so it looks like he is testing the waters a la jarret jack

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2054184

Edited May 6, 200520 yr by AssHatSoxFan

so it looks like he is testing the waters a la jarret jack

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2054184

 

Not surprising at all. Any junior who has NBA aspirartions should declare and test the waters.

phew, scared me for a second

i think its not a bad thing to do and possibly get invited to a few camps

I selfishly want him to stay but he is a father so I hope that he makes lots of money for his family whether it's this year or next year

he won't crack the 1st round.

Said he's 99% sure he's coming back. So I think he'll pull out before the deadline.

Something tells me that he's going to go. I hope not. He could be the difference between Rush coming to Illinois. Same with next year's recruting class because without Brown, we are a really different team.

he won't crack the 1st round.

i think he would, but not hiring an agent was smart

i think he would, but not hiring an agent was smart

 

I highly doubt Dee would get drafted in the first round. I haven't even seen him talked about as an early second round pick. If he gets drafted it would probably be late in the second round unless some team falls in love with him.

the guy is a pure jump shooter.

i havn't seen him create his own shot all season from off the dribble.

his defensive game might land him a late first pick as a bench player that can hit some threes and pressure the ball.

No way he goes in the first. He hasn't proven that he can be an effective PG in the half court offense. He needs to come back to Illinois to run the show for a year.

He'll be back

He'll be back

 

Hopefully.

He'll run the show next year.

 

He knows it.

 

He'll be back.

He'll run the show next year. 

 

He knows it. 

 

He'll be back.

 

It just dawned on me. In your sig ... Doesn't AJ look like a young Bill Murray?

It just dawned on me.  In your sig ... Doesn't AJ look like a young Bill Murray?

 

Perhaps.

 

Here's a pic from my personal collection.

Perhaps.

 

Here's a pic from my personal collection.

 

There's a definite similariry.

i think he would, but not hiring an agent was smart

 

I don' even think he will be drafted at this point. He needs more work.

Somebody before mentioned that he has a son, and on top of that, he also has already graduated, so if he did go to the draft, he'd be leaving Illinois with a degree already.

 

That being said, I think he can increase his stock a lot more if he can lead a less talented Illinois team to success, but at the same time, if Illinois struggles, he may lose some luster that he's gained with the Final Four run.

 

Basically, I think he's doing just what Powell did last year, getting his name out there and trying to find out as much about where he stands as possible.

He will be back, why not test the waters?

Somebody before mentioned that he has a son, and on top of that, he also has already graduated, so if he did go to the draft, he'd be leaving Illinois with a degree already. 

 

That being said, I think he can increase his stock a lot more if he can lead a less talented Illinois team to success, but at the same time, if Illinois struggles, he may lose some luster that he's gained with the Final Four run.

 

Basically, I think he's doing just what Powell did last year, getting his name out there and trying to find out as much about where he stands as possible.

 

I'm not sure how much luster Dee gained in the Final Four run because the run was sparked by Luther Head and Deron Williams and while Dee played alright he really didn't do enough to elevate himself in the eyes of scouts. And I don't think Dee will actually graduate this semester. IIRC he has finished his class work but he needs to complete an internship before earning his degree.

^ correct.

I don' even think he will be drafted at this point. He needs more work.

more work he helped bring the team back in games they were down

more work he helped bring the team back in games they were down

 

So did Jack Ingram and nobody is calling him a first round draft choice. Dee is great at playing the passing lanes but isn't what I would call a great on the ball defender. He is a good albeit streaky shooter. He doesn't create well for himself or others and he hasn't shown he can run the PG at a high level for extended periods of time. Dee is a very good player but he was the third best guard on the team this year and his game is still pretty limited at this point in time. If he shows he can take defenders off of the dribble and run the point effectively he would be a first round draft choice. If he doesn't he'll be a second rounder at best.