NBA Mock Draft Based Solely on College Performance

[BattierD12]

ESPN has a nice little article about how the NBA Draft would look like if scouts made their decision on college performance rather than potential.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5226116

Jon Scheyer goes 6th.

No Daniel Orton appearance. Big surprise.

[COYS]

ESPN has a nice little article about how the NBA Draft would look like if scouts made their decision on college performance rather than potential.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5226116

Jon Scheyer goes 6th.

No Daniel Orton appearance. Big surprise.

I actually think that, if the article had really stayed true to it's title, Jon would've gone above wall. Higher scoring total, better a/to ratio with similar usage and, of course, a national title. Also, Jon was a better defender in college than Wall was.

[Indoor66]

I actually think that, if the article had really stayed true to it's title, Jon would've gone above wall. Higher scoring total, better a/to ratio with similar usage and, of course, a national title. Also, Jon was a better defender in college than Wall was.

Yeah, but you know, the "eye test" and all that BS. (I'm still trying to figure out what the "eye test" entails and reveals.)

[David]

I actually think that, if the article had really stayed true to it's title, Jon would've gone above wall. Higher scoring total, better a/to ratio with similar usage and, of course, a national title. Also, Jon was a better defender in college than Wall was.

Agreed, although this was fun to think about, I might quibble with how the author defined college productivity. If you weight last yr's productivity and previous seasons as well, Jon should probably be 2nd after Turner.

I also would quibble with the author's statement that "Scheyer isn't athletic even by college standards" - Jon is no Wes Johnson, but at the college level, he is probably around the median for guards.

[COYS]

Agreed, although this was fun to think about, I might quibble with how the author defined college productivity. If you weight last yr's productivity and previous seasons as well, Jon should probably be 2nd after Turner.

I also would quibble with the author's statement that "Scheyer isn't athletic even by college standards" - Jon is no Wes Johnson, but at the college level, he is probably around the median for guards.

As we found out from the draft combine, he might be as athletic as John Wall, it's just that his arms are so dang short :)

[Lord Ash]

Yeah, but you know, the "eye test" and all that BS. (I'm still trying to figure out what the "eye test" entails and reveals.)

Easy.

Entails: "Two, one, or none?"

Reveals: "Can you see depth? Can you see?"

[Indoor66]

Easy.

Entails: "Two, one, or none?"

Reveals: "Can you see depth? Can you see?"

Thank you. That is very helpful. :rolleyes:

[gumbomoop]

I also would quibble with the author's statement that "Scheyer isn't athletic even by college standards" - Jon is no Wes Johnson, but at the college level, he is probably around the median for guards.

If I had a complete video collection of JS's last 2 years, I could put together a montage of several dozen of his very, arguably eye-poppingly, athletic plays. I continue to insist that he doesn't look athletic, but that's because his athleticism is weird, not smooth. In terms of efficient athleticism, JS is way up there. This efficiency is partly a matter of smarts, but JS can also just do things, athletically-physically, that most players cannot [assortment of dipsy-do's and where'd-that-come-from blocks], because of his body control and hand-eye.

Guess it all comes down to what's included in "athleticism."

[CameronCrazy'11]

Isn't this basically what the All-American teams are?