Friday, July 13, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
2013 NBA Draft - 30 Who Missed the Cut
Yesterday I compiled a list of my top 25 prospects for the 2013 NBA draft, not including players from the incoming Freshman class. Today I want to post the players that missed the cut, but with a good year could make their way into the top 25.
I also want to address some of the names you won't find here: C.J. Fair, Richard Howell, DeAndre Daniels, Tim Hardaway Jr., Michael Snaer and Seth Curry probably the most glaring omissions. None of those players have shown enough (from my perspective) to warrant a first round consideration. C.J. Fair is being touted as a possible late first round pick right now, but I just don't see it. Sure he's a great athlete, but where is the consistent production? I'm the farthest thing from a scout, so there is a high probability I'm missing a lot in my evaluation, but that's where it is at the moment.
Unlike yesterday, this list is order by POA and not in the order which I would take these players in the draft. Players like Adreian Payne and Shabazz Napier would probably be near the top of this list if I spent the time to subjectively rank them.
I also want to address some of the names you won't find here: C.J. Fair, Richard Howell, DeAndre Daniels, Tim Hardaway Jr., Michael Snaer and Seth Curry probably the most glaring omissions. None of those players have shown enough (from my perspective) to warrant a first round consideration. C.J. Fair is being touted as a possible late first round pick right now, but I just don't see it. Sure he's a great athlete, but where is the consistent production? I'm the farthest thing from a scout, so there is a high probability I'm missing a lot in my evaluation, but that's where it is at the moment.
Unlike yesterday, this list is order by POA and not in the order which I would take these players in the draft. Players like Adreian Payne and Shabazz Napier would probably be near the top of this list if I spent the time to subjectively rank them.
Monday, July 2, 2012
2013 NBA Draft - Best Non Freshman Prospects
The following list only includes players returning to school, so you won't find Freshman like Nerlens Noel or Isaiah Austin. The final column, labeled "POA", is the player's 2011-2012 NCAA Points Over Average total. The statistic is similar to John Hollinger's PER. You will likely notice that players aren't ordered by POA; it was used as a guide but I made some subjective decisions on certain players.
One final note: I do not think this is the order these players will be taken nor is it the order I would take them. For example, Adonis Thomas is an amazing talent who if he develops could be a top 10 pick. If I were an NBA GM, I would certainly consider taking him right not with a lottery pick, despite what POA is showing. Think of the list as one part production plus one part scouting plus one part risk aversion.
One final note: I do not think this is the order these players will be taken nor is it the order I would take them. For example, Adonis Thomas is an amazing talent who if he develops could be a top 10 pick. If I were an NBA GM, I would certainly consider taking him right not with a lottery pick, despite what POA is showing. Think of the list as one part production plus one part scouting plus one part risk aversion.
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