12-03-2007, 04:20 PM | #11 |
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The NBA repeatedly overvalues size and athleticism. If Araujo can be a lottery pick, then Plaisted certainly can be one too. It's not necessarily because he's THAT good, but it's a function of supply and demand and the afforementioned overvaluing.
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12-03-2007, 04:54 PM | #12 |
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C'mon, none of us gives a damn whether or not Plaisted makes it in the NBA. We want him around for another year to better BYU's chances on the court.
I agree with Indy on what the NBA wants. A good year will probably put Plaisted up there and he should take the money, whether he makes it as a player or not. Any one of us, put in the same situation, would and should take the sure $2-3 million. It's just a game afterall. We need to get used to Miles in the Middle.
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You maybe right and if Plaisted is a lock for the first round, he should go but I don't think he is. I am all for what's best for Plaisted but many times these kids get people whispering in their ear, telling them they are better than they are. That said, just based on what I have seen of his game, his post moves would get him nothing in the pros. He would get his junk tossed on a nightly basis and I just don't know if he has an outside "J" that would help in make defenders honest in the NBA.
1st round picks need to be impact players that can help immediately to a team. Can you imagine Plaisted using his post moves against Bosh, KG, or Boozer for that matter? With that being said, if Jason Smith could go at #20 than Plaisted can shoot for that. |
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Josh McRoberts was a high lottery pick if he'd have gone pro after his freshman year. As it was he stayed and went in the second round, thereby costing himself millions of guaranteed dollars.
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