Best Interest for both Napier and Boatright to come back

[aceboon]

People , please stop comparing Boat and Bazz to Kemba. They may be similar in height but that's about it. Maybe next year you can make the comparison if they both
Stay. I hope they stay. People forget that in 2011 Kemba hardly ever came out the game and got beat up every game and played relentless defense all game. His legacy has to be upheld with a higher regard. Please stop it.

Who did this in this thread?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Also just for example--lets take Nate Wolters. Nate is better than both of these guys but did not get draft talk in his junior year. He stayed--improved his 3 pt J and is now being talked about as a late 1 early 2 compared to not even close. Mason Plumlee senior---nothing to pick 10-15. Erick Green V Tech nothing last year late 1 early 2 now(and Wolters and Green are good examples of improving their senior year)

Wolters and Green are both mid to late second round picks, and Plumlee would have been drafted in the first round last year, so i think those are three bad examples. The rest of your post is just too difficult to comprehend. I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

 

[CL82]

This is the way I see it too, at least in the case of Shabazz. It's hard to imagine his stock will be any higher than it is right now - if he's looking to maximize his earning potential for his career, he's probably best served leaving. However, I think Shabazz genuninely loves UConn and will want to return to make another run at it.

To me, Boatright is an NBA long shot at best. He's very short, small, and while he's exceptionally athletic, he's not on the same level as guys like Westbrook, Rose, Wall, and even Kemba. Could he improve his stock next season? I say there is a possibility simply because he'll get more exposure, and unlike Napier, he still has a lot of room to grow. I wouldn't blame either of them for going pro, though.

You don't think a good tourney run would improve his stock? I do.

 

[champs99and04]

You don't think a good tourney run would improve his stock? I do.

Maybe, maybe not. There have been a multitude of really, really good college players over the years who led their teams to Final Fours who never even got a crack at the NBA. Do you remember Joey Rodriguez (I think that was his name) from the VCU team in 2011? He's not on the NBA's radar. What about Kris Joseph? William Buford? They both stayed all four years and neither of them became first round picks. I could go on - granted, these guys are different players than Shabazz and Boatright, but it just goes to show you a successful college career and deep run into the tournament guarantees nothing.

And it isn't like scouts aren't going to come to the games simply because UConn isn't in the tournament. Maybe that was true twenty years ago, but it's pretty easy to get exposure in today's game even if you're not on a great team. Did Weber State make the tournament last year? That didn't stop Damin Lillard from going sixth in the draft.

 

[HuskyBballFan]

Maybe, maybe not. There have been a multitude of really, really good college players over the years who led their teams to Final Fours who never even got a crack at the NBA. Do you remember Joey Rodriguez (I think that was his name) from the VCU team in 2011? He's not on the NBA's radar. What about Kris Joseph? William Buford? They both stayed all four years and neither of them became first round picks. I could go on - granted, these guys are different players than Shabazz and Boatright, but it just goes to show you a successful college career and deep run into the tournament guarantees nothing.

And it isn't like scouts aren't going to come to the games simply because UConn isn't in the tournament. Maybe that was true twenty years ago, but it's pretty easy to get exposure in today's game even if you're not on a great team. Did Weber State make the tournament last year? That didn't stop Damin Lillard from going sixth in the draft.

The bottom line is neither player would be taken in the 1st round this year so the fear of hurting their draft stock by coming back doesn't really exist for them.

 

[ctchamps]

You need to get facts straight. The several hundred Ks dollars is not even available in the NBA. The NBA minimum for rookies is 480k. For players like these guys--they wont make 100k anywhere in year 1. Jerome Jordan who was DRAFTED by the Knicks at 44 played in Europe the next year for 100k. These guys are not going to be properties of nBA teams--so youre talking much less. How many players around the nation wont get drafted and are as good as these guys?--again here is an excerpt In Europe, the salary for rookie players under contract with teams in the Euroleague, the elite pro basketball league, is about $100,000. So would you leave your possibility to get into the NBA for a Euro league team(if you are lucky that you're not in the Mexican league playing for 30K) and get a college degree for free for 100k? The answer is simple---its really dumb.

OK $100,000 is obviously small change as opposed to several hundred thousand in your opinion. I'm not sure it is small change to these kids. I do agree, compared to the NBA salary, it is significantly smaller. The debate between us is your contention that SN would be more attractive to the NBA after next season rather than this season. I doubt it. If he hasn't demonstrated interest from NBA GM's with the season he's having this year, next season won't make much difference.

For a sportswriter in Pedunk, Iowa, I doubt he/she would take much effort to watch UConn games this season. But NBA GM's are checking out tapes of all the players with statistically significant numbers. Since SN is at the top of many categories for a pg in the BE he most certainly is on the radar of GM's. They probably will want to see the remainder of the season, but imo, if SN continues to perform the way he has done all season, he will be on someones list.

 

[SJ]

Considering Shabazz actually cares about school (1 of 4 who had a GPA of 3.0 and above), I think he'll stay. I spoke with him briefly once and I think he cares about an education, since he was seriously considering his major. I believe the money will be there next year or the year after. Why isn't he starting?