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Meeks leaving a year too soon By JON WEBBGlasgow Daily Times This is not to say Meeks couldn’t, hypothetically, have an exceptional, Ray-Allen-esque or, at the very least and more fittingly, Rex Chapman type career.
But the plight of the pure-scorer guard — especially those who stand 6-foot 5-inches and under — is riddled with disappointments. Take former Duke guard J.J. Redick. He averaged 26.7 PPG his final year at Duke, and was buried in trash bags of awards like the Sporting News Player of the Year, the John Wooden Player of the Year, etc. Now, though, he averages 6-some per game for the Orlando Magic a team that, no-matter how many NBA Finals they fall backside-backward into and how many past-prime, overrated guards they acquire on draft day, is middling at best. Even taller pure scorers like rebellious-Tom-Selleck Adam Morrison soon learn NBA competition is riddled with strong, smart and Flubber-shoed players who can easily transform a dominant college scorer into the equivalent of a blind man going up against a slew of cocky optometrists in a competitive eye test. Yes, there are exceptions. Former IU / now Clipper guard Eric Gordon averaged 20 a game as a rookie, despite his size and one-dimensional skills. Dwayne Wade’s game developed upon his arrival to the NBA and he has since become a dominant scorer and defender. But here’s the thing about exceptions: they are exceptions. And exceptions don’t often come in the form of a second-round draft-pick serving as the backup for Michael Redd. Although Meeks’ now-impossible senior season could have left him languishing in a top-tier freshman class’ shadow, it could have also provided another year of mid 20s per game scoring. It also would have include a chance to become a defensive threat, a chance to improve his ball handling, a chance to win a national championship and encase himself as one of the all-time UK greats. But oh well. I hear Milwaukee is lovely in the winter. 
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