Monday, March 22, 2010

Underclassmen Knock-outs

Stolen from the bottom of Andy Katz's Daily Word:
So from the teams that have lost, who has to make decisions about leaving for the NBA or at least testing the draft for a week?
Georgetown: Greg Monroe
Georgia Tech: Gani Lawal and Derrick Favors.
Gonzaga: Elias Harris.
Florida State: Solomon Alabi.
These guys all lost and so they don't have any more opportunities to show themselves to scouts. Let's see what Chad Ford says about these guys.
Favors: "Is he raw? Sure. But if he had a point guard who could get him the ball, he would dominate."
Monroe: "those who question Monroe's heartbeat just got more ammunition. He's too content to blend when he needs to carry...His draft stock is as high as it's going to get."
Fredette: "His first game had shades of Stephen Curry at Davidson two years ago. But Kansas State slowed him down considerably in the second round. More damning was Fredette's defense, or lack thereof. Some NBA scouts see him as a late first-round pick. I think late second round is more realistic."
Harris: "if he declares, I think he secured himself a first-round pick with this tournament performance."

From the rankings:
Name (class) - Draft Position
Aldrich (junior) - Top 10
Henry (freshman) - Late lottery to mid first round
Monroe (sophomore) - Lottery
Lawal (junior) - Late first to early second
Favors (freshman) - Top 5
Harris (freshman) - Mid to late first round
Alabi (sophomore) - Late lottery to mid first round
Caracter (junior) - Second round to undrafted
Fredette (junior) - Second round to undrafted
Bradley (freshman) - Late lottery to mid first round
Hamilton (freshman) - Late first to early second

These rankings are likely not updated in a few weeks so this is where they were before.  If you think any of them have changed greatly post it in the comments.

The general rule of thumb is don't go pro unless you know you'll get drafted in the first round.  If any of them stay it would be a huge benefit to their teams for next year, but wait and listen.

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