Top Draft Prospects - DRuff Listed

[tornado]

CHN lists their top draft prospects for this season...

They list only one 6-Star prospect - Michael Beasley, and I suspect Beasley WILL be the top draft pick in 2008.

Their love-affair with OJ Mayo continues as they list him as the ONLY 5-Star prospect. I will be flabbergasted if he is the 2nd player drafted next June, but I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I guess I can't argue with their 4-Star and 3-Star prospects, but some pretty unknown and unheralded players in their 2-Star and 1-Star lists, including the guy they have presently listed as
#70-overall........Daniel Ruffin!
(right behind #69-Drew Neitzel!!)

Randall Falker is #90, and no other Valley player is listed.

http://collegehoopsnet.com/Draft/2008/index.htm

ps-- Drake at Iowa is their feature game for tonight!

http://stats.collegehoopsnet.com/basketball/ncaab-matchups.aspx?page=/data/NCAAB/matchups/g6_summary_16.html

[Dallas Brave]

It's possible that Ruff could make an NBA squad. Yes, he is short, but he is a great point guard and can hit the outside shot. In the NBA, he will have solid players at the other positions so all he needs to be good at is running the point which he can do. It's a matter of hooking up with the right team, which for DR, might be 1 or maybe two where he would have a chance.

[TheHeemyMonster]

I am sorry but there is no way in my mind that Ruffin can make a NBA squad. I love Ruff, but as 5th year senior point guard he still makes way too many mistakes. He gets caught way to many times in the air under the basket and makes way to many to's. Those to's would double in the NBA with all of the quickness that is in the league. Good luck Ruf, you will need it.

[Dallas Brave]

I am sorry but there is no way in my mind that Ruffin can make a NBA squad. I love Ruff, but as 5th year senior point guard he still makes way too many mistakes. He gets caught way to many times in the air under the basket and makes way to many to's. Those to's would double in the NBA with all of the quickness that is in the league. Good luck Ruf, you will need it.

You might be right ,but I'm thinking that Ruff would be able to play a much different style (i.e., dial back his need to provide scoring by making things happen) in the NBA because he will be surrounded by much more capable players than he is now. Look at his play two years ago when he had POB and Cellus on the team. If POB had stayed for his senior year and Bradley was a top 15 team, I think DR would be getting lots of attention. That doesn't mean I think he is going to be an impact player in the NBA, but I think he could make a squad. I have watched a lot of point guards come and go through the Mavericks over the last 20 years and trust me, there were several that I would take DR over.

[SFP]

There have been and are players under 6' that play in the NBA and what they have in common are that they are athletic, lighting quick, great handle, not afraid to go inside, great man on man D, can shoot a mid-range jumper and make steals for some instant O. These are all attributes DR has!

Spudd Web, Mugsy Bogues, Michael Adams, Speedy Claxton, Nate Robinson, Damon Stoudamire, Earl Boykins....Why not DR?

[Grassman]

You all are kidding aren't you? #70 is in the 3rd. round and there are only 2 Rounds.
In the words of the immortal Sonny Corleone forgedaboutit.
No way Jose does Ruffin play in the NBA.

[SFP]

You all are kidding aren't you? #70 is in the 3rd. round and there are only 2 Rounds.
In the words of the immortal Sonny Corleone forgedaboutit.
No way Jose does Ruffin play in the NBA.

Earl Boykins was a bag boy in a grocery store when he got his chance! All DR has to do is play well during the summer league and you never know who is watching. Realistically your right but I'd give it a 30% chance with a 50-50 chance 3 years from now.

[Braves4Life]

Not Likely

[Guinness]

When did POB become a prospect?

[peoriaspitfire]

Ruff can play in the NBA. He has enough tools to do it. It might not be next year or the year after but I think he'll play there one day if he stays after it.

[Grassman]

When did POB become a prospect?

Looks like he still is! A Prospect.

[BU ICEMAN]

Hey, if Dee Brown can make it for a year.......

[georgethedog]

This is going to be a rough statement, so close your ears... Ruff's propensity to be an "only me" player at the end of the game makes him an excellent NBA prospect because that is what the NBA has turned into.

[Lakeview Brave]

Ruff has no chance to play in the NBA he is a nice college pg but lets be real. Ruff will make a nice living in Europe like most good valley players do.

[tornado]

If Ruff has "no chance" then what would you have said about the chances of Howard Nathan to play in the NBA back in the 1995?
I suspect most would have said less than "no chance".