Re: Tyrus declaring for the NBA Draft today? uhhhh matt leinart did that last year lol, will it be on espn maybe espnnews,geaux zone?, if not, please someone post what happens
Re: Tyrus declaring for the NBA Draft today? Brady James did but he was not at LSU when he did it. I believe he did it from a bank in his hometown.
Re: Tyrus declaring for the NBA Draft today? JJ Redick last year... a lot of the conferences at the school are to confirm that players are staying... a lot of the independent ones at other places are to announce players are going, because sometimes the school has sour grapes about the kid leaving
Re: Tyrus declaring for the NBA Draft today? Ok, we got it with the examples guys. People do sometimes hold press conferences to say that they are staying. Now, hopefully Tyrus is doing the same.
Frankly I'm surprised he's being projected as a Top 5 pick as the rest of the ESPN article alludes to. If your a GM of a NBA lottery team (so by definition you have big holes to fill) I would think you would draft someone who could play right away. TT is at least a year away right?
You must not follow the NBA Draft much. At least half of the lottery picks, if not more, are based on potential. Crazy? Tell that to KG, Kobe Dwight Howard, etc.
The fellows you mention had more than just pure athleticsm working for them hence my point. Typically the teams that are in the playoffs draft for potential and the lottery teams draft for an immediate need thus my assertion that TT would be a mid-round pick versus a Top 5. At this stage he is still a "project" player no?
I look at that as more of a reason why I don't agree with his decision rather than that of whatever team drafts him. He'd be so much more 'league-ready' if he had a jumper. As of now, the only real offensive threat he poses is an alley-oop. I just think the competition in the league is too stiff to have to worry about developing (not improving) your offensive game so much.
