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Eamonn Brennan of ESPN.com grades the NBA decisions made by some of college basketball’s top players.
Brennan grades Kentucky’s John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins as an A+ through A- decision and labels them in the “duh” group.
He gives Patrick Patterson’s decision a B+ through B1 grade and labels it “Respectable, If Not Exactly a Sure Thing”.
Here are some excerpts on the UK players:
[B]John Wall, Fr., G, Kentucky[/B]: Duh.
[B][COLOR=black]DeMarcus Cousins[/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=black],[/COLOR] Fr., F, Kentucky[/B]: Cousins isn’t quite the slam dunk Wall and Turner are — he could get better on the defensive end of the floor, and his occasional blow-ups on the court speak to the type of attitude some NBA general managers will be eager to avoid. But Cousins also got better as the season went along, and it’s impossible to dispute his ability. As a freshman, he was already the strongest big man in the country in 2009-10, and his polish around the hoop — along with his unparalleled rebounding ability — should make him an impact pro.
[B][COLOR=black]Patrick Patterson[/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=black],[/COLOR] Jr., F, Kentucky[/B]: Patterson has been a lottery pick for much of his three-year Kentucky career, and his decision to come back in the midst of a John Calipari-induced talent influx paid off. Patterson debuted an even bigger, stronger body, which he used to dominate the post alongside Cousins, and his work on his inside-out game should make him even more attractive to NBA scouts.
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