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Andre (Edit: LEAVING FOR NBA)
- Thread starter rynobuff
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Damn. Hope he picks it up.
FLounder
Think Positive and life will be Positive.
He better be the best damn rebounder there.
Not going to even pretend like he is as good but the guy on this list who a team would hope he would become like is Iguadala who is another player who is very limited offensively but an impact defender. Iguodala gets listed as a SG but routinely ends up defending the opponents 2 or 3 depending on who is the biggest threat. He can also slide over and cover some 4s as well as occasionally match up with 1s.
Dre is going to be smaller than virtually every 4 in the NBA and will be smaller than most 3s. In college he has done well against a number of guys who are bigger than he is but the league is a big step up.
Iguodala has also over time developed a limited but much more effective offensive game than Dre has. I can see a team drafting him hoping that he can develop into something similar to Iguodala but he has a long way to go to get there.
rolandftw
Club Member
Yeah, the ESPNU crew couldn't have been less impressed with Andre's chances in the NBA. Even his greatest strength arguably, rebounding, was something that they had doubts would translate due to his lack of size.
In all fairness, they and other NBA analysts don't expect a first round pick out of all of the people in the PF group at the combine.
In all fairness, they and other NBA analysts don't expect a first round pick out of all of the people in the PF group at the combine.
jgisland
Club Member
They don't know what they are talking about - It's generally accepted that rebounding translates between college and the NBA better than any other statistic.
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
Andre is a bit of a special case though being as small as he is. Plus he doesn't box out.
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I don't see how that would make him a special case in a negative way. It's not like there was a type of player or team he struggled to rebound against in college.
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
Detroit is my team, so that would make me ecstatic, and he'd be a good fit there given his style of play.
Not good
wingspan is good tho.
jwhite17
Member
Dre has a great wingspan, but little size or good height.
NBA loves the measurables just like the NFL for the 1st rounders, but Dre isn't a 1st rounder. I still think a team will take a chance on Dre somewhere in the mid to late 2nd round for his defense, and he will be a D leaguer next year and maybe get some minutes off the bench in blowouts in the NBA. I hope he can develop his offensive game, but it will take years to get even to a mediocre level.
Due to his offensive limitations, he was never going to be a 1st round NBA prospect.
Great college player no doubt, but the NBA is tough a for a undersized PF with no size or strength.
I really hope he makes it because he can be a great defensive specialist in the NBA.
NBA loves the measurables just like the NFL for the 1st rounders, but Dre isn't a 1st rounder. I still think a team will take a chance on Dre somewhere in the mid to late 2nd round for his defense, and he will be a D leaguer next year and maybe get some minutes off the bench in blowouts in the NBA. I hope he can develop his offensive game, but it will take years to get even to a mediocre level.
Due to his offensive limitations, he was never going to be a 1st round NBA prospect.
Great college player no doubt, but the NBA is tough a for a undersized PF with no size or strength.
I really hope he makes it because he can be a great defensive specialist in the NBA.
rolandftw
Club Member
I don't think the height is much of a concern. There are plenty of players that have made their way to the NBA that are undersized at their position. It will keep him from getting drafted in the 1st, but no reason he can't stick if he improves somewhat on the offensive end of the court.
That's the big issue. Really has no post moves to speak of, or a consistent jump shot.
That's the big issue. Really has no post moves to speak of, or a consistent jump shot.
jgisland
Club Member
Looks like Dre has signed with BDA Sports and is being represented by Billy Duffy.
boydbuff
Club Member
Anyone see this report? Seems many insiders don't feel Andre should have come out:
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/e...-gm-says-no-one-worthy-of-no-1-pick-this-year
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/e...-gm-says-no-one-worthy-of-no-1-pick-this-year
Medford M.
Well-Known Member
Nothing groundbreaking there.
Buff_nc
Well-Known Member
True. But the first part of the paragraph sums up why they talked themselves into going this year.
"The power forward group at the combine was hardly overwhelming...."
The problem is that he's not a power forward.
Gold
Well-Known Member
His combine performance is kinda irrelevant. As is his draft status since he won't be a 1st rounder. It'll come down to his summer league performance in Vegas. If he plays like the Dre we know, he'll sign an NBA contract. That's where 2nd rounders/undrafted free agents get their chance to showcase skills.
Thank you! Dre gave everything he could for three years, then made the decision he and his family felt was best. It's easy to throw stones from a distance, but I can't fault him at all for what he did. Besides, I find it hard to believe that all of these posters criticising him for leaving early would have passed up even a 50-50 chance at leaving school after their junior year for a 500k per year job for the chance to have their senior year of college paid for.
And not all will agree with you. He will earn some money next year no matter what, he will improve, and if he is good enough he'll be successful in the NBA. No different than if he stayed.
COhoops
New Member
Which is what I'd expect on an internet sports forum... Anyway, you speak the truth. I just tend to think his senior year would've been extremely valuable (in a number of ways), and more valuable than a D league season. Seems like Coach Boyle felt that way also.
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