lipoli390 wrote:thedoper wrote:I think he will take Ball too. I think Cool's intuition is right on this one. Im not high on Ball but he could become a unique player. I want Edwards, I think his Body and athleticism make him the highest upside. I will cheer hard for Wiseman if that is the pick.
I agree that Edwards has incredibly high upside. But upside means nothing if the player lacks the attributes or characteristics needed to reach his potential - competitive drive, worth ethic, passion for the game, self-discipline. You don't teach those characteristics. They're either there or not as part of who you are by the time you're 19 years old. If you disappear from games a lot in college, you'll disappear from games a lot in the NBA. If you don't care enough to play hard for more than a half while your team is getting its ass kicked, then you don't care enough to drive yourself to develop your full potential in the NBA.
I think you may be overstating the negative personality traits in Edwards. You dont walk into 19ppg as a freshman in the SEC without some of those attributes.
