Regarding Hamilton, it's very disappointing to hear he performed poorly at Nike camp. One other thing you have to remember is that the best scout based mock drafts in any sport show volatility like the stock markets. Some guys are NBA 1st round picks off a great NCAA tournament. Some have stock drop due to poor performances or injuries or character issues that emerge late in a season. So we will need to wait and see what happens. Hamilton may be back in the lottery by end of next season.
Missed this post by you KSTW....but I agree...this ^ ^ ^ is exactly what I was saying when you started the thread in May and in the long discussion.
FWIW...I called BS on nbadraft.net in the second post ... and said I was waiting for a 2nd opinion from( Draft Express who never had him rated as a lottery pick)...now it looks like the NBAdraft.net are calling BS on themselves since they've had D-Ham all over the place like dogsh#t ! Even their recent "expert opinion" sounds bogus to anyone who's watched him for more than a week this July..... from NBAdraft.net:
" he measured bigger than expected
( no he didn't he measured out the same last summer) and does have excellent shooting ability,
( really ? his shooting has been what he needs to improve on as KO mentioned ) but will need to diversify his game (
WTF, all his intangibles..scoring, handle, passing and rebounding is what makes him diversified) in order to pique the interest of NBA scouts. "
Maybe they should interview
his head coach who knows a little something about the NBA: “When you look at versatility, that’s it right there,” Ollie said .“We also want him to take better shots. Being 6-7 and as athletic as he is, he should be getting more dunks, more layups and not taking so many contested shots. I think that’s in the back of his mind. We showed him a lot of tape where he can get better shots.”
But the bottom line is like you just mentioned and I said above in May ..
let's see what real NBA GM's think come draft time...because
some of these mock sites are nothing more than entertainment run by guys who took a couple of writing courses and spend their time searching for info ....sophisticated ? ...look at them as Jimmy the Greek minus his racist remarks and the whiskey.... LOL!