Re: Rashad Vaughn
But you could also argue where you go to college, big school or small, has nothing to do with it really. It is all about your potential. Nerles Noel blew out his knee and he was still a lottery pick. Bennett was going to be a lottery pick regardless of where he went to college or how well he produced.
i understand that it has to do with potential, bennett was drafted on his potential in a weak draft, had he played against a higher quality of opponent he may not have been deemed to have the potential that he had coming out.
also bennett would have never been the number one pick if noel didnt blow out his knee. that happening likely cost noel 10 million in his rookie deal. and if we are going to call a lottery pick 1-14 (not 1-3, as noel was 6th) the pay difference can be as much as 3.6 million per year. or almost 18 million over a 5 year deal.
i believe that it doesnt matter where you come from; but i dont think that bennett was the best player in the draft last year. i think that had bennett played against better competition he would have been exposed and then we would not be talking about unlv having the number one pick last year nor their ability to showcase talent.
in the end vaughn will play against better competition in the big12 over the mwc, he will have more exposure in the big12 than in the mwc (see my post pointing the numbers out to the troll from unlv), and he will play in a faster offense allowing him to showcase his talents under fred.
i have been up since 330 this morning so im sorry if that seems like rambling, it took me way too long to type lol.