Spreading ripples of Vander going pro

[MUHoopsFan2]

Good post.

Excellent post reply. That sums it up right there. Nothing more to be said.

[Dawson Rental]

Very well put, Doc. I think Mr. Hitler lamented that Germany didn't have enough tanks because that damned 8th Air Force had destroyed all industry in the Ruhr. Oh what could have been...  

Well, the Eighth Air Force isn't due all the credit.  Speer actually increased arms production in the last years of the war.  Biggest problem was German over engineering of their armored vehicles leading to developmental delays and making them too complicated to produce in the quantities needed.

The Soviet T-34; crude, very uncomfortable, but resistant to break down and easy to produce.  Oh, and no problem for any farm boy to drive.

If the Germans could have swallowed some pride and just started copying the T-34 in late 1941, instead of taking over a year and a half to develop the very excellent, but hard to manufacture Panther tank, the outcome on the eastern front could very well have been different.

edit: On second thought I probably should have pm'd this to Keefe.  Apologies to any that I have bored.

[GGGG]

Blue is having a Blue sort of year so far.

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Vander_Blue/197724#Player Stats

Scoring a bunch, but isn't shooting all that good.  My favorite stat on this page is that he is listed at 6'7".  If only...

[brandx]

Yes it would have. Especially if the team won the Big East again and he played some PG expanding his resume. He would have been drafted this time.

The main reason why he was not was because of the question of what is he, and his jump shot and his maturity to lead a team with the ball in his hands. Both of which he could have improved upon by staying.

If Marcus Smart returned and the kid at Louisville did and he won a title....he should have returned. 

He wouldn't have been drafted unless he dramatically improved his jump shot. And since he was never a point guard, playing there in a senior season at MU may have only re-affirmed what NBA scouts already know - that he can't play the position. There is no question of what he is. It is why he wasn't drafted and why he was cut. He's an off-guard without a jump shot.

Winning the Big East would have absolutely no bearing on getting drafted. And if you are comparing him to Marcus Smart, you are living in a whole different dimension that everyone else.

[GGGG]

Furthermore, the best that he could have done is play point for about 8-10 a game because Derrick would have still been the starter and played most of the minutes.