<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Winners 1. Luther Head, Illinois: The 6-foot-3 senior was the best 3-point shooter at the camp, and he also was one of the better penetrating guards. He's not quite a point guard, but he's no longer a second-round reach, either. He'll be a solid second-round pickup for someone, and if he slips into the first round, don't be stunned. 2. Steven Smith, La Salle: Here's a guy to root for. Four years ago he arrived at La Salle as a non-qualifier, and now he has his degree. Because of that he also earned back his missed freshman year of eligibility. Because of what he did last week -- 16 points per game on 56.3-percent shooting -- Smith won't need that fourth year of eligibility. He's firmly in the second round and might even sneak into the first round, according to scouts at camp. 3. Rawle Marshall, Oakland: This shooting guard measured nearly 6-6 with a wingspan of 7-1. Couple that incredible length with quickness and athletic ability galore, plus a solid shooting stroke, and he has gone from a small-school curiosity to a future NBA wing. 4. Eddy Fobbs, Sam Houston State: The senior center measured great -- a little over 6-11, with the longest wingspan in camp at nearly 7-7 -- and was springy to boot. He wasn't all that productive (eight points, three rebounds per game) but he was 5-for-9 from the floor and 11-for-14 from the line. He went from relative unknown to likely second-rounder. 5. Skip Prosser, Wake Forest, and Bruce Weber, Illinois: After a modest week at Chicago, junior center Eric Williams opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Wake Forest. Likewise, Illinois junior guard Dee Brown probably will return to school after suffering a broken foot on the first day of camp. Without those players, Wake Forest and Illinois might have plummeted from two of the best teams in 2005 to the NIT in 2006. With Williams at Wake Forest, and assuming Brown comes back to Illinois, Prosser and Weber ought to get their teams back to the NCAA Tournament. Losers 6. Deji Akindele, Chicago State: In a weak year for centers, this 7-1 sophomore failed to capitalize. For starters, he's not 7-1. He's barely 6-11 -- in shoes -- and while that's still big, he played small in Chicago. Ducking under the rim, flipping up scoop shots ... his repertoire of moves was straight out of the YMCA. On the bright side, he's so athletic and raw that he still has a chance to be a good pro. Just not now. In the two games we watched, Akindele had 12 fouls and one blocked shot in 33 minutes. 7. Louis Williams, high school: By not playing in the camp, the skinny guard from Georgia chickened out on his chance to prove himself against future NBDL players. If he's as good as he says he is, he needed to be here. Instead, the 6-1 Williams is going to force some team to take a chance on him based on his performances in high school and in carefully orchestrated individual workouts. If Williams doesn't get drafted until the second round, he'll have no one to blame but himself. 8. Salim Stoudamire, Arizona: Of all 60 players who accepted invitations to the camp, Stoudamire was the most likely first-round pick. With his NBA range, Stoudamire would have stood out in Chicago, where 3-pointers were made at a 28-percent rate. Alas, a turned ankle ended Stoudamire's camp before the first game. He still could play his way into the first round with individual workouts, but he would have looked great in Chicago. 9. Alex Acker, Pepperdine: Somebody gave Acker some awful advice. According to Waves coach Paul Westphal, Acker already had signed with an agent before the camp, meaning he can't go back to Pepperdine. Too bad, because after his invisible performance last week in Chicago, he can't go to the NBA, either. In the two games we saw, he had four field goals (in 13 attempts), four assists and four turnovers. 10. Billy Donovan, Florida: Donovan surely has lost his best three players from last season -- David Lee, Matt Walsh and Anthony Roberson. Lee's a senior, Walsh already has announced his plans to stay in the draft as a junior, and Roberson felt like he proved himself to be an NBA point guard last week in Chicago. Roberson didn't quite prove that -- he averaged three assists per game -- but he played well enough to solidify his draft stock in the second round. Left behind is Donovan, whose Gators will need some massive retooling.</div> http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/8562996
How can Alan Anderson not be one of the biggest winners? He led the camp in both points and steals. Not only that, but he scored in every way possible; from the outside, midrange, the paint, and the line. His defense was also said to have been the best in the camp. In my opinion, he is now a lock for at least the second round after the camp, so he should definitely be on there over Eddy Fobbs. Just because the writer of this article had never heard of Fobbs doesn't mean that he was an unknown to everyone else. I've personally known about him for over two years. He's big, but he's not that talented. I can't see him going in the second round.
