hedge wrote:A player like Johnson would've been stuck on the bench at UK for 4 years, playing behind the latest high school studs every year. Probably wouldn't have gotten drafted if he was at UK, now he'll likely be a lottery pick. But of course, highly ranked high school kids don't want to hear "you're not ready for the league now or next year and maybe not until the year after that or the year after that"...
Ulis was projected to be a 4 year guy at UK.
don't underestimate the value of practicing day in and day out with talent
No one would have though Willis had NBA potential - he's shooting 3 pointers at a 44% clip. He's coming back but if he can improve his footwork (i.e. stop being a slow white guy) - he'll be playing pro ball.
I don't know how Johnson would have fared at UK - the question is would he have been pursued? But you can't say Paige was #15 coming in (or whatever) and then try to justify him being a 4 guy as a normal expectation/process for kids today.
I like the stinky pinky but only up to the first knuckle, I do not want a GD thumb up there--I've told her multiple times and I always catch her when she tries to pull a fast one---it's my butthole for Chrissakes I'm gonna know--so cut out the BS.