2002mualum ... you are misunderstanding me....I totally beleive that McNeal will get drafted..just not after this year...in 2 years he will my guess 90% chance of getting drafted I only put 10% will not becuase he needs to fix the turnovers and improve the J, 10% chance he does not do that 90% chance he will and gets drafted....As a matter of fact I have compared him to Duhon numerosu times on this board and feel he could fill a role in the NBA like Duhon. I simply objected to the 3 and out comments...he has too far to go in one year.
Same with Wesley as a matte of fact I comapred him to Russell Carter and I feel after 4 years could be alot like him NY used McKie...again a similar player...I think in two years he could get drafted. but no way after this year he has even farther to go than Jerel.
I agree Wesley is good at many things ...they come natural to him he is a great athlete...but to take it to the next level he has to improve his skill set...Ie his fundamentals...the reason he tarvels alot...the reason he dribbles the ball away often when driving is he neds to tighten his handle thru hundreds of hours of skill work...he is behind if he wants to be an elite colleg player...he like Jerel also needs to become a much better shooter.
HAHA... I have to be honest, I think we are both saying the same thing, but obviously typing it differently.
Let me be more clear: I don't expect Wes or Jerel to be drafted after this year... but in response to another poster I said I was crossing my fingers that neither "blows up" to the point where he/they would think about entering like DJ did (stranger things have happened)
Again, I don't EXPECT them to leave early, but I'm not counting them out given that they both will be 3 year starters in the Big East by the end of this season.
They both have a ton of natural talent, and obviously have developed nicely in the past 2 seasons. I really don't see "major" flaws in either of their games... I just think they need to practice and play more and just get sharper in all aspects.
Both can handle the ball, both can rebound, both can score on the break, both are streaky shooters, both are good defenders (obviously McNeal excels in this category), Matthews is a very good/great free throw shooter, etc.. They both are pretty well rounded and both are good athletes who haven't reached their full potential yet.
Are they good enough to get drafted? Well, I'm not sure, the NBA is really full of some freakish athletes, so sometimes its not necessarily about a guy's ability to play basketball, but his physical tools and how high his "ceiling" is.
