Well we are fully immersed in non stop college basketball, and NBA these days. Thus I have taken a sbbatical from watching SportsCenter, ESPN, and most sports channels. I am a life long Laker fan but besides that I have ZERO interest in BBall.
The combine is quickly approaching as the annual task of wondering why a gifted athlete never reached his potential on the field, or why a guy that isn't fast, strong, or agile excelled at the college level and how both of those adorementioned scenarios translate into a succesful pro player. Inevitably more than one team will be blown away with a guy's "measurables" at the combine. 40 yard dash, verticla jump, bench press, or skill position drills. For every truely gifted athlete there are the Mike Mammula's, Adam Archueleta's, and most recently Vernon Gholsten's. These guys played well in college but their draft position significantly increased due to testing during the combine. Let's hope the Rams don't fall into this trap.
The combine certainly can provide more accurate information about players, especially because their "measurables" tend to be exaggerated in college.
Look at it this way, I'd much rather watch a guy run a 40 yard dash in tights and hear about the draft than listen to Dickie V slobber over some diaper dandy from Seton Hall (my apologies if you are an alum).
No comments:
Post a Comment