When it comes to the NBA draft, nobody said it better than UCLA forward and potential pick Jason Kapono in The Indianapolis Star. "I should have left college after my freshman year, played in Croatia, and changed my name to Vladimir Kaponovich," Kapono said. "That would have been perfect."
Also, this from the Amico Report, a free NBA newsletter I get, which makes a GREAT point that kind of reflects my feelings on players like Bogans, Troy Bell, and Kapono:
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Allow me to break from this though long enough to beg you to hold those angry e-mails -- I don't think LeBron James is the next Fennis Dembo! Or anything even close. I'm just trying to point out that the NBA draft sure ain't what it used to be. I mean, take a look at Boston College guard Troy Bell. He played four years in the Big East, and has been called the most athletic player entering the draft by more than one scout. He can shoot, defend, and has a great attitude. That much we know. Yet Bell probably won't be drafted until the second round. Why? As one GM told me, "Because everyone's seen him play too much. Nobody finds him to be all that intriguing." Ah, yes. There's that word again.
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