Booker leaning towards leaving...

[sefus12]

Originally posted by sonnyg333:
Booker had a great season,but I agree with Cal. The NBA is for men and the way the tournament swallowed up some players compared to earlier performance's they are not ready. Having said that if you need to leave, I wish them well.

People really need to realize that the draft isn't about who's ready at this exact moment. It's about who the NBA folks will be ready one or two or three years down the road. What you can do day 1 for the team that drafts you means nothing. It's what they think you will bring them in the future that matters.

Of course trying to teach this on these forums is like trying to cook a steak in a freezer.

 

[TTTblue24]

Kinda surprised by this cause Wisconsin attacked with whomever he was guarding. I can't see his defense improving by riding the pine in NBA but at least he's getting paid. Good luck to the kid, wish him well.

 

[mjj_2K]

Some of you people need to go look at the playing career of Melvin Booker. Really good 4 year college player, 2nd team AA as a Senior. And it got him what, in terms of the NBA? Nothing. He played in the CBA for a few years, managed to get an NBA cup of coffee, with 2 very brief stints in the league, and he went on to make what I'm sure was a decent living playing in Europe for a decade, but there was no 7 figure jackpot for him.

Where Devin Booker is being projected, we're talking a guaranteed 3-5 million dollars. I hope he stays, but if he doesn't, how can you blame him?

 

[wcc31]

^ Really good post.

 

[GonzoCat90]

My favorite spring phenomenon, the annual "here's all the ways he sucks but MAN would we be excited to have him back."

 

[jes95407]

If you get a big $ winning lottery ticket, you cash it in, period! You don't put it off, you don't play around with it, you don't hide it somewhere...you take zero chances with it. Devin is holding one right $$ now.

 

[BobbyG_tickle_swerv]

Originally posted by Festivus Miracle:

I don't ever remember thinking Wiggins was a lock. Muhammad I do remember hearing the word "lock". And he might have been had Cal wanted that to work out. But Wiggins? I never heard lock. So, no, none of us are "locks" for next year.

Wiggins was a lock by most here all throughout the last few months of his recruitment. People went bonkers after his comments during one of the all-star events -- he mentioned who was going to UK and how great they'd be, etc.. The few who said to not jump to conclusions, or that they weren't hearing he was a lock to UK, were heavily criticized and worse. Most were saying the recruitment was just a formality, a scheme devised by Cal to generate more publicity for UK. Some posters were claiming to be friends with the host family, and that they (the family) were saying it was UK all the way. No, Wiggins to UK was a lock around here up until he said KU. I must also add, many around here turned 180 after he went to KU. When he was a lock to UK he was a great player and person, after he announced for KU he immediately turned into an overrated player and worse individual.

This is pretty standard of message boards, not just RR. Shabazz was before my time here, but I would not be surprised to hear similar stories to Wiggins.

 

[dave5164]

Booker had a stretch at the end of the OOC schedule into the first 8 or 9 SEC Games this year where he was missing nothing on his 3 point shot. His 3 point average went up over 60% during that streak and then after that till end of season he was having a hard time buying a 3. That is when Booker's 3 point shooting went down to 42% at end of season and he was struggling making 3's at end of season. When his shooting was on fire and his 3 point avg. went up to 60% that is when he made that jump to 12th-14th in the 1st Round of the Mock Draft Boards. There are some draft boards that have him now since he has fallen off some on his shooting down near 20-25th in the 1st Round of the draft. He could come back and work on his 'Defense' and bring his shooting back up and become consistent and move into the Lottery Picks for the 2016 NBA Draft. He is also still 18 and young and could use one more year at the College level but being in that 1st round picks and guaranteed money in Millions it is hard to turn that down just like with Trey Lyles decision right now. They are both in that Mid 1st round 15th - 20th pick and hard to turn that money down.

 

[anon_013cn8yrfncx2]

When can we stop talking about who's leaving this year and start projecting who might be leaving in 2016?

 

[Orange Soda King]

If Devin Booker really leaves along with the twins, then I really hope we do land Malik Newman. I always figured he'd stay, and I didn't know if Newman would want to play with a loaded backcourt already consisting of Ulis, Booker, and Briscoe... But maybe he'd be fine with sharing minutes like the guards did this year.

 

[Macys Socks]

Originally posted by no_neutrality:

When can we stop talking about who's leaving this year and start projecting who might be leaving in 2016?

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