NBA Prospects: Why Have They Fallen Short During March Madness?
April 2nd, 2013 by Alexander Smith Leave a reply »Ben McLemore is just a freshman. A rather old freshman at 21, but still a freshman nonetheless. However, as anyone who follows college basketball knows, McLemore isn’t simply another youngster maneuvering his way through his collegiate years.
Blessed with lightning-quick speed, explosive leaping ability only rivaled by the NBA’s elite and a silky smooth jump shot, McLemore has asserted himself as the probable first selection in June’s NBA draft.
Despite this, it was the fact that he was a merely a freshman that impeded his ability to lead his Kansas Jayhawks to the Elite Eight. Playing on a team filled with upperclassmen, McLemore consistently deferred to his elder teammates down the stretch in last Thursday’s loss to Michigan, barely factoring into the game during its waning minutes and overtime.
But McLemore was not the only top NBA prospect who failed to lead his team deep into the NCAA tournament. In fact, of the projected top 10 picks in the draft listed on NBAdraft.net, only one of them, Trey Burke of Michigan, is still playing basketball this late in March.
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