I don't think Hurley was much bigger (I assume you are focused on the combination of height and weight, as there are plenty of guys who were shorter but were also more solidly built).
I kind of get how Steph was missed. But when you see his younger brother coming along after what Steph had done at that point, it is worth taking a flyer on him.
I always heard the likely apocryphal story that Valvano’s assistant had recruited Webb. When the assistant and the player arrived at RDU Valvano took one look at the tiny player and told his assistant “If that is Spud Webb you’re fired!”
semi relevant aside: the Warriors took Patrick Baldwin Jr very late in the first round...who knows, could be a high risk, high reward pick. I just read an article that said his vertical jump and other measurables were among the worst ever recorded at the combine or whatever they call it. It will be interesting to see how this works out...
Here are the numbers on leap, etc.. He was last in vertical leap (26.5") , next-to-last in standing vertical leap (23.5), last in lane agility.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
On the Ringer NBA Show, while acknowledging Baldwin’s poor combine athletic measurables, they said that “he is a guy with good size who can shoot and can shoot with movement, and that has a lot of value in the NBA.”
They also mentioned that he is going to a team (Golden State) that has in place an offense that depends on uphill pressure (not sure what that means) which apparently might fit well with Baldwin’s strengths. They then listed a bunch of guys who had poor athletic measurables, but who still became viable NBA players. They added that an important thing to be determined is if he will work hard enough to make himself into a good defender.
I guess only time will tell.