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Originally Posted by Crimson
Pavel would have gone in the top 10 last year, but in the last minute he pulled out so he could improve on his skills over in Europe. But he avged like 3 pts, lol so his stock has fallen a bit i'd say.
It looks like a bunch of foreign stiffs are rated high in this draft, this is a weak draft, so I doubt we'll see any players like the Wades' and Melo's. Okefor and Nelson maybe, hopefully Okafor can stay healthy. Oh yea and Gordon is the shit, my pick for rookie of the year already.
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Pavel went out due to his growth hormone problem, and this year on his team he's been getting like ZERO minutes, which is insane... a top 10 pick getting no minutes in Europe.
At the workouts he was playing physical and aggressive, hitting 3s, doing really well and was a team leader and had a great attitude. They said everything about him is excellent except his stamina (not playing will do that to you) and his decision-making (same thing)
He's a project for sure, but if he avoids injuries (Big Z), he should have an amazing career.
As for why people draft anyone out of HS rather than college... I noticed with Kobe, T-Mac and KG, they had a better time adapting their games to a Pro level, because most people stop learning at 22, so if you went 4 years at university, your chances of succeeding are horrible.
Tim Duncan played awesome college ball, because he still plays fundamental basketball, which means he's no better than anyone else, except that he is 7' tall. Players like Christian Laettner, Shane Battier, etc. will give you 4 stellar years of college ball, but that doesn't translate into superstardom in the NBA unless you're a physical anomaly, i.e. Duncan. If you are still young enough to learn a lot, you will have an easier time adapting to the schedule of NBA games, and getting into an NBA state of mind. HS players gotta prove the critics wrong. College players are like "Nigga I went to the Final Four, what did you ever do?"
That's why the big 3 HSers are in constant running for MVP.
As for Telfair... I guess there's another PG who is seen as the best in the NBA who has marginal shooting at best (despite being like 32), and that's Jason Kidd. If Telfair has Kidd-like court vision, then he will succeed in the NBA. He just has to work on his defense, and add some weight. The jumper will follow. It's not that hard to learn how to hit an open jumper. Defense is a state of mind, so once he can achieve that state of mind, he will be set.