Before posting, I made a similar list from Draft Express which showed slightly different shoeless heights but the same weights as yours. http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre...=All&sort2=ASC&draft=0&pos=&source=All&sort=4 I boiled it down to Rudy and Jamal being the closest. For the record, my list (I'm looking at my notes on an envelope) also had Cory Hightower, 6-5.5, 183 Lawrence Moten, 6-4.25, 183 Corey Brewer, 6-6.75, 185
Re-reading scouting reports, especially about his ridiculous improvement from his freshman to sophomore year, hopefully he can be what we hoped Rudy would be -- a SG who can score/shoot with good court awareness.
I never understood the skinny == injury prone argument for a basketball player. I guess because they are tall and thin, relative to the general population, they look frail. But, unless you are constantly banging in the low post, more weight would likely lead to more injuries than less. The extra weight puts added stress on feet, ankles and knees. These guys are professional athletes with very low body fat. Playing shooting guard or small forward in the NBA involves a lot of running, jumping and cutting. The less wear and tear you have on your lower extremities, the less likely you are to have injury problems. Personally, I know I wouldn't be able to play 4 or 5 nights a week at the age of 51 if I still weighed 245 pounds, but at 190 - 195, I can play as much as I want and still feel great the next day. BNM
