Comments on: So long, Scottie Reynolds http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/ Bloggin' Big East basketball since way back (2006). Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:19:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Big East Hoops » Blog Archive » Reynolds to stay - all about Big East Basketball http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-898 Big East Hoops » Blog Archive » Reynolds to stay - all about Big East Basketball Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:33:34 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-898 [...] Some of us were packing his bags for him while others saw things more reasonably. It looks like Scottie’s back for another year as discussed on Let’sGoNova. Apparently one of the implications of Reynolds staying might be transfers. There’s just not enough minutes to go around. [...] [...] Some of us were packing his bags for him while others saw things more reasonably. It looks like Scottie’s back for another year as discussed on Let’sGoNova. Apparently one of the implications of Reynolds staying might be transfers. There’s just not enough minutes to go around. [...]

]]> By: Big East Hoops » Blog Archive » Big East Tourney: Second round - all about Big East Basketball http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-782 Big East Hoops » Blog Archive » Big East Tourney: Second round - all about Big East Basketball Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:49:53 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-782 [...] Should referees really not call anything at the end of games? On the one hand, I understand how you don’t want the referees to just decide who wins a game. Yet, I find it strange that if refs behave in such a way, teams get away with more at the end of a game when possessions really matter than during a game, when possessions matter less. It seems a bit strange — the advantage gained by hand-checking in the last 10 seconds seems much bigger than the advantage gained hand-checking with, say, a full game of basketball ahead of us. The same goes for travelling and other incidental contact. And then there was the Acie Law incident from last week — he was clearly intentionally fouled. So which is it? Should the referees be extra careful at the end of games, or should they just let them play? I wouldn’t mind more referee intervention myself — at least on a level par with any other possession. [...] [...] Should referees really not call anything at the end of games? On the one hand, I understand how you don’t want the referees to just decide who wins a game. Yet, I find it strange that if refs behave in such a way, teams get away with more at the end of a game when possessions really matter than during a game, when possessions matter less. It seems a bit strange — the advantage gained by hand-checking in the last 10 seconds seems much bigger than the advantage gained hand-checking with, say, a full game of basketball ahead of us. The same goes for travelling and other incidental contact. And then there was the Acie Law incident from last week — he was clearly intentionally fouled. So which is it? Should the referees be extra careful at the end of games, or should they just let them play? I wouldn’t mind more referee intervention myself — at least on a level par with any other possession. [...]

]]> By: Big Willie Style http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-590 Big Willie Style Sat, 03 Mar 2007 16:28:15 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-590 And you talk about winning National Championships like it were easy. If it were that easy, everyone would do it. And you talk about winning National Championships like it were easy. If it were that easy, everyone would do it.

]]> By: Mister D http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-583 Mister D Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:45:31 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-583 NBA franchises draft mainly according to a player's potential...not according to what a player has actually accomplished during college. They like a player's "upside." Therefore, I don't see how staying in college for four years is going to improve upon Reynold's value. He has tremendous ability, he shows flashes of absolute brilliance, and he's only a freshman! NBA scouts are salivating, I assure you. So, given that he'd be a first round draft pick (which brings with it a guaranteed contract), it would be advantageous for him to strike while the market is hot. Secondly, don't even talk about him being the #1 overall pick in the NBA draft . It's not going to happen. Over the last 25 years, there has been only one guard chosen #1 overall (Iverson in 1996). Every other #1 choice has been either a forward or a center! You forget that the NBA is a league built on size first, speed second. As a guard, he'd be lucky to be a top 5 pick...most likely, you'd see him as a top 10 choice. Therefore, if his ceiling is a top 10 choice, and he's around the 15th choice right now, would he risk another year in college to move up 5 or 6 spots? I doubt it. Again, I don't know Scottie, and if he wants to stay in college I'm sure he will. But the economics are simple. His stock is up, and therefore he should cash in his chips. NBA franchises draft mainly according to a player’s potential…not according to what a player has actually accomplished during college. They like a player’s “upside.” Therefore, I don’t see how staying in college for four years is going to improve upon Reynold’s value. He has tremendous ability, he shows flashes of absolute brilliance, and he’s only a freshman! NBA scouts are salivating, I assure you.
So, given that he’d be a first round draft pick (which brings with it a guaranteed contract), it would be advantageous for him to strike while the market is hot.
Secondly, don’t even talk about him being the #1 overall pick in the NBA draft . It’s not going to happen. Over the last 25 years, there has been only one guard chosen #1 overall (Iverson in 1996). Every other #1 choice has been either a forward or a center! You forget that the NBA is a league built on size first, speed second. As a guard, he’d be lucky to be a top 5 pick…most likely, you’d see him as a top 10 choice.
Therefore, if his ceiling is a top 10 choice, and he’s around the 15th choice right now, would he risk another year in college to move up 5 or 6 spots? I doubt it.
Again, I don’t know Scottie, and if he wants to stay in college I’m sure he will. But the economics are simple. His stock is up, and therefore he should cash in his chips.

]]> By: Dan'l B http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-580 Dan'l B Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:32:22 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2007/03/01/so-long-scottie-reynolds/#comment-580 If he's in the lottery after this year, he'll be sacrificing millions of dollars if he stays, <em>even if he's the #1 pick a year later</em>. The difference between the #15 contract this summer and the #1 contract next summer will be a few million, but the advantage of starting that clock now will be getting access to the first big deal one year earlier. And there's a much higher chance that Scottie's value will either stagnate or decline rather than improve. If he’s in the lottery after this year, he’ll be sacrificing millions of dollars if he stays, even if he’s the #1 pick a year later. The difference between the #15 contract this summer and the #1 contract next summer will be a few million, but the advantage of starting that clock now will be getting access to the first big deal one year earlier.

And there’s a much higher chance that Scottie’s value will either stagnate or decline rather than improve.

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