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Message: [QUOTE="DogMania, post: 5186426, member: 21"] Put on the breaks a little bit there. First off, he's a long way from being transformed into a PG. He's a great shooter and is just starting to manufacture some scoring opportunities for himself. His handle is improving but I don't know how well he sees the floor yet. Maybe he'll transform into a point guard which would be his best path in the NBA. He reminds me of a Payton Pritchard type player, who is an important rotation player for the C's. It took time for him to be the player he is now, on both ends of the floor, but he showed he could be coached up. Players his size don't usually get drated that high unless they are 3 level scorers who also can defend. If he doesn't show that he can defend his position, he'll struggle to find the floor in the NBA unless he's surrounded by an excellent cast of defenders, and even so his PT might be situational. With all that said, he's just a sophomore and if he returns he could play himself into a very good NBA player and possible first round draft pick. Someone mentioned that he might be one of the best guards in the nation, but there are some very good ones who are bigger and have more advanced games. Don't get me wrong, I think he's an outstanding college player who is starting to come into his own with so much more to come. Let's just slow things down a bit. As good as he's been the last few games, I think a few forgot that he went 0 for the second half in our loss against Xavier, where if he hit just one or two of those threes we win that game. With that said, I think he's gaining more and more confidence and will show to be a more consistent player hopefully on both ends of the floor throughout this latter third of the season. His Improvement has been evident. He had a monster game winning performance against MU. Can't wait to see more of those this season and hopefully next as well. [/QUOTE]

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