serious question

[DU_stud04]

without kevin durant..... would texas had been a contender this year?

[Emerson1]

They would of made the tournament, wouldn't of been nearly as good though.

[DU_stud04]

i think the kid is as good as they come, but he will be eaten alive in the nba untill he gets bigger, he is tiny.

[injuredinmelee]

He does need to gain weight and add muscle. He will get banged around badly in the NBA.

[Emerson1]

He isn't that small, 6-9 225. Josh Howard is 6-7 210. The NBA isn't nearly as physical as college anyways.

[DU_stud04]

Originally posted by injuredinmelee
He does need to gain weight and add muscle. He will get banged around badly in the NBA. my only reason for keeping him in the ncaa for another year, other than size he pretty much has it all except experience. i still dont see him stayin in college though.

size will come though, not too many have the size coming early from college.....except LeBron, who is just a freak of nature and skipped the whole college experience.

[DU_stud04]

Originally posted by Emerson1
He isn't that small, 6-9 225. Josh Howard is 6-7 210. The NBA isn't nearly as physical as college anyways. being 6'9'' and only 225, thats just a sack of bones and skin with a apple in the mix. the size will only help him

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by Emerson1
He isn't that small, 6-9 225. Josh Howard is 6-7 210. The NBA isn't nearly as physical as college anyways.

Not that small? I'm 6'0" 225, and I'm not that big all things considered.

[Maroon87]

Originally posted by DU_stud04
without kevin durant..... would texas had been a contender this year?

They'd have been middle of the pack in the Big 12 IMO. There are quite a few games they won simply because Durant put them on his back.

[burnet44]

the kid can play
he would be the greatest player in texas history if he would stay
he will gain wt and mature derrrrrrrrrrrr
the kid is 19

he can play

he may be the best one texas ever had even if he is gone

kid was all big 12
freahman of the year
player of the year

kid is a stud

[Bulldog_12]

Originally posted by Emerson1
They would of made the tournament, wouldn't of been nearly as good though.

I dont think they would have made the tournament. I posted in another thread how even Barnes thinks they would be an 8-8 squad at best without him. They would have to have a completely different gameplan than they have now with Pittman, Atchley, and Hill playing down low. I dont think they would have stood a chance in the Big 12 with those guys as their starting big men. Durant takes a TON of weight off of Abrams and Augustin also.