More rationales on Drafting...

[Wretch]

International prospects vs. US HS prospects...I think that's the point he's making.

[Nicholasp27]

international: duncan, dirk, yao, peja, gasol, divac, sabonis, parker, ginobili, nash...

nash/parker

peja/ginobili

dirk/peja

duncan/gasol

yao/sabonis/divac

vs

billups/livingston

kobe/tmac/jr smith

lebron/smoove

kg/jermaine/d howard/jefferson

amare/jermaine/kwame

nash>billups (parker>billups too)

peja

dirk=lebron

duncan=kg

yao=amare

pretty even

[mrhonline]

[Diesel]

Any way... Look over the list carefully.

HSers are the future. Period. Duncan played for Team USA so he is not a Euroballer.

Look over the HSers... Lebron is the future. KG is the present. All these guys you're mentioning are good, but none of them are MVP calibre with the exception of Nash.. And TMAC just may swipe that away from him, if Amare doesn't.

[TheRedStripes]

Just thought id point out that Billups played 2 years of college ball at Colorado

[Nicholasp27]

i didn't say euro...i said international

duncan is from the virgin islands

[CBAreject]

I think the comparison should be between HS players and guys who play in the Euro or International leagues at time of drafting.

College players are college players whether they come from Europe or USA.

Bogut, therefore, is a college player, not an Aussie baller.

[Diesel]

nash/parker/peja/ginobili/dirk/gasol/yao/divac/AK-47/Radmonovich/Drobs/Giricek/Jaric/Rebracca/Kristic/Carbarkarpko/Pavlovic/Darko/Wolkolwyski/Okur/Lopez/Arroyo/Vujanic/Pietrus/Plannic/Delfino/Barbosa/Lampe/Skita/Nene/Nachbar/Welsch/Podkolzine/Khrypa/Monta/Vujacic/Udrih/Ramos/Verajo/Jin/Big Jake/Brezec/Dailibor/Redojivik

vs.

billups/livingston/kobe/tmac/jr smith/lebron/smoove/kg/jermaine/d howard/jefferson/amare/jermaine/kwame/Chandler/Curry/Perkins/Outlaw/Telfair/D. Wright/Miles/Stevenson/

Look at each list. Sure, there are several Europlayers... But most of them are players who are set for a 10 day contract. The players listed on the HS side many have the possibility to be MVP of the league. It's no comparison whatsoever.

[Diesel]

Tell me which International team did Duncan play for?

[TheRedStripes]

once again...Billups played 2 years of college ball at Colorado...that means he cant be on your High School straight to the NBA list

[Nicholasp27]

the hs players that are REALLY mvp/superstar worthy at this point...

kobe/tmac/lebron/kg/jermaine/amare

the euro players...

nash/peja/dirk/yao/ak47/gasol

anyway, the point isn't which brings more stars...the point is that bogut can PASS, can SHOOT, can REBOUND, and has done so against good competition and better-than-high-school competition...