Gabjon
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Nichols would have beem drafted but for a false positive lab test (hepititas or something like that, I believe)Florida isn't for forwards but more for bigs and Guards.
We are known for swing forwards first and foremost.
Melo, Warrick, Greene, Wes Johnson, Joseph all got drafted, Nichols, and Paul Haris (who was a PF in a SG's body) were right on the draft line. Nichols may have made a roster for awhile also.
I joke not when I say that those have been our last 7 SF's.
Its no secret either. CJ, Southerland, and Jerami Grant our next three are already knocking on the NBA's door.
Florida isn't aas much for forwards but more for bigs and Guards.
We are known for swing forwards first and foremost.
Melo, Warrick, Greene, Wes Johnson, Joseph all got drafted, Nichols, and Paul Haris (who was a PF in a SG's body) were right on the draft line. Nichols may have made a roster for awhile also.
I joke not when I say that those have been our last 7 SF's.
Its no secret either. CJ, Southerland, and Jerami Grant our next three are already knocking on the NBA's door.
Not for nothing, but Josh Pace was our starting 3 as often as Nichols in 2004 and 2005. But you're right, it is an impressive string of small forwards and tweeners. Darn shame that Harris didn't have slightly better luck.
I'm not suggesting that Harris was better than Devendorf, but I would have liked to have seen what Paul could have done if he'd had the opportunity to be a full time 2. His best stretch of play [my opinion only] came during his sophomore season, when due to the injuries he had to play WG. He wasn't much of a shooter, but his physical attributes made him a real mismatch, and he got to the line a ton.
Definitely his best stint while at SU. Who knows how he might have developed if he'd played there more.