04-05-2011, 11:42 PM
Why Kemba Walker will be a lottery pick
April, 5, 2011Apr 52:23PM ETEmailPrintCommentsBy Chad FordThe NCAA Final Four is an exciting time for college basketball fans ... that is unless one team in the final game shoots 18.8 percent from the field. The Connecticut Huskies are NCAA champs, but their final win over Butler was just plain ugly.
The Final Four turned out to be, for the most part, a non-event for NBA GMs and scouts as well.
Most of the draft's elite prospects played in the tournament but didn't make it to the Final Four. The few that moved on didn't play particularly well.
We spoke with a number of NBA scouts and GMs who, while they continue to maintain the tournament doesn't affect the draft stock of a player, for the most part, were excited about a few prospects they saw. Here's a look at who helped and hurt themselves in the Final Four, along with a few other draft notes.
To read more about where the Final Four's top prospects -- including Kemba Walker, Brandon Knight and Jeremy Lamb -- will land if they declare for the draft you must be an ESPN Insider.
i dont get the insider just that the title was very interesting...
April, 5, 2011Apr 52:23PM ETEmailPrintCommentsBy Chad FordThe NCAA Final Four is an exciting time for college basketball fans ... that is unless one team in the final game shoots 18.8 percent from the field. The Connecticut Huskies are NCAA champs, but their final win over Butler was just plain ugly.
The Final Four turned out to be, for the most part, a non-event for NBA GMs and scouts as well.
Most of the draft's elite prospects played in the tournament but didn't make it to the Final Four. The few that moved on didn't play particularly well.
We spoke with a number of NBA scouts and GMs who, while they continue to maintain the tournament doesn't affect the draft stock of a player, for the most part, were excited about a few prospects they saw. Here's a look at who helped and hurt themselves in the Final Four, along with a few other draft notes.
To read more about where the Final Four's top prospects -- including Kemba Walker, Brandon Knight and Jeremy Lamb -- will land if they declare for the draft you must be an ESPN Insider.
i dont get the insider just that the title was very interesting...