Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Does it matter how long you play college?

I was kind of speculating. My guess is that it really doesn't, since the talent level varies significantly, and people have different reasons for leaving or staying in school. Nonetheless, since I haven't done any of these speculations in a while, here we have it:

High School Only

PG Monta Ellis Louis Williams
SG Kobe Bryant Stephen Jackson
SF LeBron James Tracy McGrady Rashard Lewis
PF Kevin Garnett Amar'e Stoudemire
C Dwight Howard Al Jefferson Andrew Bynum




One and Done

PG Derrick Rose Jamal Crawford
SG OJ Mayo Corey Maggette
SF Kevin Durant Carmelo Anthony Luol Deng
PF Lamar Odom Anthony Randolph Zach Randolph
C Chris Bosh Spencer Hawes




Sophomore Sensation

PG Chris Paul Chauncey Billups Gilbert Arenas
SG Joe Johnson Jason Richardson
SF Caron Butler Andre Iguodala Rudy Gay
PF Elton Brand LaMarcus Aldridge
C Rasheed Wallace Brook Lopez




Juniors

PG Deron Williams Devin Harris
SG Dwayne Wade Ray Allen Vince Carter
SF Paul Pierce Shawn Marion
PF Carlos Boozer Antawn Jamison
C Marcus Camby Emeka Okafor Al Horford




College Graduates

PG Jameer Nelson Steve Nash Jason Terry
SG Brandon Roy
Danny Granger

SF Tayshaun Prince Shane Battier Josh Howard
PF Tim Duncan David West
C Brad Miller Brendan Haywood




Foreign Club

PG Tony Parker Jose Calderon
SG Manu Ginobili Rudy Fernandez
SF Hedo Turkoglu Andrei Kirilenko
PF Pau Gasol Dirk Nowitzki Nene Hilario
C Yao Ming Mehmet Okur Marc Gasol

Now granted some of the one and done players might have tried to go into the NBA straight out of college (2006 and later) but for now, it seems we have a pretty good spread. What's your take? Juniors are pretty stacked.

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