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1 Kansas 5/2
1 Duke 4/1
2 North Carolina 12/1
2 Florida 15/1
2 SD State 16/1
3 BYU 28/1
3 Connecticut 12/1
4 Kentucky 15/1
4 Wisconsin 15/1
5 Arizona 50/1
8 Butler 50/1
10 Florida State 30/1
11 Marquette 75/1
11 VCU 70/1
12 Richmond 80/1
Fredette is projected for the middle of the first round -- maybe a little lower if the physical goes particularly bad at the Chicago pre-draft workouts -- and maybe a little higher if enough top prospects stay in school or overseas. He could touch the end of the lottery of a particularly weak Draft or he could last until the 20s, and nobody could be surprised at either outcome.
"You just have to know what you're getting," one scout said. "He has limited athleticism. He's not the greatest ball handler. He's just an OK passer. But as far as flat out shooting, he's one of the best in the country. And if you put him around good players, he'll be even better..."
He can't run the point and can't check two guards with much size...
"I think he's almost invisible defensively," one personnel director told David Aldridge of TNT and NBA.com.
“Of all the players I’ve coached – and I’ve had guys that would live in the practice facility literally – I’ve never seen a guy with this kid’s work ethic,” Calipari said. “He focuses on, ‘Where are my weak areas?’ and he goes after them.”
Comeatme_Bro wrote:Yea what happened to Knight? I haven't heard anything about him all year.
Duke guard Kyrie Irving joined the show to talk about the NCAA Tournament and his foot.
Irving talked about the foot injury. He said he finished the game when it happened, but he could barely move the next game.
Dan asked Irving about people calling him soft. “It was definitely tough, especially knowing some people don’t know the whole situation,” Irving said.
Irving said that he has full confidence in his toe. He wouldn’t be out there if he thought it could get hurt worse. Irving said that he just wants to help him.
Dan asked if there is any reason he wouldn’t return to Duke. “Right now there is no reason why I wouldn’t come back,” Irving said. “I love everything about Duke.”
But Irving said that he won’t think about it now. “Honestly, I’m not sure right now,” Irving said.
TheDunc wrote:Its about time people start warming up to Brandon Knight. The kid is only 18 years old with a great work ethic.I think people stopped watching him because he was appearing late in mock drafts but this kid is a top 10 pick no doubt. I believe he has a good shot of going top 5 too. Hes really not that much worse then a guy like Irving. Irving is a better passer but Knight isnt too bad neither.
Draft Knight if Irving,Barnes,P.Jones and Williams are off the board.
You could just as easily put Brandon Knight in the bottom ten as you can in the top ten.
Opinions on Knight vary that greatly.
Brandon has had a decent tournament, and that always helps a players stock, but when you look at his entire season there are a lot of questions Brandon is going to have to answer in workouts. Like Henson, Brandon may best be served staying another year at Kentucky and polishing up his game.
Knight is a capable scorer, a sometimes reluctant passer and overall his game is solid, but not spectacular.
Brandon looks like a lot of other guards in college basketball, making him a bubble guy in the top ten.
If Brandon comes out, he will get drafted, the skills are there and the talent is there. However he may not go nearly as high as some project mainly because he has a lot of questions.
A ten to late teens pick is more likely than something in the top 10.
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TiKusDom wrote:Brandon Knight is a very special young player at the PG spot. When you evaluate him you have to go back to his High School career, where he dominated at the highest levels. The list of his accolades and success would take a long time to list , he would of been Florida's highest scoring high school basketball player ever if he didn't get injured. He has an exceptional resume that is stapled with success. Overall if you combine his work ethic , his physical talents, his personality, and his history , hes got the makings to be a very good NBA player.He doesnt turn 20 until December and will still be 19 in the draft, excellent prospect in my books. He was a freshman that led Kentucky to one of the top seeds in the country, while doing that on a team that had 5 players jump to the NBA the previous year. He has done a pretty good job filling John Wall's shoes, and I would argue has had less to work with. He consistently dominates at his level in every competition , that is something that I really like about him.
TiKusDom wrote:Brandon Knight is a very special young player at the PG spot. When you evaluate him you have to go back to his High School career, where he dominated at the highest levels. The list of his accolades and success would take a long time to list , he would of been Florida's highest scoring high school basketball player ever if he didn't get injured. He has an exceptional resume that is stapled with success. Overall if you combine his work ethic , his physical talents, his personality, and his history , hes got the makings to be a very good NBA player.He doesnt turn 20 until December and will still be 19 in the draft, excellent prospect in my books. He was a freshman that led Kentucky to one of the top seeds in the country, while doing that on a team that had 5 players jump to the NBA the previous year. He has done a pretty good job filling John Wall's shoes, and I would argue has had less to work with. He consistently dominates at his level in every competition , that is something that I really like about him.