Basketball guys, does Q legitimetely have a future in the NBA?
I assume he does, but I can never tell in basketball. He is one of the best I have ever seen here, but so many times I've thought we had a NBA guy and they ended up overseas or disappeared. I thought guys like Dee Bost, Jamont Gordon and Timmy Bowers were NBA guys, and they didn't even get drafted. Then you have the guys that actually were drafted:
-Mario Austin: Drafted 36th overall in the 2003 NBA draft. He never recorded a minute in the NBA
-Derrick Zimmerman: Drafted 40th overall in the 2003 NBA draft. He recorded 32 minutes in 2 game appearances in the NBA.
-Lawrence Roberts: Drafted 55th overall in the 2005 NBA draft. Bounced back in forth between the NBA and D-league from 2006-2007. He appeared in 87 NBA games over 2 years.
-Jarvis Varnado: Drafted 41st overall in the 2010 NBA draft. He played for 4 different NBA teams as well as multiple D-league teams from 2012-2014. He appeared in 37 NBA games and now plays in Turkey.
-Arnett Moultrie: Drafted 27th overall in the 2012 NBA draft. He played in 59 NBA games from 2012-2013 and now plays in a Puerto Rican professional basketball league. Knee problems may have held him back.
-Then you have guys like Malik, Renardo, Gary Irvin and Romero Osby who I thought all had a NBA potential, but either transferred or never lived up to their potential. Hell, even Ravern Johnson had a NBA stroke, if only we could've put some meat on his 6'7" frame. Then you have guys like Monte Ellis, Travis Outlaw and Johnathon Bender who signed with State but went straight to the NBA out of high school.
At some point in time I thought all of these guys had a future in the NBA, but none of them ever stuck in the league. I am obviously not a NBA scout, so what sets Q apart from these guys? He has good enough size for the NBA. He can shoot it from a mile away but he also drives the ball to the lane well and has a good mid range jumper. He is also a surprisingly good rebounder and just seems to have a knack for the ball. Not to mention his off the charts maturity and basketball IQ. Will his turnovers keep him from holding a job in the NBA, or is the rest of his game good enough to get the job done? Also, if Q is not a legit NBA player, is Lamar Peters?
I really want a reason to root for an NBA team, but none of our guys can stay in the league long enough for anyone to even realize they ever played a game. Q reminds me a lot of Dak in more ways than one, hopefully Q can follow Dak's lead and give me a reason to care about a professional game outside of the playoffs.