Kingdom

So we all know about the 5 Kentucky kids declaring. Going out on a limb, not much of one, and saying 2.5 prove their worth. John Wall would need some bizarre collapse not to fail, I guess if he goes to the clippers, that's his cue. I think Eric Bledsoe will be a solid NBA player. Patrick Patterson's chances are 50/50. I'm writing off Cousins and Orton, I'll re-name them Brendan and Julian Wright. Remember them? Patterson started changing his game in his junior year, he didn't really complain about losing touches to the kids and he started hitting threes. He's not a crunch time player, he's undersized but extremely athletic. If Paul Millsap can succeed in the NBA, so can Patterson. Or he sucks like Brandon Bass. He could stay, he should stay with all of the power forward talent declaring.


Other likely to be bust candidates (NBAnosterdamus!):


1. Cole Aldrich, aka Curtis Borchardt. At best, maybe a shot blocking specialist.
2. Daniel Orton, aka Brendan Wright. If you can't really crack a college rotation...
3. Hassan Whiteside, aka DeAndre Jordan. I think he had 3 triple doubles this past season, all off the bench.
4. Lance Stephenson, aka Bracey Wright. Yeah. You didn't see that name coming.
5. James Anderson, aka Trenton Hassell. Position: shooting guard. Weakness: shooting.