The Most Overrated Player In This NBA Draft 2013 Class Is……..

McLemore is a very solid player, a safe bet, with upside, in a quite weak draft. People haven’t seen much of him until the tournament, and now that he’s having a cold streak, everybody wants to jump to conclustions and call him overrated.

Your Courtney Lee comparison is spot on. I see this as his floor. His ceiling is Michael Redd or Ray Allen. However, many of the top players (Shabazz, Noel, Porter, Smart, McCollum) are real gambles, and of the guys who are “safe” picks (Bennett, Zeller, Len, McLemore) Ben McLemore stands out far above the rest, both in floor and ceiling.

(To explain my logic on the “gambles” and to avoid drama: Noel is a gamble due to a torn ACL in each knee. Shabazz, Porter, Smart each are guys who disappear in games from time to time. McCollum is a mid major kid and that’s always a roll of the dice. Sometimes you get Damian Lillard. Usually you dont.)

Cody Zeller….soft now….maybe witha year to develop muscle and get banged about in big 10, but for now…overrated

He looked awful against Temple – against guys his size he can’t score

You’ve ducked my question before princejames, but you think Ben McLemore will be one of the biggest busts in NBA history? Because comparing a top 3 pick to Deaquan Cook certainly leads me to believe that is your opinion.

Zeller and it aint close. The odds of a white american lottery pick being worthy of said lottery pick, arent good. Off the top of my head Kevin Love is the only one in the last 20 years that has been.

I dont really see and differnece between Zeller and his brother at this point either.

I thin both Indiana kids, Zeller and Victor O. are overrated. They are very good college players but will be role-players at best in the NBA.. They are not high lottery pics in my opinion. Zeller could be a late lottery pick due to his size and skill set. Victor O would be great for a team in the 20’s to grab.

Anthony Bennett, undersized as a power foward, clearly ahead of the developing curve in terms of muscle, which lets him dominate more. He could be like an Elton Brand but I don’t see the post moves yet, I say bust.

Allen dribbled the ball a lot better than Ben does. So I don’t see him as his ceiling. Ben will be a good Pro. If coaches use him right off of screens and spot ups he will be just fine.

This draft doesnt have many immediate impact players..But i believe guys like Marcus Smart, Willie Cauley Stein,Glen Robinson,Gary Harris,Archie Goodwin and Ben McLemore could be All Stars in 4 or 5 years..If they get to the right team….
Thats what i think teams will be looking at this year..

So i wouldnt be surprised if WCS or Smart goes 1st based on upside….

I don’t know but I see a Jason Richardson type of career for McLemore AT BEST. to me that’s a more suiting comparison than Ray Allen. The thing that separates Allen from the others is that he’s a stone cold killer and assassin with “star” qualities. I just don’t get that from Ben at all. Jrich was a explosive finisher and good three point shooter (and is actually pretty high on the all time 3pt’s made list at 13th all-time) with a game that to me almost mirrors McLemore’s. At his best Jrich was an extremely solid fringe Allstar type player who was good for around 18-22ppg 5-6rpg 2-3ast.

If Ben learns to dribble he could be a ray Allen type of player. He’s also a crazy athlete so you’ve got to respect his upside. His defensive upside is much higher than Cook’s as well

Your 2-5, you rate him being average. Strange, I think you made a point before saying that all those things are Bazz strong points. Bazz can’t even go to his off hand, and is below even average in all those things you listed 2-5.

Actually no you didn’t. My fault. Lol

Almsot everything you said can be said about the greatest shooters in NBA history, which is the potential this guy has.

Does Ray Allen have good finishing ability against size and athleticism? Is Ray Allen’s ability to score off the dribble any better than average? Does he have great ball handling skills? Can he create offense by himself?

I admit most of this questions are arguable, but they are certainly not eye popping. Ray Allen is a shooter and Ben Mclemore is a shooter WITH upside to be a lot more. He is still young and improving handles isn’t rocket science. Once he does that everything else will fall in place.

The only gripe i have with Mclemore is he disappears A LOT for someone who is projected to go #1. I’ve seen every Kansas game (always been a fan of Kansas b ball on top of being a UM fan) and too many times have i seen him have absolutely no impact.

But when he does, you can see why he is projected to go #1.

While Ben does leave a lot to be desired, people forget that two years ago this kid couldn’t shoot AT ALL. Not streaky or inconsistent, flat out did not shoot from distance. He scored all of his baskets on slashes to the basket and in transition. Of course he is going to lose confidence from time to time and of course he doesn’t quite understand how to use this new weapon. But considering how far he has come and the obvious amount of work he put in to become such a good spot up shooter I wouldn’t bet against him putting in the work to continue to improve his offensive game.

The most overrated to me comes down to two guys: Victor Oladipo and Anthony Bennett.
If Oladipo is 6’3″ or under, then anything before 12 is a stretch to me. If he’s actually his listed 6’5″, then my doubts are considerably lessened.
Anthony Bennett just seems like he is gonna be the classic tweener forward and he is terribly injury prone (due to poor conditioning?).

It’s going to be Anthony Bennett. His problem is the one thing you can’t coach. Size. He’s 6’7″ (and that’s generous, I bet the combine gets him at 6’6″) and, while I know there are guys out there like Maxiell and Chuck Hayes who bulldog it out against much taller guys, the overwhelming majority of good college players this size don’t do well in the League at all.

At his size, he’d have to be Charles Barkley to deserve a top 3 pick. He’s not even close. There are far safer gambles even in this weak draft.

Anthony Bennett = Brandon Bass?

I don’t watch much college basketball, but Bennett showed a solid touch from the perimeter when I did see him play.

Not sure about the same explosiveness as Bass, though.

HAHA who isn’t overrated in this draft is a better question.

Even I have to say Michael Carter Williams turns the ball over more than Zach Maurbury did at Rhode Island! You new school cats don’t remember those days. And MCW can’t shoot. This is coming from a die-hard SU fan.

Dhamp….the greatest basketball mind in the world. Next to Hubie Brown anyway.

Sheltwon, holla at your boy. Are you still in Texas. I’m in NYC now!!!!!

Everyone is overrated. This draft looks weak in terms of superstar talent. Two players will prove out and we are trying to figure out who? I do think this is a good value draft with useful pro’s.

I think the best Ben McLemore comparison could be Jason Richardson. Richardson wasn’t known as a shooter early on in his career but he has put up pretty good shooting and scoring numbers. They are both supremely athletic but not always aggressive enough especially going to the basket. Richardson has had 3 years scoring over 20 ppg and 3 other years at 19. I believe McLemore could achieve similar numbers in his prime. I don’t think he could ever be the best player on a high level team but this draft doesn’t have anyone like that. His tournament so far has concerned me and makes me question him at #1 but I am still very high on him. I expect him to put up 15+ against Michigan but I think Michigan takes them down and this is the last we see of Ben McLemore at KU.

At this point I would draft the FGCU lineup.