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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 272690, member: 1423"]
For a guy known as a penetrator, his shooting percentages are surprisingly good. This year, he hit 36% from 3 and 48% overall from the floor. [url]http://stats.syracuse.com/cbk/players.asp?id=97406&team=553[/url]
Some feel that won't translate -- but I agree with Fraschilla -- I think he could be a better scorer at the next level with the spacing of a pro offense and M2M coverage.
 
I think his selfishness mostly abated except in transition. In the running game he would look for the spectacular play instead of passing to a trailing guard (usually BT for the putback). But this is consistent with his role as sparkplug/offensive savior - injected into the game to take it over offensively.
 
In the half court, he showed the ability to pass outside on a drive. His inside passes were often dropped, which won't happen in the pros nearly as much. And he was almost unstoppable off of high screens -- finishing won't be as easy in the league and he'll have to find that floater/mid-range game that he didn't always need in college. I think he will.
 
On balance, Dion's raising eyebrows as one of the most athletically gifted guard prospects. The issue will be, how does he compare to the other candidates with broader skillsets who can appeal to more teams. I hope he gets taken in the first round by a team with a veteren PG that he can learn from while he adjusts to the pro game.
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