Who are the top college talents entering the draft this year

This thread will most likely get moved to the NBA Draft and College section, but the players that most people are eyeing are:

Drew Gooden
Jason Williams
Mike Dunleavy Jr.
DeJuan Wagner
Marcus Haslip
Jared Jefferies
Chris Marcus
Kareem Rush
Caron Butler
Melvin Ely
Qyntel Woods

Just to name a few, although some of those guys will not come out this year, nor have any underclassmen declared (they can't officially declare for another two months).

 

let us not forget the infamous yao ming... anyways, here's a link that can meet all your needs on this issue:
www.nbadraft.net

 

i know, i know...yao ming is not a college player. i just jumped the gun and assumed that you were asking on behalf of the rockets prospects in the upcoming draft.

 

Gooden and Wagner are men among boys. If the Rockets land Gooden in the draft and maybe land a 3 in the offseason (Odom or Lewis) then we could easily win 50 to 53games. Just imagine Eddie and Gooden in the same frontcourt.

 

I remember posting something about getting Gooden and putting him in the frontcourt with Eddie Griffin, and getting blasted for it because people were saying they were essentially the same player. Hell I'll take two players of that caliber. But I'm glad to see someone else warming up to the idea.

I gotta say that I am not all that sold on Yao Ming, not because he is a foreigner, but because I can't see him firsthand. If I could watch him like I can Gooden, Wagner, Williams, Dunleavy, etc., it would be easier for me to judge. However if the Rockets' scouts see something in him I say go for it.

 

If Toronto does not make the playoffs, and thus are in the lottery, the Rockets do not get their first round pick this year, the pick is lottery protected. I think I'd be okay with that because Memphis may get our pick next year.