For the Julian Wright haters...

[BMWJhawk]

NBA scouts disagree with you.

From ESPN Insider:

Draft Projection: Top 10

Similarities: A more aggressive and athletic Boris Diaw

Positives:  Great athlete with very long arms that allow him to play much bigger. He plays with great energy, is a terrific defender and is an excellent passer for a player his size. Has the ability to be a point forward in the pros. He runs the floor very well, rebounds and just has a nose for the ball.

Negatives: His jump shot is still a question mark. He has some consistency from 12 to 15 feet but really lacks any range beyond that. Almost unselfish to a fault. Doesn't always dominate the way he could. Scouts wonder exactly what position he'll play in the pros.

Summary: "He reminds me of a mix between Kevin Garnett and Boris Diaw," one NBA executive told me. "He's got Garnett's energy and athleticism, and he combines with Diaw's versatility and basketball savvy. If he continues to attack that way on the offensive end, the kid's a top-five pick. You can't teach what he has."



Keep hating. 

[ECN]

i WILL keep hating. he has no impact on me, influences my LIFE none...his decisions do not reflect me in any way, and he is a goofy bastard.


NEXT>

[waks]

It is always fun to see a guy showboat and end up looking like a jackass.

[ECN]

also, worry about what julian will do THIS year. fine, he's got an NBA career..sorta like ostertag, and simien and jaque vaughn. (insert pierce, hinrich..blah garbage)

talk to me with how this will effect your team. your college team. if he has big enough juevos to be that big of a stud....then the rest of the team will have no problem riding his shirt tails past round ONE.

[cireksu]

Drew Gooden was much better.

[WilliamTheWildcat]

Diaw can actually shoot outside 5 feet. 

[WILDCAT NATION]

Great athlete with very long arms

I agree completely.

[BullHawkWheel]

this whole board exudes with jealousy.

[ECN]

yeah...thats why youre on it.

[ECN]

just has a nose

this much is true.

Doesn't always dominate

also true.

[chum1]

No where in that analysis does it say that NBA scouts don't hate Julian Wright.  For all you know, they hate him too.

[BullHawkWheel]

i'm on here because it is freaking hilarious!!  we all love to come over here and get/create a few laughs

[waks]

Believe me buddy, you give more laughs than you receive.

[ECN]

Believe me buddy, you give more laughs than you receive.

which brings me to a noble question...

i wonder if he ... na. dont want to go there.

[cireksu]

Bullhawk, do you think Wright is better than Gooden was at ku?

[sonofdaxjones]

More "we" and "us" from BullTardHawk.

Damn . . . you almost  have to try to be that stupid.

[PoetWarrior]

Overrated

Tremendous athlete, average basketball player.

Time will tell how good he actually is.

[ChicagoCat]

Postitives: Athlete with arms that allow him to play. He plays and is a passer. He runs the floor  and just has a nose.

Negatives: His jump shot is still a question mark. He has some consistency from 12 to 15 feet but really lacks any range beyond that. Almost unselfish to a fault. Doesn't always dominate the way he could. Scouts wonder exactly what position he'll play in the pros.

Seriously though, if he doesn't have a position in he is a tweener, in between post and forward.  Doesn't work in the NBA in 99% of cases, i.e. Simien.  They can be good in college sometimes but its hard to translate, espeicially without range.  They have smaller forwards that can shoot from further out and get their shots blocked in the post already.