payitforward wrote:It was doc comparing Wiseman's physical profile to David Robinson that raised the subject in my mind.
Right. I said he won't slip in the draft after the combine measurements. So long as its understood I'm talking anthropometrics, not HOF likelihood.
Wiseman compares favorably to David Robinson as a freshman at Navy. Robinson became The Admiral though because of will and work ethic, and four years development in school learning to lead a team, and character, etc.
Wiseman has an entire school year working with John Wall/DWade/Oladipo's fitness guru David Alexander. His measurables will make teams sit up and pay attention when they can finally put a tape measure on him. His short Memphis career won't hurt him, he was putting up double doubles easily, showed good effort on both sides of the court, rebounded out of his space, ran the floor willingly every possession, showed nice touch in the midrange when forced to shoot. In his debut game he showed he could start a possession under the basket and be the first down the court to finish at the other end. Good lateral mobility and awareness suggest he will be able to guard the pick and roll and recover.
Stil. He's young with zero experience. I would have him working with a Big Man skills coach in addition to the biomechanical training. He's gonna look great coming out of the gate and will be drafted high. How quickly he will adjust to the next level depends on the intangibles that a player like David Robinson had like ribbons on an admirals uniform. That's where all future success derives past the first contract. Otherwise JaVale McGee would be a first ballot HOFer.
