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Good article in RealGM -- https://basketball.realgm.com/article/233341/The-Clowney-Conundrum-For-The-NBA

Excerpt --

If a player like Jadaveon Clowney was in the NBA draft, there is little chance he would go No. 1 overall. To be sure, if he played basketball, Clowney wouldn't have to spend three years in school before being eligible for the draft, but as a rule, an NBA team would not spend a high pick on a player whose college production was trending in the wrong direction. When it comes to evaluating prospects, NFL teams don't seem to be as much in the thrall of individual statistics.

After a dominant sophomore campaign that saw him gracing the cover of every magazine in the country, Clowney’s had a disappointing final season at South Carolina. He went from 54 tackles and 13 sacks in 2012 to 40 tackles and only 3 sacks in 2013. Nevertheless, taking him No. 1 was the logical move - at 6'5 270 with a 37’ vertical and a 4.53 40, he is as physically gifted as any defensive lineman to come into the NFL in a long time. Clowney was picked on tools, not stats.

After all, there was only so much he could do at South Carolina. If the other teams in the SEC were going to double and triple team him and run the ball to the other side of the formation, Clowney was doing his job, even if the stats didn't always show it. Football is a team game and no college player, no matter how physically dominant, can carry his team to victory by himself. The statistics he compiles, meanwhile, are somewhat constrained by his role on the team.

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A good article describing why Randle will likely fall on draft day:

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2057928-will-julius-randle-be-destined-for-2014-nba-draft-day-slide

A writer for SBNation compares Randle's length to that of the starting PF's in the NBA:



NBA execs and scouts talk about Randle:




I find it really interesting that only 3 NBA PF's have a wingspan as short as Randle's, and yet, two of them are arguably the two best PF's in the game. But he doesn't have Griffin's athleticism (not even close), nor does he have Love's skill set (as a freshman Love averaged about 18ppg, 11rpg, 2apg in college and was shooting 36% from 3). He'll never have Griffin's athleticism, and while you could say "Well, he could develop K-Love type skills!", couldn't you then say that about anyone? Love is a special player. He's the outlier of un-athletic bigs who lack length.

I love his motor, fire, somewhat unique ability to attack in transition and so on. But Randle has some major holes in his stock.

**Nickkk, that's your que to come in and say these are all reasons he should play SF**

These are all reasons he should play SF.


Good work spy.. will rep when i'm back at my computer.



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