Lazar's Draft Stock

[4everwarriors]

By opening day of the 2010-11 season

Deal

[jficke13]

the round mound of rebound was only 6'4" 1/2? I guess maybe I should have qualified: When was the last time you saw someone, who is not currently in the Hall of Fame, who plays as big as Zar?

Even if we include HoF players, that just illustrates how effective Zar is for his size.

[ChicosBailBonds]

On DRAFT Express, 10 of the 60 players in the Mock Draft are Big East players.  Almost all of them are not seniors.

[Ready2Fly]

Sultan, the same things were said about Matthews last year too. Too small to play SF, not explosive enough to play SG in the league. He didn't get drafted, then landed in the perfect situation and is thriving. Not saying the same will happen with Lazar, but it's certainly possible. I wouldn't be shocked at all if he got drafted or signed as a FA.

[Avenue Commons]

The thing that bodes well for Zar is his ability to shoot; lateral quickness is an issue for plenty of decent players in the NBA.

Actual his biggest strength is his physical strength. He is very long and incredibly strong. He has a nice jump shot, but with limited lift. He can play man well and function in a zone. He's got a shot, but I doubt it, unfortunately. Seems more and more foreign kids are taken with 2nd round picks.

[77ncaachamps]

If the trend is shedding contracts just to sign a few big name players, I'm sure that Lazar's opportunity is good to make the NBA as an unsigned free agent a la Wes.

If this economy continues, revenues are going to be an issue and hard-working players like Lazar may just have the chance.

I see lots of Euros getting picked over him and then stashed in Europe to defer the contracts.

[NCMUFan]

Great pic of Lazar and the ball with the MU logo.

[GGGG]

Sultan, the same things were said about Matthews last year too. Too small to play SF, not explosive enough to play SG in the league. He didn't get drafted, then landed in the perfect situation and is thriving. Not saying the same will happen with Lazar, but it's certainly possible. I wouldn't be shocked at all if he got drafted or signed as a FA.

I'm sorry, but that is not entirely accurate.  One of the biggest positives about Wes was that he had an "NBA body."  He is not small, nor is he slow for his position.  The biggest question about him was whether or not he could shoot consistently enough.  I do agree that his attitude, and the situation in which he was placed, has helped him tremendously.

[4everwarriors]

By opening day of the 2010-11 season

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[mstang917]

Yahoo's Take
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-ncaascout033010&prov=yhoo&type=lgns


F Lazar Hayward, Marquette, senior, 6-6, 225 – He's a lot like Harangody in that he has such a good feel for the game. He makes plays in different ways. He's got to figure out a way to be one those tweener forwards. He's only 6-foot-6 or 6-7, so he's an undersized four. But he can step away and make jump shots. He's good at the pick-and-pop. Defensively, he's too small to defend a four-man. But is he quick enough to chase a three? At this point I just don't know if he's in that boat, athletically.