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Message: [QUOTE="jdubs30, post: 2002266, member: 1620"] It's actually simple and ironic if you think about it (Ennis is the only one who doesn't fit into my theory): - JB recruits to the zone. What does that mean? Long wingspans, height, springy athletes. - What does the NBA care about? Aside from skill, MEASURABLES AND POTENTIAL. Our players are oozing with NBA potential based on who JB is recruiting. Think about it - Waiters, MCW, McCullough, Grant - all elite athletes with long arms and superior jumping ability. Hell, even Ennis has a big wingspan for his size. Mali wasn't as elite of an athlete as the others, but he had crazy long arms and huge hands. The NBA loves 19 year olds who exhibit the atheleticism and height our players have - why do we have them? Because they are perfect for the zone. Joel Berry, Marcus Paige, Denzel Valentine, etc. don't fit into the zone mold (maybe Paige does). Therefore they lack the extra measurable that NBA teams want to see. Of course I'm not saying that every recruit we get fits into that mold, but I think that's what it stems from. Remember people going crazy because JB "recruits to the zone" instead of players that fit offensively? This is a by product of it. What JB wants in the zone defensively from players are the same traits that NBA teams look for in draft picks. We don't recruit 6'0 PG's (Monte Morris), we prefer longer, taller PGs a la MCW, Ennis, Howard, etc. - this is the also the same type of PG that most NBA teams are looking for. Jalen Adams is a really good college player for UConn - does he fit what JB wants in a PG? Probably not. Will he leave early for the NBA? Probably not. Listen to opposing coaches talk about us - without a doubt one of the first words they'll talk about is our length and our athletes - which is coincidentally, exactly what NBA teams want [/QUOTE]

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