Friday, June 20, 2008

The Most Explosive Player in the NBA Draft is...

Indiana's Eric Gordon, according to ESPN.com's Jay Bilas

After ripping my Hoosiers and their AD last week, I have decided to post something positive about Indiana Basketball. The program has two legit players that are going to get drafted in next week's NBA Draft. This talent is one of the reasons I was so angry with Greenspan, Sampson, Dakich, etc.

Gordon should be a top 10 pick, currently projected to go seventh to the lowly Clippers in Chad Ford's Mock Draft. I have always had some doubts about Gordon, including his size for a 2-guard and his lack of handles, but the kid is strong enough to play in the league and can flat out score. The Hoosiers' D.J. White should go in the late first or early second round.

Notables in Ford's top 100 prospects include: WKU's and Indiana native Courtney Lee (28th), Vandy's Shan Foster (47th), Arkansas' Sonny Weems (55th), UL's David Padgett (58th), WKU's Tyrone Brazelton (68th), Kentucky native and UT's Chris Lofton (80th), my former camp teammate Drew Neitzel (84th) from Mich St., UL's Juan Palacios (99th), and UK's Joe Crawford (100th).

I'm actually a big NBA fan, so you may be treated to more draft coverage next week.

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Anonymous said...

Physically strong, but emotionally weak. Also, the handles to fret about are his love handles.