We all know Duval is likely headed to Duke. As for Bradley I have no idea as whether or not he comes back.
But it's way too early to make assumptions on either side. Duval could be really good, Allen could have a great senior year or he might not. Bradley could stay in the draft or he could come back.
Like I said. Too early.
But it's way too early to make assumptions on either side. Duval could be really good, Allen could have a great senior year or he might not. Bradley could stay in the draft or he could come back.
Like I said. Too early.
Most thought Knox was headed to Duke also. That didn't go as planned. Maybe Duval goes to Kansas
He has to sit out a year. Man, I just realized Kansas is getting Malik Newman too this year. Transfer U
Raymond Felton
Sean May
Rashad McCants
David Noel
Danny Green
Wayne Ellington
Ty Lawson
Tyler Hansbrough
Deon Thompson
Tyler Zeller
John Henson
Ed Davis
Kendall Marshall
Reggie Bullock
Harrison Barnes
Kennedy Meeks
Brice Johnson
Marcus Paige
Isaiah Hicks
Justin Jackson
Joel Berry
Sure I'm leaving some off
Believe me, the last thing I want is Duval to go to Duke, but I think all the signs point to him ending up in Durham.
Does anyone know TB MPG during regular season as compared to tourney minutes?
I could be wrong, but I believed they dropped. If Roy thought he had a 1st rounder who should be major help to college team he would have played him way more.
TB, I think can be a okay pro just is no where near ready for NBA game. As much as Hicks stayed in foul trouble, somebody that is going 1st round should have taken his job.
I could be wrong, but I believed they dropped. If Roy thought he had a 1st rounder who should be major help to college team he would have played him way more.
TB, I think can be a okay pro just is no where near ready for NBA game. As much as Hicks stayed in foul trouble, somebody that is going 1st round should have taken his job.
If I cared enough to read your board more than once every couple of weeks, I'm sure I could start a thread here listing all the idiotic quotes I've read at DI. Yeah, that's it...we'll all spend our days scouring the threads at DI looking for quotes from the same two people, ignoring context and even making some shit up. And we'll poast it in the same thread. The only issue might be finding some message board crazy poasters in our fan base who will take on the task of keeping such a thread alive. Nah, on second thought, a thread like that would never work. You can't expect grown men to be but so obsessed. Nevermind.
We'll have the best PG in the country anyway, thank you Mr Berry!! toughness
Oooohhh...you got me. Yeah, that one singular comment has my obsession on full display. It might as well be a thread of 100+ pages.
Is this a joke?
May maybe dunno.
McCants went where he was projected and never came back to improve stock.
Noel undrafted.
Green unsure on.
Ellington / Lawson same as McCants.
Hansbrough went basically where he woulda as a junior.
Thompson undrafted?
Zeller never a first round pick who came back but likely improved his stock throughout his career.
Henson very possible.
Davis was projected high after first year. Either went same next year or dipped slightly. Unsure.
Marshall is a great example of not coming back when having a 1st round projection. Definitely would have dropped of returned.
Bullock went lower.
Barnes lost some slight positioning by returning.
Meeks gonna go undrafted. Example makes no sense.
Johnson is a good example.
Paige is a good example of tanking positioning hard by returning after a good projection.
Hicks nope.
Jackson is one for improving.
Berry no?
So of your list you have like 2 good examples and a couple maybes and a bunch that make zero sense or are good examples for the opposite of what you are arguing with Marshall and Paige.
I write this in all sincerity, but have grades really kept anyone from Durham?
This is nothing we didn't already know, but it has some info directly from NBA executives.
Tony Bradley, North Carolina Tar Heels
Kennedy Meeks is gone. Isaiah Hicks is gone. It's Bradley's turn to shine in the post after averaging 14.6 minutes per game as a freshman -- that is, if he returns to Chapel Hill. Most NBA execs told ESPN.com that Bradley, a skilled big man, will almost certainly be selected late in the first round or early in the second if he opts to remain in the draft. They will also say his stock has a chance to improve next season. "If he goes back to school, he can play his way into the top 15," one NBA executive said.
Range: 25-35
NBA says: Back to school
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/19343807/nba-execs-stay-draft-return-school
Tony Bradley, North Carolina Tar Heels
Kennedy Meeks is gone. Isaiah Hicks is gone. It's Bradley's turn to shine in the post after averaging 14.6 minutes per game as a freshman -- that is, if he returns to Chapel Hill. Most NBA execs told ESPN.com that Bradley, a skilled big man, will almost certainly be selected late in the first round or early in the second if he opts to remain in the draft. They will also say his stock has a chance to improve next season. "If he goes back to school, he can play his way into the top 15," one NBA executive said.
Range: 25-35
NBA says: Back to school
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/19343807/nba-execs-stay-draft-return-school
0910 yes I saw that quote and I guess the key here is Does Tony's family need the cash?? Can they wait a year and get a LOT more assuming his development??
I do not know the answers to those questions and only his family situation can and will determine where he will play next season.
I do not know the answers to those questions and only his family situation can and will determine where he will play next season.
I know it is a lot of money but, they have made it 18 or 19 yrs without the millions what's 1 more year to wait and possibly get drafted higher. Just a thought.
25-35 projection. Wow. Happy for him, but sad for Heels. I can only assume this is the best news he was hoping to hear.
I'm not sure that's the BEST news he's hoping to hear. He knows with 100% certainty that next year is a weaker draft, next year is thinner at C, and he's a sure fire starter who could play 28-32 minutes a game. He could easily play his way into the top 10, if not the top 5 depending on his production. His per-40 last year was pretty stacked.
The best news he could've heard is- "You're a lock for the lottery." That isn't the news he got or is getting.
His Dad seems to be a bit of a pragmatist and seems to have no problem with him going back to school if need be. It doesn't appear that they need the money.
The main question to be asked is how important is it to Bradley Sr. and family if he goes 5-12 vs. 23-30...to me, that's a lot of money left on the table. To them, they may think well let's just get what we can guaranteed now, and play ourselves into a long term deal.
I think he should come back from a skillset standpoint. He could use another year to develop and no one does that better with bigs than Carolina. I just don't think he's NBA ready just yet...but it's not my decision to make. If his fam thinks he should go, he should go. They have to do what's best for him.
Word is that he's really pushing for an endorsement deal with Big Baller Brand and that is influencing his decision to come back. Mock designs for his shoe have been made and they will only be $3,499.
Yep, they are calling it the Tony Baloney.
In that case, let me know when I can preorder the deluxe.
Don't make me take up for this stupid Baller brand on a "Tony Bradley" thread. lol. (Prolly make more money with big baller, cause he will be paying for his own shoes for a couple more years if he leaves).
Nobody even remotely thought TB had a chance at lottery this year right?
Nobody even remotely thought TB had a chance at lottery this year right?
Per ESPN:
Tony Bradley, North Carolina Tar Heels
Kennedy Meeks is gone. Isaiah Hicks is gone. It's Bradley's turn to shine in the post after averaging 14.6 minutes per game as a freshman -- that is, if he returns to Chapel Hill. Most NBA execs told ESPN.com that Bradley, a skilled big man, will almost certainly be selected late in the first round or early in the second if he opts to remain in the draft. They will also say his stock has a chance to improve next season. "If he goes back to school, he can play his way into the top 15," one NBA executive said.
Range: 25-35
NBA says: Back to school
Tony Bradley, North Carolina Tar Heels
Kennedy Meeks is gone. Isaiah Hicks is gone. It's Bradley's turn to shine in the post after averaging 14.6 minutes per game as a freshman -- that is, if he returns to Chapel Hill. Most NBA execs told ESPN.com that Bradley, a skilled big man, will almost certainly be selected late in the first round or early in the second if he opts to remain in the draft. They will also say his stock has a chance to improve next season. "If he goes back to school, he can play his way into the top 15," one NBA executive said.
Range: 25-35
NBA says: Back to school
