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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 154704, member: 1423"]
Dion's playing great. He's got an NBA body and pro-level athletic skills, but I'm not convinced he jumps:
 
1- So far in the mocks, he's a late 1st rounder (at best), in the lists I've seen. This means, unless we go to the final 4 and he dominates, he could slip into the neverland of the second round (we saw how well that worked for Andy Rautins, who DID NOT jump). Check here:
[url]http://www.mynbadraft.com/2012-NBA-Mock-Draft[/url] (26 .. late 1st)
[url]http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2012/[/url] (25, late 1st)
[url]http://nbadraft.net/2012mock_draft[/url] (not mentioned 1st or second round)
 
2- He's shooting 37% from outside (33% last year). [url]http://stats.syracuse.com/cbk/players.asp?id=97406&team=553[/url]  By NBA standards, this isn't eye-popping. There are a bunch of guards shooting as well (DJO, Marquette 37+%), better (Austin Rivers, Duke 38%) or much better (Bufford, OSU 39% over 4 years) percentages.
 
3- If he's projected as a SG, 6'4" isn't ideal pro size, and if he's taken as a PG, he needs a year to show that he can run an elite college offense and win big games in the tournament. Right now, he's a (great) backup.
 
Just sayin.
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