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Message: [QUOTE="newmexicuse, post: 2230541, member: 57"] Interesting comment - I believe that all of the names that you cited were first round picks. Fredette had obvious physical shortcomings that make it very risky to see if he would project to the next level. The others you cited looked good at the time. Of course, if a player is lacking physical ability it does not matter what he has accomplished. Our Scoop is a good example of that. On the other hand there are dozens of NBA guys out there who had great college careers, weren't one and dones, and were successful at the next level. I probably didn't word my initial thought very well, but what I was trying to say is that in most cases in the first round, & the lottery in particular, that the scouts are not looking for guys who will be solid contributors for the next ten years, rather they are looking for a home run & trying to find the next star or superstar. [/QUOTE]