Amir would benefit a lot by playing his senior year. So many players declare for the draft and never get selected.
Also hopefully he'll have his degree or be close to it for his next chapter if Basketball is not it.
Amir would benefit a lot by playing his senior year. So many players declare for the draft and never get selected.
JayKay be coming for ya on that Shaun Livingston compassion... Amir's life in the NBA will be more on if he's willing to defend. He works hard and shoots a ton already and will develop that to the best that it will be. Teams need to know he's willing to defend.
Doesn't matter how willing he is. With his little t-rex arms, he's going to struggle no matter how much effort he puts into it.
Is he better than Voshon? He went in the second round and played his senior year.
Is he better than Khalid? He went in the second round.
Mateen Cleeves also went in the second round.
And yes, I know Amir is 6'9".
I just don't see him going in the first round. And really, the latter half of the first round usually means the developmental league. I think he can improve his draft stock more playing a senior year at his primary position with spot time at PG. If he could just play with the authority he played with in the final 7.25 games (he was out of it for 30min at Maryland) for a whole season he could get the guaranteed cash NBA types are looking for.
Get an insurance policy and come back and play Amir!
Coffey can defend. That will be his ticket to play in the NBA.
Amir is not getting drafted this year. He's not going anywhere.
I’d love to have a handful of long, lean greyhounds (like Oregon, Baylor, etc). Give me 2 true posts, 2 combo guards with great handles, and fill the roster up w/6-6 to 6-9 athletes that can shoot it. We have had few players over the years that haven’t had notable limitations: athletic but can’t shoot; good shooters that are too short, too slow, or both; posts that are tall but soft, rebound but can’t score, can score but not defend...
Bingo. The problem is that those guys are at a premium.
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Maybe he just wants to start making money, whether or not it's in the NBA. A lot of players worse than him play for a long time overseas for good money. Hope for the NBA, settle for ... Spain or wherever.
I can't see Coffey foregoing his senior year to go play over seas, you rarely see players do that. He should test the NBA waters and if he isn't going to get drafted highly it would be in his best interest to come back for his senior year and try and improve his stock.
He could’ve played overseas after last year and made a decision not to. I’m not too worried.All depends on how much he likes school and the college lifestyle and how urgent it is for him to play for pay. That's a question few would have the answer to unless they are family or very close friends. He's not going immediately to the NBA but there are other pro options if he wants them. Not likely the overseas options will diminish if he stays. I hope he likes college. Next year without him would likely be a disaster.
From what I know he hasn't hired an agent. He's doing the same thing that Jordan Murphy did last spring. He's meeting with NBA officials and getting a good understanding of where he might land if he did declare for the draft. No agent needed.I'm surprised he is going to test the waters. So hiring an agent no longer means college is over? Don't think he will sniff first round this year-maybe next year? I hope he has a great year and does that.