Davidson is having an unbelievable Tournament fueled by the sophomore shooting guard Stephon Curry. Curry has become a living legend in Davidson, N.C. and is the MVP of this Tournament so far.
The thing that surprises me though is his NBA Draft stock. He is currently listed as the number 19 pick in the 2009 Draft according to DraftExpress.com and the number 25 pick in 09 according to NBADraft.net. My question is how is he listed that low. He is undoubtedly the best pure shooter in college basketball, and could easily score 15-20 points per game in the NBA playing alongside a slashing point gaurd, or decent big man who could draw in defenses for kick out opportunities. The thing that seperates Curry to me from guys like J.J. Reddick is that he can create his own jump shot opportunities off of the dribble. Granted, Davidson runs the majority of their offense for Curry to come off of a screen from the post players and get a look, but Curry can also score if that screen does not give him an open look off of the catch. These are the types of things that a player like Reggie Miller or Chris Mullens (or, heck, Dell Curry in his prime) were able to do in order to score in the NBA. The only thing that Curry is missing is the strength to be able to guard the NBA shooting gaurds. He has the quickness to stay with them, but right now they would just abuse him in the post. But I can't see the likes of Gerald Henderson, DaJuan Summers, or DaVon Jefferson being better pros than Curry.
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Because the scouts will only admit that they missed this guy by so much. They're not going to put someone in the stratosphere that they didn't have on their radar at all. If they win tonight though, expect him to inch up, though.
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