I don't think poor showings are going to shoot down Bordchart, Ely, Butler, Jeffries, F. Williams or Dunleavy--teams have seen them enough against high level comp to determine if they can play. Likewise, it just pretty much confirms what people new about Wilcox and JW phenomenal athleticism, and Gooden, Wagner and Haislips excellent athleticism. However, I do think these probably help in the evaluation for more unknown players. IMO teams picking 8-9-10 would be fools not to take Nene, and teams picking 12-13-14 would be fools to not take Stoudemire. Let's hope they are fools I can't think these numbers and the pot issue have helped Woods cause--though it might help us get him.
sweet looking chart, Mango. Thanks. I don't know about you guys, but if I have the choice between Wilcox, Nene, and Stoudemire, I take Nene in a heartbeat. I don't know if he'll be the best player of the three, but he sounds like the best potential bruiser out of all of them. If we trade up though (say, with Cleveland), I hope we use the pick on a SF.
the tests definitely do favor smaller players, ESPECIALLY the bench press... shorter arms = less distance to travel, they are counting reps &c... but again, all this doesn't really matter
re: short guys, esp when you consider I can beat Curtis Borchardt in every test and I'm five foot eight.
Are you kidding me? Nen Hilario, at 6'10 with a 7'4" wing span can jump 34" vertically? Plus, he was one of the top agile players at moving around in the lane? If this guy has ANY shotblocking instincts at all, he is going to be blocking 3-4 shots a game in a year or so. That is utterly amazing. Of course, if only he had some semblance of an offensive game.
