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[QUOTE="Tom K., post: 2075640, member: 5812"]
None come to mind.

As for Lydon going pro:
Over the years I've really changed my attitude on players going pro; re: ready or not.
For starters, there seems to be some assumption that a player WILL benefit from another year of college.
The only benefit is going to be a higher draft position and initial contract. Okay that's fine and all, but everyone knows it's contract #2 that gets you paid and another year of college won't help you get contract #2. NOT ONE BIT. I firmly believe this.
A player will develop faster playing in the NBA than playing in college. Denying this is ludicrous. 
But here is the rub: some players have it, some players don't. Just like anything else. I'm confident in saying that if a player fizzles out in the NBA, more college wasn't going to help. Are they bad players? No, they are still terrific and as everyone knows, many end up overseas. But the NBA is for the ultra-elite. There is just so much talent in the world and at every level, the talent gets better. I myself got weeded out after elementary school ;).
Does anyone remember when Brian Scalabrine (noted NBA benchwarmer and punchline) challenged anyone to come and face him 1-on-1? People sent in audition tapes. 4 opponents were hand picked and he beat them by a combined score of 44-6. Fun fact: one of those opponents was Matt Tomaszewski.

Now I'm just rambling, that's enough.
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