13 May 2005

Ok, I rememberd what i forgot from the last post...

Shav Randolph declared for the NBA draft today...
Shav, come on man are you serious? I think you are about 3 years too late on this one. When Randolph was a senior at Broughton HS in 2002, there was some talk that he could skip college. He probably should have b/c his chances of being drafted were probably better then than they are now. 3 underachieving years at Duke and his stock has dropped. His first year he was their leading scorer for the first couple games, he opened his career w/ a 20 piece, but thoses games may have been the high point of his career. He even lost his starting job his sophomore year to Loul Deng now of the Bulls who love to draft Duke players in the last few years.

I mean I've got nothing but respect for Shav who I used to play against at the Jaycee center on Wade Ave. in Raleigh, the same gym where SHOWTIME was christened (thanks to Mike Brandon, Elon pg) I hope he comes back to Duke next year, although they will be loaded again, after losing only Daniel Ewing, possibly the most underrated player in the ACC this past year, and reloading w/ several stellar recruits as usual.

So Shav, happy trails, just don't sign w/ an agent... for your own sake.