wow, hope we see more than one season from him.
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wow, hope we see more than one season from him.
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He beat out OJ Mayo
The NBA has ruined college basketball.
Really? I haven't got to watch much of the team this season, but I didn't think he was setting the world on fire. I guess its the upside. I'm watching tonight for sure...
He's a monster. It's more than upside.Originally Posted by kbsooner
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know thy enemy.
A thousand battles,
a thousand victories. - Sun Tzu (500 B.C.)
it's the upside...and his size.
Kids leave college early for the professional world in all fields, not just basketball. I just hope for the best for everyone and if they can be successful at the next level, I wish them well. At least with the system now, we'll get to have one year with Blake instead of none. I think more will choose to stay in school longer or go to school at all now than before. Plus, less athletes will jump that aren't prepared to jump. No more Sebastian Telfair's... or Kwame Brown's... or... um... Michael Olwokandiiiihoweveryouspellit.
It's more than upside and size. He's smart, crashes the boards and can pass like few big guys.
Know thy self,
know thy enemy.
A thousand battles,
a thousand victories. - Sun Tzu (500 B.C.)
Note the young talent that will likely leave in the big 12 this year.
1. Michael Beasley KSU FR. PF
3. DeAndre Jordan Texas A&M FR. C
EDIT: I just noticed Longar Longar shows up at #50 on that list.
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He's going to have to do more against good competition before any NBA team looks at him in the first round next year.
An average stat line of 6 points and 8.5 rebounds against Memphis & USC isn't very eye popping.
i agree. i haven't seen a whole lot out of him yet, although he is swarmed pretty much any time he gets the ball in the lane. if our guards don't start hitting shots i'm afraid we won't see anything eyepopping all season.
I agree with Rhino, he needs to show more of this consistently.
He's got tremendous talent and skills but has definitely looked like a freshman at times. IMHO, he needs another year.
By looks of things he looks a bit frustrated, probably since it is the first time he is not the focal point of the O. I watched him exclusively several time down the court in the O where he had his hand up and asking for the ball and he really wasn't even open or attempting to post up. I agree, without the ability for us hitting the outside shot consistently, I'm afraid that they will continue to collapse on the middle and keep Blake from having a breakout season. Where have all the shooters gone? Sieger, Price, Evans, Hollis... We had a streak for a while...
Well Blake, thanks for stopping by. He would be dumb NOT to take the money.
There is no way Blake is ready for the NBA.
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He's not going to be NBA ready for a couple of years. He'll look good against teams that don't have size. But against athletic big guys he'll struggle.
I have no doubt that an NBA team will have him on their roster sooner rather than later (not after this year, probably after next).
I'm betting Blake is here at least 3 years.If he becomes the kind of monster player that we hope he may leave early but so far,nada.He looks more like Jeff Webster at this point then Wayman Tisdale.
Owen '05-'26 122-54-16 .677 (Foundation)
Wilkinson '47-'63 145-29-4 .829 (DYNASTY 1) 3 NC
Switzer '73-'88 157-29-4 .837(DYNASTY 2) 3 NC
Stoops '99- PRESENT 179-46.793 (DYNASTY 3) 1 NC and still WAITING
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FWIW...
ESPN had one of the expert talking heads talking about the "impact freshmen" of this year today, and Blake was not in the top 5. The talking head then threw out some other freshman names that were having an impact...and still no mention of Blake.
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Click the link in he original post. This isn't a question of what ESPN thinks it's what NBA scouts think. Obviously his appeal is his combination of size, a legit 6'10 and 7% body fat with a pretty high BBall IQ, Dad is a coach, McDonald's All American, McDonald's All American Slam Dunk Champion, blah, blah, bla...
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