Russ Smith, Gorgui Dieng, and Chane Behanan

[TheDeuce]

I do agree that Smith will not get a contract on Draft Day, whether that is this year or next year. So he's not really going to hurt himself coming back, IMO.

[Original Rookie]

Could he help himself more by coming back to college or by going ahead and getting in the pros? He will have a lot of adjusting to do at the next level and may be best served playing against those guys starting now. I think you could argue it either way.

[Voice of Reason]

Smith should go. He's not going to change what he is. In fact he may not get drafted next year. He'll be a year older and may get exposed more without Siva.

 

If he isn't going to change/improve, it doesn't matter. His weaknesses will be exposed much faster in the NBA than in college and he will be out of the league before he even gets into it. Being drafted in the second round guarantees nothing. If Smith has these weaknesses, he needs to get back to UL and try to fix them so he has a chance to stick in the league. That is how he will make money.

[02Ram54]

Could he help himself more by coming back to college or by going ahead and getting in the pros? He will have a lot of adjusting to do at the next level and may be best served playing against those guys starting now. I think you could argue it either way.

Absolutely. I think there would be pros and cons to both, but neither have to do with draft position.

 

Here's what it boils down to:

 

You argue go now if you think Russ Smith, as he is today, would make an NBA roster. I think he would, which is why I said if he were my son I would encourage him to leave.

 

You argue stay if you think that, right now, Russ Smith would be a D-league player.

[uselessinfo]

Russ is going to end up in the developmental league so I can see where getting a jump start on it this year would benefit him.

[RockPride]

Balsphemy!!! Just mentioning Behanan in the same thread as Hayes should be a punishable crime. Never were two players more different in what they bring to their teams. Hayes was all about the team and winning. Behanan is all about Behanan.

I disagree with the end of this statement.....while it may have been true in the past...it is not now.

[Original Rookie]

I disagree with the end of this statement.....while it may have been true in the past...it is not now.

 

Agree. He has a long way to go to be "Chuck Hayes type" but also probably has a higher ceiling than Chuck ever did.

[Voice of Reason]

Agree. He has a long way to go to be "Chuck Hayes type" but also probably has a higher ceiling than Chuck ever did.

 

....because? ... :idunno:

[Original Rookie]

Latest tweet by Dieng about the signing on Saturday says that it is $20. He gone.

[02Ram54]

Latest tweet by Dieng about the signing on Saturday says that it is $20. He gone.

Dude, way to repeat something I said like a page ago. :sssh:

[HammerTime]

....because? ... :idunno:

 

Because he is way more athletic than Chuck.

[TheDeuce]

Because he is way more athletic than Chuck.

 

Exactly.

[Original Rookie]

Dude, way to repeat something I said like a page ago. :sssh:

 

:lol2: Being that I'm the one who told you there was an autograph signing in the first place, might want to stay quiet on this one.

[rockmom]

 

:lol2: Being that I'm the one who told you there was an autograph signing in the first place, might want to stay quiet on this one.

 

That was me.

[LRCW]

That was me.

 

 

You weren't the only one.

 

That would 1000% be news to me. If Gorgui were signing for money he'd be doing it with Siva, and I know he hasn't.