[JoeWolf1]

Alright, although I am a big fan of nbadraft.net, Aran and crew, I cannot understand why Alec Burks is in the top 10 right now. I posted many rants last summer and fall when Craig Brackins worked his way up to #6 or #7 on the mock, stating his weaknesses, the fact he plays for a terrible team and that he would most likely be taken in the 15-25 range where he would be a good pick up, and Brackins ended up going #21. I’m feeling like it’s deja vu with Burks. Colorado may piece together an NIT season. They are improved from last season and I think they could win 17 or 18 games, but Burks is an athletic guy who doesn’t have a very good jump shot and to be an NBA shooting guard, you’ve got to have to be a better shooter than Burks. I think Burks is an NBA player, he has good size, athleticism, and defensive potential, but #6 next year? no way. I call it like I see it with Burks, hes a 20-30 guy and like Brackins his stock is going to plummit when Colorado isn’t playing in the tournament and rise again when the combine hits. Burks like Brackins is going to have a roller coaster draft stock year and it’s gonna be a lot further down than #6.

[RUDEBOY_Participant]

I also like Higgins from that team as a sleeper pro prospect…

I heard the good folks at NBADRAFT.NET gets their information from scouts & gms..Scouts and GM’s go by how well a guy finish the year or how well he played in summer camps..
Scouts had B.J Mullens as a top 3 pick a few years ago..Last year Whiteside was in the top 5..Before that Chase Budinger was said to be a lottery pick,he fail to the 2nd round..After his sophomore year scouts were saying Darren Collison would go lottery,he fail in the draft..Expect Burk to go anywhere from 10 to 25 next summer…

[RUDEBOY_Participant]

I also like Higgins from that team as a sleeper pro prospect…

I heard the good folks at NBADRAFT.NET gets their information from scouts & gms..Scouts and GM’s go by how well a guy finish the year or how well he played in summer camps..
Scouts had B.J Mullens as a top 3 pick a few years ago..Last year Whiteside was in the top 5..Before that Chase Budinger was said to be a lottery pick,he fail to the 2nd round..After his sophomore year scouts were saying Darren Collison would go lottery,he fail in the draft..Expect Burk to go anywhere from 10 to 25 next summer…

[JNixonParticipant]

Burks isn’t even the best player on his team. I don’t understand it either. Look at Higgins play and Burks play and it’s obvious Higgins is better. ANYONE that watches/understands Big 12 basketball will tell you Higgins is a better player than Burks. Higgins was gameplanned for, Burks scored mostly in transition and on loose balls, offensive rebounds etc etc. He was extremely productive, but he scored in ways that would make his percentages higher than Higgins due to the role he played. If you look at raw numbers maybe you’d say he was better, but no way does he produce with defenses drawn up to stop him with as much effectiveness as Higgins did. I know for a fact I was more worried about Higgins lighting K-State up than Burks. Burks has more upside, but he’s not a better player right now. And Higgins is still the best player on that team.

[JNixonParticipant]

Burks isn’t even the best player on his team. I don’t understand it either. Look at Higgins play and Burks play and it’s obvious Higgins is better. ANYONE that watches/understands Big 12 basketball will tell you Higgins is a better player than Burks. Higgins was gameplanned for, Burks scored mostly in transition and on loose balls, offensive rebounds etc etc. He was extremely productive, but he scored in ways that would make his percentages higher than Higgins due to the role he played. If you look at raw numbers maybe you’d say he was better, but no way does he produce with defenses drawn up to stop him with as much effectiveness as Higgins did. I know for a fact I was more worried about Higgins lighting K-State up than Burks. Burks has more upside, but he’s not a better player right now. And Higgins is still the best player on that team.

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