>I disagree. He is not sorry. There were a number of factors
>that all seemed to work against him with his drop. But there's
>a lot of talent there and the idea that a kid should be
>completely ready at 19 or worse yet 17 is crazy. How teams let
>him slip out of the first round is beyond me. That kind of
>size, mobility and potential in terms of both rim protection
>and scoring inside 25 feet is attractive. In years past he'd
>have been a top 10 guy. You can say teams have learned from
>past mistakes, OK, but to fall all the way to the mid 40s?
>That's wild.

- the worst motor in the class
- the worst defender away from the rim in the class outside of Tacko Fall
- very good shooter, but an absolute black hole on offense and exceptionally turnover-prone
- insanely high center of gravity, which combined with his height creates very real injury concerns

I think in years past he'd be a top ten guy because people liked taking guys exclusively on the mirage of potential. I was still there after having these concerns in HS, but then those concerns were exacerbated big time in college. I'm not saying a player has to be ready going into the draft obviously, but you have to be able to see what the guy can do at the next level. And if he was so bad on defense in the godawful Pac-12 that Altman would have to bench him, I can't imagine what he can do in an NBA that is swiftly shifting toward switch-everything versatility.