So...does something need to be done about the NBA draft process?

by The Boy on Apr 25, 2008 9:37 AM CDT in News

I'm more than okay with Demarre Carroll and Leo Lyons testing the NBA waters (and not signing with an agent) to get feedback on where they need to improve to move up the lists the next season. Assuming they both come back for their senior seasons, this can only help Mizzou for '08-'09. But...well...I see more and more players doing this in the upcoming years, and unlike the NFL process that Chase Daniel, Ziggy Hood, Chase Coffman, Stryker Sulak, and seemingly every other 2008 senior went through last winter, this process involves practices, scrimmages, and quite a few manhours. Well...there are only so many evaluators with this 'pro' expertise, right? And if more and more college players decide they want this feedback, won't the quality of the feedback they receive begin to drop with more and more kids in the pool? I can see some limitations being placed on who's allowed in the pool in the future, but I have absolutely no idea what those limitations would be. Thoughts?

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Nothing but good comes of this

I know that this doesn't address your specific question, but doing this is nothing but good for the athlete. I think way way too many people take the declaration literally when it truly is a process in obtaining information. After hearing the coach for many many months, the athlete may tune them out or the difficulties in the coach-athlete relationship may impact the athlete's ability to accept the coaching. Hearing an objective third party discuss your abilities is nothing but helpful and the coach can use that to improve the player.

As far as a dilution of scouts, there are plenty of scouts to go around. The pros put so much emphasis on scouting that they find players from even the teeniest NAIA schools.

by Art on Apr 25, 2008 10:55 AM CDT 0 recs

oh it's certainly a nice process...

...especially when you set a very clear "if I'm told I'm not a first rounder, I'm coming back" goal (like so many of our football players did)...I just do wonder what happens if suddenly hundreds of underclassmen from across the country start doing this...there are plenty of scouts, but if the information starts coming from too many directions, then the advice they're given will differ considerably depending on who's giving the advice...who knows...this is probably much ado about nothing on my part...

by The Boy on Apr 25, 2008 11:20 AM CDT up 0 recs

honestly...

...at this point the only thing that might need changing is the name of the process. I know some radio guys in KC and StL were laughing at Lyons/Carroll (specifically Carroll) for "declaring for the NBA draft", but really all they're doing is information gathering. Maybe they should call it that! You're not "declared" until you've hired an agent.

by The Boy on Apr 25, 2008 11:25 AM CDT up 0 recs