Every year, like a moth to a flame, I eagerly await the results from the predraft camp. I like to see who can jump out of the gym, who's actually four inches shorter than their college listed height and who can't bench 185 pounds. I'm interested in this but I don't think teams should take much stock in this beyond height, weight and wingspan. Those stats could help dictate a position for a player and could either hinder or help them. The NBA is full of dynamic athletes but on the court statistics are what teams should really focus on. People who think Durant's stock should slip due to this are crazy just like anyone that passed on Josh Howard because they wanted potential rather than results. This all goes back to my post about Joakim earlier and I'm afraid someone will take Yi, who could be very solid, over a player that has a much slimmer chance of failing. I get excited about potential as well but how many teams do we need in the league like Atlanta or Boston that are full of potential and nothing else?
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