After reading the below column on KSL, I started thinking, who else in the state has the potential of becoming an NBA player.
(this is an excellent article on Lillard, and how the state forgot about him, because he played for Weber State: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=29808248&nid=294&title=opinion-lillard-has-always-been-a-star" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false
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Here at Weber State, we all know that Joel Bolomboy has a chance of being drafted into the league by the end of his collegiate career. Offensively, he is still raw, and watching him make passes is akin to watching a horror film late at night, but defensively, especially with regard to crashing the boards, he is a phenom and will only get better. He actually has an outside chance of becoming the institutions leading rebounder if he plays his final two years at Weber State. That is quite the feat, since the man who is currently the Cats leading rebounder is one of the Cats greatest. As for the other Cats...gotta see how their sophomore years go before commenting on their potential of becoming NBA players. Senglin matched Lillard's freshman numbers eerily, but he doesn't have the same athleticism as Lillard, yet. We will watch and see. Whereas, Gittens has the athleticism, but doesn't have the scoring ability from outside; even though, by the end of the season he was quietly becoming one of the Cats most responsible outside shooters.
As for other programs: Yes, Haws is great, but he is very Jimmerish. He is a great collegiate basketball player, but will that transfer to the NBA? Personally, I think Haws is a solid all around basketball player, who will have a great career in Europe. Delon Wright at the University of Utah, to me, at least, is the player in the state who has the best chance of becoming an NBA player. Yes, and I'm definitely at the top of the list of bashers, The University of Utah refuses to play anyone out of conference with an RPI below 300, but the U still ended up having a solid conference season, and was led by Wright. He is the man leading the "rejuvenated" Utes, and perhaps the guy with the best shot, coming from the state, to break into the NBA, right now.
(this is an excellent article on Lillard, and how the state forgot about him, because he played for Weber State: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=29808248&nid=294&title=opinion-lillard-has-always-been-a-star" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false
. Here at Weber State, we all know that Joel Bolomboy has a chance of being drafted into the league by the end of his collegiate career. Offensively, he is still raw, and watching him make passes is akin to watching a horror film late at night, but defensively, especially with regard to crashing the boards, he is a phenom and will only get better. He actually has an outside chance of becoming the institutions leading rebounder if he plays his final two years at Weber State. That is quite the feat, since the man who is currently the Cats leading rebounder is one of the Cats greatest. As for the other Cats...gotta see how their sophomore years go before commenting on their potential of becoming NBA players. Senglin matched Lillard's freshman numbers eerily, but he doesn't have the same athleticism as Lillard, yet. We will watch and see. Whereas, Gittens has the athleticism, but doesn't have the scoring ability from outside; even though, by the end of the season he was quietly becoming one of the Cats most responsible outside shooters.
As for other programs: Yes, Haws is great, but he is very Jimmerish. He is a great collegiate basketball player, but will that transfer to the NBA? Personally, I think Haws is a solid all around basketball player, who will have a great career in Europe. Delon Wright at the University of Utah, to me, at least, is the player in the state who has the best chance of becoming an NBA player. Yes, and I'm definitely at the top of the list of bashers, The University of Utah refuses to play anyone out of conference with an RPI below 300, but the U still ended up having a solid conference season, and was led by Wright. He is the man leading the "rejuvenated" Utes, and perhaps the guy with the best shot, coming from the state, to break into the NBA, right now.
