GREENE1148 wrote:SelfishPlayer wrote:tiderulz wrote:
except Payton attacks the rim like Parker and Claxton never did. I agree he shouldnt be compared to Payton, but his ability to get to the rim, plus great defense and athleticism, to compare to Parker/Claxton is a disservice also
I don't agree with you. You are making Elfrid Payton out to be some special prospect as if people haven't seen this same exact scenario in the past. I have seen more talented players like Jeff Teague receive less respect at this point in the draft process than Elfrid is receiving. That could be because this is a weaker draft for PG prospects than 2009, but it can't be overlooked that Elfrid Payton competed against low level competition and still didn't absolutely dominate. How can someone have great defense if they didn't compete against good competition? Why did he turn the ball over so much against weak competition?
As for not dominating the weak conference? Fairly sure he was the first college player to have 600pts 200rebs and 200asts in a season since Penny Hardaway, if that's not dominant enough, I'm not sure what would be.
That's false. DeAndre Kane produced the same 600, 200, and 200 during this past season and did it in the Big 12, so should he be a 1st round pick too? Evan Turner was on pace to do it but missed some games due to injury. He did it on a per game average against Big 10 competition, how has his NBA career turned out?