Commander of Awesome;1456052 wrote:Listening to Pluto podcast's and he says if draft were today Cavs won't draft Noel #1 overall. Too scared of growth plate issue and lack of offense. Says he thinks Ben McLemore would probably be the pick. S&L, I'm sure you've said your thoughts on him already, but would you mind discussing him a bit more since you're the resident Kansas fan?
Ben McLemore is really, really good. 2 seasons ago when he was a freshman and suspended for the season, self called him the Most talented player on the team. Thats with an 2 all americans (1 npoy candidate). He's raw though. He's an incredible jump shooter but had trouble getting to the rim despite his leaping ability. The guy is an incredible dunker, one of the best I've ever seen at the collegiate level. No exaggeration.
My biggest complaint about him is he doesn't seem to take over games. It's strange because he is claiming that it was the system that held him back. Self says he gave him every opportunity to take over but he sometimes wouldn't. I believe self. I could see him on the sidelines yelling for Ben to shoot more.
I think he'd be a great addition to a team, just not sure that team is Cleveland. It would essentially push waiters to the 6th man which I doubt he'd like. I'm thinking if they're not going with Noel, I'd rather they pick porter or McLemore. Either one is fine with me.