Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News has listed his biggest busts that will be selected in the upcoming NBA Draft.
Brandon Knight leads his list.
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[B]Brandon Knight, PG, Kentucky.[/B] What is it, exactly, that turned Knight into a likely top-5 pick? John Wall-type athleticism? Doesn’t have it. The [URL=”http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-06-21/2011-nba-draft-busts-brandon-knight-bismack-biyombo-kawhi-leonard#”][COLOR=darkgreen]strength[/COLOR][/URL] of a Derrick Rose? That, either. The playmaking wizardry of Jason Kidd? Huh-uh.
Knight is a capable shooter but not extraordinary. He has good size for the point guard position, but we’re not talking about Magic [URL=”http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-06-21/2011-nba-draft-busts-brandon-knight-bismack-biyombo-kawhi-leonard#”][COLOR=darkgreen]Johnson[/COLOR][/URL] or Penny Hardaway. Knight is 6-3, 185. Deron Williams has him by 22 pounds.
Talk to coaches who’ve opposed him, and they’ll tell you Knight has almost no use for his left hand. If a defender sits on his right hand, Knight can’t cross over and drive in the opposite direction.
The past three point guards to play for John Calipari at [URL=”http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-06-21/2011-nba-draft-busts-brandon-knight-bismack-biyombo-kawhi-leonard#”][COLOR=darkgreen]Memphis[/COLOR][/URL] and Kentucky were Rose, Tyreke Evans and John Wall, so it might be that some are expecting that magic to continue as if by osmosis.
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All things considered, does this mean Brandon Knight will stay the same player he was in college and not improve his game on a daily basis?
My guess Brandon Knight will work hard to improve his left hand and do the things that are necessary to be a top notch point guard in the NBA.
