AMJ Soph year - 12ppg, 6rpg, 2apg, 1spg, 1bpg
Sampson Soph year - 13ppg, 6rpg, 1apg, 1spg, 1bpg
Artest Soph year - 14ppg, 6rpg, 4apg, 2spg, 1bpg
I hope your point inst to lump Artest in with those two. Do you know how huge 4 assists a game is? His extra bucket and 3 extra assists equate to 8 more points a game. Throw in defense and its a blowout.
I really didn't have a point. Just found it a bit interesting that all 3 basically averaged the same ppg and rpg. I don't think numbers mean anything to NBA scouts. It's all about potential.
Sampson does have potential if he commits himself 100%. I still think it's a mistake by Sampson but I told Ron it was a mistake also. When he called me a few days after being drafted I did admit I was wrong. I hope we are all wrong and Sampson fulfills his dream of playing in the NBA.
Here's my thing when it comes to this (and I apologize if I'm repeating myself) but Ron was going to be a pro whether he came out Soph, Jr, or Senior year. He had "it". IMO Sampson will not. But it has nothing to do with him coming out this year or next year.
I agree with you that JS has potential, so he's got a shot. But he's not really draftable this year, and that's with GMs assuming he'll improve.
They don't draft him thinking he'll be the player he is now, they draft him expecting he'll get a little bigger and be a better shooter in a year or two. And even assuming that, the NBA still is high on JS.