Reply With Quote
Texas coach is stupid. I think even Conley could bench 180. Durant will be just another Tayshaun Prince.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2...ory?id=2894925
"Report: Durant's workout raises eyebrows at camp
ESPN.com news services
Updated: June 6, 2007, 9:17 PM ET
* Comment
Kevin Durant wowed NBA teams in his one college season at Texas. At last week's pre-draft camp? Not so much, according to a confidential draft camp report obtained by The Seattle Times.
Ford: Is Durant Slipping?
Is Kevin Durant's draft stock in danger of slipping because of his poor performance at the pre-draft camp? Chad Ford says the workout is only a small piece of the puzzle -- and that Durant's performance may have been due to lack of preparation. Blog Insider
According to the newspaper, the report said Durant was ranked 78th out of 80 NBA prospects who worked out at Orlando, while Ohio State center Greg Oden had an impressive workout.
Oden and Durant have long been slated to go 1-2 in the NBA draft, and it's expected the Seattle SuperSonics will take Durant after the Portland Trail Blazers take Oden.
According to the Times, Durant was the only prospect at camp who failed to bench press 185 pounds, and finished behind Oden in some key drills, including the vertical leap, agility drill and three-quarter court sprint.
Oden jumped 34 inches in the vertical leap while Durant jumped 33½ inches, completed the agility drill in 11.67 seconds to Durant's 12.33 seconds, and finished the three-quarter court sprint in 3.27 seconds, ahead of Durant's 3.45 seconds, according to the report.
Durant, however, had a 7-4¾ wingspan, which ranked second among all prospects and measured a half-inch wider than Oden's wingspan.
But Durant's college coach said scouts should not question his strength just because he could not bench press 185 pounds.
"If people question his strength, they're stupid," Texas' Rick Barnes said Tuesday, according to The Dallas Morning News. "If they are looking for weight lifters to come out of Texas, that's not what we're producing. There are a lot of guys who can bench press 300 pounds in the NBA who couldn't play dead in a cowboy movie. Kevin's the best player in the draft -- period, at any position.""
Last edited by mffl89; 06-07-2007 at 09:04 AM. Reason: no source
Texas coach is stupid. I think even Conley could bench 180. Durant will be just another Tayshaun Prince.
Maybe he is planning to do really bad so that a championship caliber team will draft him. *crosses fingers*
I'd be more concerned as the Sonics GM if this headline read, "Durant fails to impress in his much anticipated freshman season."
Who cares how much he can bench press. He's a supremely talented player, and he's still got a few months to put on some muscle. This kid's gonna be great.
You mean several years.he's still got a few months to put on some muscle.
Could Spurs get him?
even Conley? seriously, you don't know what you're talking about.
conley (notice the arms)
durant, notice the loooooooooooong arms, not very compact is it?
oh wow, a workout compared to an entire season...nah, i'll take the impressive season anyday
I know he is supposed to be better then Tayshan but why would you mention Tayshan like just another Tayshan like he sucks or somthing?
Yawn. Durant will get bigger, just like every man in the world who lives past his junior year.
Scottie Pippen was on Jay Leno about a decade back and admitted that couldn't even lift the bar(45lbs) his freshman year in college.
Scottie did alright for himself. So will Durant.
Put him on an NBA weight program, and in a few months the kid will be benching his body weight and will be more than strong enough for the NBA.
There's no NBA program that can teach what the kid can do with a basketball.
is this the nfl or the nbaFawk your bench press numbers. That does not mean shiiit. When Lebron loses to the spurs, it's not b/c he can't bench press 950 pounds
According to those dumb tests Monta is a slow and Chris Paul is a disgrace to his family.
Wonderlick test results and ramifications thereof forum.
So he was far and away the best player in the country and he's not strong? Talk about upside...
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
