<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Chicago --- Hakim Warrick understood the question. He took his time answering --- there were nearly three minutes of silence --- because he didn't have a good answer. He looked around, eyeballed several of his fellow lottery-bound NBA draftees and rubbed the peach fuzz on his chin passing for a goatee. "I don't know what makes one guy in here the No. 1 player over the rest of us. Honestly, I don't know what makes Andrew Bogut the guy or Marvin Williams the guy," the former Syracuse star and reigning Big East Player of the Year said at the NBA pre-draft camp last week. "I guess it depends on who you are and what you're looking for. But I don't know what separates one guy from another. It has to be tough." Bogut, the 7-foot, 255-pound center from Utah, would win most arguments as the top player, just as he finished his sophomore season with most of the collegiate player-of-the-year awards after leading the Utes to the top 10 in the rankings and into the NCAA tournament. Bogut has been called the draft's best passing big man since Hall of Famer Bill Walton, a swifter version of Vlade Divac or Brad Miller, and a technician of the game without peer in this draft. While Williams' potential is hard to ignore, Bogut's right now is downright scary for NBA teams desperate for immediate help. Bogut is believed to be the rare can't-miss big man in an era when they've been anything but, particularly when they look like Bogut. Yes, he's heard more than his share of cautionary tales about the feared "Big White Stiff" theory that he plans to debunk. So while the players might have trouble differentiating among each other, NBA executives in Chicago for last week's camp know exactly what distinguishes the top players from the second tier. Bogut knows it too. That's why he's working out for just two teams. The Milwaukee Bucks and the Hawks, owners of the first and second picks in the June 28 draft. After examining both rosters, Bogut is convinced he could be a dynamite addition to either team. "Both rosters are perfect for my game," said Bogut, born and raised in Australia to Croatian-born parents. "Playing with [Bucks All-Star guard] Michael Redd would be great for me. If I get him open, defenders would have to decide if they want to hedge or help, and that leaves me chances for easy dunks or creates great opportunities for other guys. "Atlanta is a young, up-and-coming team with young, athletic guys. And that's also great for me. Working from the high post I could help get them the ball and we'd be an exciting team to watch." </div> Source
Well, I can't wait to see what this kid can really. He's not going to have that big impact a first overall draft pick should have but oh well.
