Corey Joseph a one-and-done type of player

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I just noticed that nbadraft.net has him projected as a top 15 pick in the 2011 nba draft.
What are yall's thoughts on him being a one and done. I know he is good but damn!!
 

Unlikely, that Cory is a "one and done"
 

I don't know, thats a pretty tall order to say he would be ready to compete vs. NBA point Guards by 2011.
 

Let's put it this way: if he is a one and done player, he won't be playing here.

I just don't see him getting enough clock, touches, and points in his freshman year playing for a Tubby Smith team.
 

I do think he'll start at whatever school he chooses to attend. Be it Texas, Villanova, etc.
 


It's certainly possible that Cory will head off to the NBA after one year in college, but there are many variables. If I had to bet on it, I'd say no.

Cory is arguably somewhere in the range of 4th to 6th best of the 2010 point guard class... same question, but for Brandon Knight... my money is on yes.
 

Doesn't nbadraft.net just automatically take the top 10-12 high school seniors and make them one-and-dones? I don't think there's actually much scouting involved for a draft that's over a year out.

From what I saw, I thought Cory lacked the explosiveness to be an automatic lottery pick for the following year. He's certainly no John Wall. But he's still pretty darn good. Maybe he won't be a four-year player but let's see him play college competition first.
 

Over the past few years I've seen firsthand what a 1 & done player at basically every position, including PG, looks like. Cory Joseph is not such a player. As Gibson says, he's not overly explosive athletically & that will force him to wait. Now, he's an extremely skilled player, but not 1 & done, not by a longshot. When you think of Cory, think Scottie Reynolds (great 4-year player) rather than John Wall or Derrick Rose.
 

I'll take a one-and-done player any day. If he's that good, then next year would be a hell of a ride.

But I think C. Joseph would be here for at least a couple years.
 



If he is one-and-done, is that really an issue? Other than we don't get to benefit from him for 4 years, but you do get the scholarship back. Suppose it does make Tubby's year over year recruiting job a bit harder, but if Cory is that good, next year's team would be real fine.
 

They also had Rodney Williams as the #3 pick in 2011 earlier in the year. It's a far from set in stone projection.
 

ShowinGoldyLove said:
Let's put it this way: if he is a one and done player, he won't be playing here.

I just don't see him getting enough clock, touches, and points in his freshman year playing for a Tubby Smith team.
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Saw this in a recent Myron article on Devoe:

Before the season started, the only Joseph expected to play point guard for the Gophers was Joseph's little brother, Cory Joseph, a senior star at Findlay Prep in Las Vegas. The Gophers are still hoping the other Joseph signs in April. Meanwhile, Devoe Joseph has to field daily questions about his talented sibling.

"I deal with it every day, whether it's going to class or just walking on the street," Joseph said. "Cory has a big name. And people are always talking about him. But I don't talk about it too much. .. I just hope the best for him."

The way Devoe answers regarding all the questions he gets on his brother gave me the impression that Cory won't be coming here. If he would have answered 'I just hope he comes here' instead of 'I just hope the best for him', I would have felt better.

Just a gut feeling I had when first reading it. Devoe must be really sick of fielding those questions...
 




OSUfan said:
Over the past few years I've seen firsthand what a 1 & done player at basically every position, including PG, looks like. Cory Joseph is not such a player. As Gibson says, he's not overly explosive athletically & that will force him to wait. Now, he's an extremely skilled player, but not 1 & done, not by a longshot. When you think of Cory, think Scottie Reynolds (great 4-year player) rather than John Wall or Derrick Rose.
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Cory Joseph is unlikely to be 1 & Done but very likely to start wherever he goes.
 

ShowinGoldyLove said:
Let's put it this way: if he is a one and done player, he won't be playing here.

I just don't see him getting enough clock, touches, and points in his freshman year playing for a Tubby Smith team.
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Kentucky never had a 1 & Done player under ANY coach. Rex Chapman left after 2 years. So did Antoine Walker and Ron Mercer. Ditto Rajon Rondo.

Unless you count Tom Payne, who DNP as frosh but left after Soph year.
 




Not sure Humphries and 'one and done' is a correct compare. Humphries, when he came along made a pretty average Gopher team better. C Joseph would as he is described, (never seen him play) make an already very athletic team much better, maybe far better.
 

If the kid has any brains at all he'd stay for 2 years. He's like the fifth or sixth ranked PG in the class of 2010. Plus like someone else pointed out, Tubby has a weird way of distributing minutes to his players. Cory may not have the greatest looking stats that NBA scouts are looking for right away. I would say by 2011, if everything pans out he'd be a top 15 pick.

This could all change if he doesn't come to Minnesota however... Let's say he choses KU or Uconn or somewhere else. He will be in the limelight right away, and probably play a little more. This would attract more NBA scouts his way seeing as he's on a national contender. He may have a shot to only play 1 year and go pro.

In all liklihood however...Joseph will stay for at least 2 years no matter where he goes. Players need the experience in college in order to play in the NBA nowadays IMO. Only certain players like Kobe and James and KG and T-Mac turned pro out of high school and dominated right away...there are a few others as well

It would have been unessessary for these players to attend college unless they wanted a championship under their belt before going pro.

Joseph has national spotlight, but once again he's not a major major recruit(Top 10 overall). IMO it would be wise for him to play a few years of college ball to get the experience needed, and to esure he turnes pro on a guarentee that he will be selected in the right position.
 


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