<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Lenoir-based recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons said the Charlotte Bobcats should think twice before drafting any high school kid with the fifth pick this year. Gibbons said this high school class is nothing close to the 2004 class, which produced eight picks in the first 19 slots. He's particularly surprised that Gerald Green, a wing player from Houston, is being touted as a top-seven pick. "In this high school class, I don't think anybody has a chance to be a major contributor to an NBA team anytime soon," Gibbons told the Observer. "And Green might be a bigger gamble than the others." A 6-foot-8 player from Houston's Gulf Shores Academy, Green turns heads as a spectacular athlete. At the McDonald's All-American game, he scored 24 points and won the dunk contest. But Gibbons said Green has a poor feel for the game, even compared to his high school peers. "He lacks fundamental knowledge of how to play his position," said Gibbons, who scouted Green numerous times the past two years. "How long is it going to take him to be a productive contributor to an NBA team?"</div> Source
He's right they shouldn't pick a high schooler with the 5th pick. How long did it take Jermaine O'Neal to contribute to his team. Picking any high schooler is a gamble. How long did it take Kobe T Mac or KG. Sure Green may take a year or two to develop but that doesn't mean he wont be able to contribute in the future.
Put me on record,Green has enough tools that are rare that he will find that some are NBA ready now,and others will come along. I am a lot more skeptical about several college players,and many of the imports
