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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 368204, member: 716"] Well, yeah. But that's kind of the point of this sort of thread (which, unfortunately, is bound to deteriorate into hurt feelings and excessive criticisms of players). Harris is one of my all-time favorites. But the Post-Standard beat team hyped him from the moment of his commitment and Boeheim told us in summer 2006 that Harris (not Durant or Oden) was likely to be national freshman of the year. So that, plus a pair of NITs and good-not-great numbers for three years does, unfortunately, make his career a bit disappointing. I think he's regarded unfairly by many and think his off-court behavior was overstated (and paled in comparison to many of his teammates). He's a hustle guy who's got a much higher hoops IQ than many give him credit for. I'm happy he went to SU (though he could've really been something on a defense-first team that played mostly man). But his career was disappointing. Similar to Red Bruin, Devendorf, or any other McDonald's-level guy who never really put it together. (For the record, I'd put Devendorf on this list over Harris: actual McDonald's selection, immensely talented scorer. Never cared to give an effort on defense. And let this sink in for a minute: Lawrence Moten would very likely no longer be Syracuse's all-time leading scorer if Devendorf had allowed himself to stay in school for four years. It's easy to forget what a naturally talented offensive player he was; he never reached his full potential.) Anyway, this list begins and ends with Winfred Walton. Honorable mention to Terrence Roberts (good guy who had dreadful hands and was overrated in high school) and Mookie Watkins (who had every tool but mental make-up - and great point guard - to be a a dominant college center but who's made a nice professional career for himself). [/QUOTE]

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