<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Andrew Bynum's AAU coach, Larry Marshall, said his star center is assured of being a lottery pick in the NBA Draft on Tuesday and that the league's 19-year-old limit is unfair to teens. Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said Bynum, who was recruited by the Huskies, is getting bad advice from his advisors and that turning pro out of high school is a mistake the 17-year-old may regret. Somewhere between the two lies the truth. "People told me if I worked hard, got in better shape, I'd be [in the lottery]. I discovered they were right. I'm sure I'll get the opportunity," said Bynum, a 7-foot, 280-pounder who averaged 22 points, 16 boards and five blocks for St. Joseph High School in Metuchen, N.J. Bynum's stock skyrocketed after he dominated the McDonald's All-American game, and after a league-wide workout at Baruch on June 4, he was confident enough in his lottery status to cancel last week's workout for the Nets. He impressed the Blazers (No. 3) and Lakers (No. 10), and Isiah Thomas says the Knicks might pick him with the No. 8 pick. But most mock drafts have him going much lower and he wasn't invited to the lottery or Chicago pre-draft camp. "There are people around him that want him in the NBA," Calhoun said. "He's a bright kid and a great student; he just needs to be advised a little better. He doesn't have to be taking a chance with this." </div> Source
