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Published June 27, 2009 11:46 am - A heartfelt congratulations to Jodie Meeks.
Meeks leaving a year too soon
By JON WEBB
Glasgow Daily Times
A heartfelt congratulations to Jodie Meeks.
He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of Thursday’s NBA draft, joining a really, um, “proud” Bucks tradition.
If signed, he could potentially become a millionaire, or at the very least a not-to-scoff at thousand-aire.
He could have also, to paraphrase the Bluth family from Arrested Development, made a huge mistake.
Meeks is coming off a junior season at Kentucky in which he averaged 23.7 points per game and firmly established himself as a premier outside shooter.
He dropped a school-record 54 points on Tennessee and their unnaturally-sweaty coach last January and led all scorers in the SEC for the season.
Sounds like a good time to jump into the NBA draft, right? A grand time to flee Lexington in favor of an obese paycheck and, God willing, a loyal posse, correct?
Not so much.
By leaving UK this year, Meeks may be missing out on a potential career-year.
Thanks to John Calipari’s recent arrival and a crop of Fab-Five-ish freshmen (sans the bookmaker buddies, one can only hope) UK may possess its best chance for a national title in 11 years.
Incoming point guard John Wall’s Stretch Armstrong athleticism will no doubt work perfectly in Calipari’s dribble drive offense, and six-foot, ten-inch Daniel Orton will draw defenders into the paint like Calipari to a can of pomade.
And once defenses collapse on a driving guard or a bumping big man, who reaps the benefits?
Outside shooters like, you guessed it, Jodie Meeks.
Another impressive year in college could prove to NBA scouts that his 23.7 PPG in ‘08-’09, which came after successive 8.7 and 8.8 PPG campaigns, wasn’t a fluke.
Meeks could also utilize an extra year to add a second dimension to a stat-line that goes pretty dark beyond his shiny scoring average.
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