What are the draft projections for Sanders?
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This year - NBA slim & none and slim left the building. Overseas he should hit their draft boards.
None. Lots of guards--and we are not counting foreign guards that will be taken. Corey has three choices--come back to RU and work on his deficiencies, transfer and sit out a year, eroding his skills, or try to hook on in some nameless country, remembering that guards are plentiful world wide; big guys not so much.
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If he's smart he'll come back and bust his butt between now and next November to improve in the areas he's advised that he needs to improve to make himself into and NBA PG.
The question is, is Corey Sanders smart? He's got the talent.
The question is, is Corey Sanders smart? He's got the talent.
Yes to all of your points - but the element of genuine active official game experience would be absent for a year - would that result in erosion / stale-ness ?
- suspect that it is debatable -
- but it is likely that the people who would be making decisions about whether they would spend an NBA's team money on him will want to see real live in-game proof that he has really refined & elevated his game - they will want to actually see crisp decision making under pressure in front of a screaming crowd with the outcome on the line ... with some 'handsy' defender getting away with being in his face - hard to assess this in simulated games / practices running the scout team.
Not sure what would be the purpose of transferring, basketball wise. The coaching he'd get here will be excellent for the first time, and he'd continue to play highly competitive opponents every night. I remain curious whether he's continuing to maintain his academic standing at RU.
Doubt Sanders goes anywhere. I think he stays at Rutgers. There is potential, and he has a coach that is willing to put a lot of time into developing players. Has a lot of reasons to stay in the states. I have heard overseas ball is very tough.
All the best to Sanders in whatever he does. Seems like a smart kid, but needs a solid mentor. Not someone with self interest.
All the best to Sanders in whatever he does. Seems like a smart kid, but needs a solid mentor. Not someone with self interest.
If he was nba ready, Rutgers should have won more games and been much more competitive. A true starting nba pg would have enough talent to carry a team a bit more and make others better. He has the potential to be that, but not yet. So I just hope people don't fill his head with potential 1st or 2nd round projections. He will help himself by maturing another year and hopefully a few more wins with better coaching. But if he thinks he can get paid and develop in the nba if drafted in later rounds, I wish him well, but hope he stays and leads the team next year.
Transferring somewhere else only delays his shot at the NBA by a year.
He won't get drafted after sitting out a year at another school.
He MIGHT get drafted next year after playing at RU.
Or would he have a better chance at getting drafted if he sits a year at another school and then plays 1 year for that school, OR if he plays 2 more years at RU?
Seems like a no brainer when you consider the new coaching staff.
He won't get drafted after sitting out a year at another school.
He MIGHT get drafted next year after playing at RU.
Or would he have a better chance at getting drafted if he sits a year at another school and then plays 1 year for that school, OR if he plays 2 more years at RU?
Seems like a no brainer when you consider the new coaching staff.
Should he stay or should he go? I wish Joe Strummer was still here to answer a question that has plagued man forever.. I think he would say stay.
When was the last time Sanders spent more than one year at a school ?
If an overseas team offers him a good contract would RU fans be surprised if he pulls up stakes in Piscataway ?
If an overseas team offers him a good contract would RU fans be surprised if he pulls up stakes in Piscataway ?
He is certainly entitled to explore his options
- just hope he is maintaining a focus on his Rutgers academic obligations and that is not letting the investigation of NBA possibilities and the potential massive prosperity become a huge distraction
.... no point in testing the waters & not hiring an agent - to be able to return to Rutgers - if you get so swept up in the idea of the potential windfall that you end up academically ineligible to play.
- just hope he is maintaining a focus on his Rutgers academic obligations and that is not letting the investigation of NBA possibilities and the potential massive prosperity become a huge distraction
.... no point in testing the waters & not hiring an agent - to be able to return to Rutgers - if you get so swept up in the idea of the potential windfall that you end up academically ineligible to play.
I don't think it's skills that would erode, but his "name" would certainly erode sitting on the bench for a year and not seeing the floor. Transferring would delay his entry into professional ball by two years, because he's not coming out into the draft off of a redshirt year where he put up no stats.
The mental math he'd have to do is whether he'd improve his skills/prospects more with a Pikiell staff for a year (while starting and being a key cog in the machine) or with some unknown staff for two years (where he sits for a year and can't be certain what role he'd play when he saw the court).
He's not an NBA player at all at this point and will not be drafted.
This is not a crime. you can be a hell of a great player and not make the NBA. I know its the ultimate goal for these guys, but so few will make it. It is not the same as being drafted to the NFL--its much harder-- and NFL undrafted free agents are more likely to stick than for the NBA
This is not a crime. you can be a hell of a great player and not make the NBA. I know its the ultimate goal for these guys, but so few will make it. It is not the same as being drafted to the NFL--its much harder-- and NFL undrafted free agents are more likely to stick than for the NBA
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He is doing something very smart.. he will get evaluated and will be given good feedback. He has the option to return.
I agree his skill might not erode, but his stock would certainly be lower next year after not playing at all then it is this year. Transferring is only an option if he plans on staying in school for two more years.
he is just giving himself options.
- He didn't hire an agent so he has the option to come back.
- He will get evaluated by the NBA and hear where he stands
- He has a new coach and not sure he wants to play under someone he didn't choose
- He now has the option to transfer
He has lots of options and this is just another for him to evaluate.
My guess is that there is a 75% chance he is back (assuming he is in good academic standing and he is not having financial hardship that would force him to go pro overseas)
- He didn't hire an agent so he has the option to come back.
- He will get evaluated by the NBA and hear where he stands
- He has a new coach and not sure he wants to play under someone he didn't choose
- He now has the option to transfer
He has lots of options and this is just another for him to evaluate.
My guess is that there is a 75% chance he is back (assuming he is in good academic standing and he is not having financial hardship that would force him to go pro overseas)
I can never predict when a kid could transfer, because there are many factors behind the scenes that dictate what happens, but everything I have heard is Sanders will be back at RU and the NBA consideration is placed to the side. Obviously, things can change, but I would feel pretty confident that if Sanders wants to truly earn big money playing professional basketball, it starts by becoming the best defensive player you can be, learning how to get stops against opponents that are just as talented as you are and maximizing your work ethic and conditioning.
Sanders is an elite talent in my opinion. That doesn't always translate to elite college basketball player. Can this staff develop the fundamentals that typically escape the uber-talented players/athletes that rely on their skill level to make plays.
Sanders is an elite talent in my opinion. That doesn't always translate to elite college basketball player. Can this staff develop the fundamentals that typically escape the uber-talented players/athletes that rely on their skill level to make plays.
I believe Sanders has already "entered" the draft. The question is will he withdraw the entry. He has until June 13, ten days before the draft, to do that.
I think the key determinant is whether he gets invited to the draft combine in May. If he does not, he may as well withdraw. If he does, then it depends on how well he does.
I want to say we're closer to 90% given the incoming staff and who has declared for the draft already. The NBA evaluation will give him a blueprint of what skills he needs to build/improve this coming year, and then he can take another crack at it next year. I'm pretty sure if he comes back to Pikiell and Co. with "I really want to work on X, Y, and Z this season", they'll help him achieve those goals. Declaring is a no-brainer for him, as it gives him better information and more insight into what he needs to do to get to the NBA.
He is two years, IMO, from being a top 15 type pick if he works at his game and gets a NBA body developed with two hard off seasons of training
I agree. It is a smart move on Sanders' part. He will hear from the pros which aspects of his game needs improving. And if he's committed to improve his skills he will only get better and elevate his draft status
But that was a result of someone in his ear, wasn't it, rather than a true NBA evaluation?
I think it was someone in his ear. It is great to have NBA talent, but the downside is it is only natural for that player to be concerned about individual stats and play.