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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 4815006, member: 2839"] Kemba showed promise his Freshman year, before regressing in year two. In hindsight, I think 2009-10 season was a result of Walker probably feeling pressure to be "The Man," the Final Four team being gutted by four key departures, and Dyson still being somewhat gingerly on his leg. It also seemed like Calhoun wasn't getting the quality recruits he had been or adjusting plays to their strengths. This made Walker's Junior NC season ("Kemba and the Pups") looked that much crazier by comparison as he grew into the lead role, rendering all of the above moot. I have no argument against this other than it's how front offices appear to feel. The draft has gotten younger even from Kemba's day. In 2011, three lottery picks (Fredette and the Morris twins) were 22 years old at the draft, and an additional three (Walker, Vesely, and Klay Thompson) could legally drink in the Green Room. The same could not be said for the first 13 picks this past June. Hawkins was selected No. 14 as a 21 year old Sophomore. The first 22 year old was Jaime Jaquez Jr. at #18, and the first 23 year old was Kobe Brown at #30. I think he [I]should be [/I]drafted, but at 23 and after five seasons of NCAA basketball, Newton will probably be too old for a team to take a 1st round chance. His ceiling will simply be too low for further development and the perception will be, "A man playing among boys will of course be a good college player." In other words, He will be what he currently is. [/QUOTE]

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