JTech194
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A lot of teams Miss on their early round pick IMO because they put too much emphasis on physical ability and not enough on the type of PERSON they're drafting.
In the early rounds... There is minimal difference in the physical ability between one player and another. Eli Apple is not that much more physically Gifted than Vernon Hargraves etc.. What REALLY separates the studs from the duds is.... THE TYPE OF PERSON THEY ARE! Teams should spend as much time and resources finding out WHO the player is as opposed to what they did on the field and in workouts. Why do i feel this way??
Because it takes a SPECIAL type of person to get paid early round draft pick money, and STILL have the work ethic and determination to be GREAT! When you're broke... you have no choice but to put in the work, you don't have as many options. When you're Rich however.... you have PLENTY OF THINGS you could be doing other than studying your playbook, working out, breaking down film (partying, smoking week, banging chics etc..)
If I were GM I would spend more time researching WHO THE PLAYER IS as opposed to what he can do physically
I'd try my best to find out, what does the player like to do for fun, what do his friends like to do? how are his parents and how did they raise him. When he was young.. what types of things did he talk about doing once he made it? What neighborhood did he grow up in, what type of music does he like (you can tell a lot about a persons maturity level based off the music they listen to)
I'd talk to his friends, family, pee wee highschool and college coaches, people that knew him in school, people that didn't know him in school but went to the same schools he attended,
Picks like DION JORDAN should NEVER HAPPEN!
I'd take a guy that might not be as athletic as the next guy, but has the mental makeup I'm looking for before i go for the athletic freak that does not have the mental makeup I'm looking for.
Take a guy like Justice Winslow for the Miami Heat. A lot of teams passed on him because of his lack of shooting ability and athleticism. BUT what they failed to properly evaluate and measure is his Maturity, attitude, personality and work ethic and what affect those traits would have on his ability to play in the league.
In the early rounds... There is minimal difference in the physical ability between one player and another. Eli Apple is not that much more physically Gifted than Vernon Hargraves etc.. What REALLY separates the studs from the duds is.... THE TYPE OF PERSON THEY ARE! Teams should spend as much time and resources finding out WHO the player is as opposed to what they did on the field and in workouts. Why do i feel this way??
Because it takes a SPECIAL type of person to get paid early round draft pick money, and STILL have the work ethic and determination to be GREAT! When you're broke... you have no choice but to put in the work, you don't have as many options. When you're Rich however.... you have PLENTY OF THINGS you could be doing other than studying your playbook, working out, breaking down film (partying, smoking week, banging chics etc..)
If I were GM I would spend more time researching WHO THE PLAYER IS as opposed to what he can do physically
I'd try my best to find out, what does the player like to do for fun, what do his friends like to do? how are his parents and how did they raise him. When he was young.. what types of things did he talk about doing once he made it? What neighborhood did he grow up in, what type of music does he like (you can tell a lot about a persons maturity level based off the music they listen to)
I'd talk to his friends, family, pee wee highschool and college coaches, people that knew him in school, people that didn't know him in school but went to the same schools he attended,
Picks like DION JORDAN should NEVER HAPPEN!
I'd take a guy that might not be as athletic as the next guy, but has the mental makeup I'm looking for before i go for the athletic freak that does not have the mental makeup I'm looking for.
Take a guy like Justice Winslow for the Miami Heat. A lot of teams passed on him because of his lack of shooting ability and athleticism. BUT what they failed to properly evaluate and measure is his Maturity, attitude, personality and work ethic and what affect those traits would have on his ability to play in the league.
