Full disclosure: I don't watch college basketball. I don't know jack about college basketball. All I care about is the pro game, and so my radar clicks on for the first time now...
So I saw the list of potential Blazer draftees being worked out in Portland in this morning's Oregonian, and I wondered — WHO THE HELL ARE THESE GUYS?
Through the wonders of YouTube, I sort of found out.
MAY 11 WORKOUTS
DeMarre Carroll [6'8 " F, Missouri] — VIDEO 1
Cedric Jackson [6'3" G, Cleveland State] — VIDEO 1
Joe Krabbenhoft [6'7" F, Wisconsin] — VIDEO 1
Wes Matthews [6'5" G, Marquette] — VIDEO 1 — INTERVIEW
Garrett Temple [6'6" G, LSU] — I got nothin'
A.D. Vassallo [6'6" G, Virginia Tech] — VIDEO 1 — INTERVIEW
MAY 12 WORKOUTS
Jeff Adrien [6'7" F, Connecticut] — TRIBUTE MONTAGE — VERY STRANGE RADIO INTERVIEW — MORE UNCOMFORTABLE INTERVIEW — NBADRAFT.NET —
Josh Carter [6'7" G, Texas A&M] — WHERE AMAZING HAPPENS — NBADRAFT.NET —
Alonzo Gee [6'6" G, Alabama] — FOLLOW UP DUNK — NBADRAFT.NET —
Chris Johnson [6'11" F, LSU] — REVERSE POWER DUNK — SPORTSCENTER #4 DUNK —
Jeremy Pargo [6'2" G, Gonzaga] — 2006-07 HIGHLIGHTS — TOURNEY DUNK — NBADRAFT.NET —
Post more links if you've got 'em as well as your specific thoughts on any of the above.
I like the looks of Jeff Adrien from my limited surfy-surfy this morning.
Jeremy Pargo also looks like he might have pro-level athleticism (and a tough body type). Plus he's a collegiate Northwest dude... **HE IS FROM GONZAGA, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I ACCIDENTALLY LISTED HIM AS FROM TEMPLE IN THE POLL BELOW...**
** ADDENDA **
I've added a couple profiles from NBADraft.net. It looks like the Day 2 players are higher caliber than the Day 1 players, at least judging from that source.
And now the poll: