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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 1258199, member: 1423"] It's a little silly to argue over Rak's potential as an NBA center since he projects as a PF. But it's even harder to understand how anyone could see him play and claim that he's not uber-athletic (2nd in ACC in blocks), that he doesn't have a legit. jumper/face-the-basket game (GT?), that he can't hit the clutch shot against pressure defense (L-T?) or that he can't score over taller players (-St.?). And as for the "draft on potential" argument ... this is a guy who had no offensive game in HS to speak of, averaged less than 6 ppg through 3 years in college .. and just this year elevated himself into the top 3 scoring leaders in the ACC. Talk about potential, I think Rak's just beginning to discover his offensive capabilities by nearly tripling his point production in one year. And his shooting range isn't declining or flat-lining; it's expanding. That doesn't sound like a pick you'd be throwing money away on. [/QUOTE]