Myron: I think Mbakwe will go pro after this year; suggests Rodney will too

[Friend Of Tubby]

To answers some of the questions on the board.

Traditionally, only about half of the second round picks even make the NBA.

People will bring up Daniel Orton as a player who averaged just 3 points and 3 rebounds per game and was still a first rounder. However, he was only the 29th pick and has yet to play a NBA game after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Orton missed all of training camp with knee injuries, which have plagued him since high school.

There has to be plenty of questions on how long he will even last in the league and he is bigger and stronger than most players and was a McDonald All-American (not that that matters to NBA people) because on his lack of skills.

Rodney is smaller than the typical small forwards in the NBA and lacks the ballhandling and shooting skills of a shooting guard. He is shooting 44.4% from the line and 15.2% from three-point range this season and is averaging just 6.4 points per game.

Trevor is a beast inside, but again compared to most NBA power forwards, he is two to three inches smaller. He has a very limited offensive game, except for dunks. He needs to improve his free throw shooting and his foot work needs to get better as he travels a lot for a big man.

I write about the NBA Draft probably more than anyone in the country and I want to enjoy these two players as college players. They'll have time in the future to play pro ball, so let's let them enjoy their college days. However, they need a lot of work before they are ready to play in the NBA.

Chris Monter

Orton was NOT McDonalds (or Parade) HS A-A in 2009.

 

[HOOP DREAMS]

To be the Badgers beat writer. Your endless speculation is an endless annoyance.

Myron's not even qualified or capable of covering UW-Milwaukee or Green Bay. I'm sure that cheese head/ bucky would love to write about the Badgers instead.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Orton was NOT McDonalds (or Parade) HS A-A in 2009.

(about Raftery) He was HS A-A player in 1959. He played in NJ (Seton Hall or Rutgers, can't remember which).

Raftery did NOT go to Seton Hall or Rutgers. We all make mistakes FOT. Monter contributes some pretty good info.

 

[Friend Of Tubby]

Raftery did NOT go to Seton Hall or Rutgers. We all make mistakes FOT. Monter contributes some pretty good info.

For me, harder to remember 1959 than 2009.

I clearly said I couldn't remember where Raftery went to college.

Orton has not named to any major HS A-A teams in 2009.

 

[NurumbiCongo]

Myron's not even qualified or capable of covering UW-Milwaukee or Green Bay. I'm sure that cheese head/ bucky would love to write about the Badgers instead.

Try UW-Superior.

Packers loss and Gophers win is my perfect Sunday.