Larry Sanders Declares for NBA Draft

mwalvlior said:
I agree that the key to next year might be how consistent the production is from Jamie, but right behind that will be Brad taking the next step and being more aggressive for his own offense. I expect early on at least to see a lot of "small" lineup with Brad at the 4 going with the older players as we work in the younger ones. By the time we get to conference play then Daniels, Theus, and probably 2 freshmen will be getting consistent time and depending on Veal we are probably 10 deep. If we get consistent play from Jamie, Brad and Brandon then this team will be just fine replacing Larry at least offensively, defensively it is impossible to truly quantify the difference his leaving will make.
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Who knows Veal,Reddic or DJ could very well step up and get a starting spot out of the gate contributing. If McCarter is as good as advertised we may see a line up of

PG: Joey
SG: Ed
SF: Brad
PF: Reco
C: Skeen

if we infact do go Small

But If I had to bet I would say Veal starts with Skeen
 
Mercury said:
Who knows Veal,Reddic or DJ could very well step up and get a starting spot out of the gate contributing. If McCarter is as good as advertised we may see a line up of

PG: Joey
SG: Ed
SF: Brad
PF: Reco
C: Skeen

if we infact do go Small

But If I had to bet I would say Veal starts with Skeen
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Im expecting
Joey, Brandon, Ed, Brad, Skeen to start the year.
 
I do have Larry in my Twitter followers list, and his tweets are protected, so I'm not going to get into specifics or even suggest this was connected to his decision. But this morning he did post something about helping someone very close to him and there was something in the future that would allow him to. So, he may have decided it's time to move on for those around him, regardless of his own personal reasons or any development he might attain next year. Just saying.
 
Wow, that's really small.

I expect Brandon or Ed to come of the bench and one of the newbie bigs (Veal would be the most likely on paper) to play along side Skeen. Actually with so much experience in the starting line up already (3 seniors and a junior) you could probably get away with a freshman big in the line up.

mwalvlior said:
Im expecting
Joey, Brandon, Ed, Brad, Skeen to start the year.
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eaglescout1984 said:
I do have Larry in my Twitter followers list, and his tweets are protected, so I'm not going to get into specifics or even suggest this was connected to his decision. But this morning he did post something about helping someone very close to him and there was something in the future that would allow him to. So, he may have decided it's time to move on for those around him, regardless of his own personal reasons or any development he might attain next year. Just saying.
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uh, no, he didn't.

he retweeted someone else.
 
All I really want to see is what I think alot of us had wished he'd of done while at VCU.. put on some weight man seriously he could be dwight howard-esk with his athleticism and a little more muscle. Im not saying he will be that kind of caliber guy but I don't see why he hasn't spent the time in the weight room it cant hurt right? ;)
 
vcu_dan said:
G-Man said:
At times, it was extremely frustrating watching him play this past season. I felt like he was already with one foot out the door.
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well now you know how every Kentucky fan felt this year with John Wall, and how duke fans and unc fans (maybe not this year) and gt fans felt. Everyone knew John Wall was one and done, same with favors at Georgia tech, he told the coaching staff that coming in. Maybe we just need to get used to people leaving early!

I hear what your saving but every guy comes to college with the hope of the nba, that's why they play college basketball at the D1 level.
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For starters, come back down to earth. VCU is not UNC, Kentucky or even Georgia Tech. Those teams lose kids early and just reload with more first round draft picks. VCU doesn't. If my memory is correct, Larry is the only VCU player to ever leave early for the NBA draft and VCU basketball has been around for quite some time and also had more successful teams. So in response to your statement, NO - VCU fans should not get used to players leaving early for the NBA. We have had 2 players declare for the NBA in 2 years (probably first time since the Bernard Harris, Jessie Dark era) and posters on these boards are acting like VCU is now a springboard to the NBA. Just like Mason is a springboard to the Final Four! Enjoy Eric's and Larry's success, but do not expect it to be the norm for a mid-major program.

Regarding where Larry' will end up being drafted, I am predicting that he will be a high second round pick. Ed Davis has opted for the draft and will bump Larry further down. I am sure there will also be other underclassmen entering after today also. If Larry is a second round pick, he will not get the guarantee money Eric got and will have his work cut out for him. I expect to see Larry in the D-league next year.
 
@Wolfpackram

I agree that VCU wont start producing one and done players, what Larry and Eric have done is given us more recognition to the nation and having Anthony & Shaka come in an be successful has also opened us up to higher caliber recruits if we keep having recruiting seasons like we have this year and last year we have the potential to maybe not have one and done players but maybe have a player go consistently every 3-4 years
 
Larry will be a mid to late first round pick, and there is no way that he drops into the second round. I've watched both Ed Davis and Larry play many times, and if they had a one on one game Larry would eat Ed's lunch - Larry is far more athletic with greater long term NBA potential! In the NBA they don't call mickey mouse touch fouls like they often do in college, and Larry with his defensive skills alone fit the mold of a Charles Oakley, or a Ben Wallace with Larry being a lot taller.
 
BLACK&BLUE said:
Larry will be a mid to late first round pick, and there is no way that he drops into the second round. I've watched both Ed Davis and Larry play many times, and if they had a one on one game Larry would eat Ed's lunch - Larry is far more athletic with greater long term NBA potential! In the NBA they don't call mickey mouse touch fouls like they often do in college, and Larry with his defensive skills alone fit the mold of a Charles Oakley, or a Ben Wallace with Larry being a lot taller.
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and alot lighter, larry needs to put on some serious lbs if he wants to be a ben wallace
 
ramtastic83 said:
BLACK&BLUE said:
Larry will be a mid to late first round pick, and there is no way that he drops into the second round. I've watched both Ed Davis and Larry play many times, and if they had a one on one game Larry would eat Ed's lunch - Larry is far more athletic with greater long term NBA potential! In the NBA they don't call mickey mouse touch fouls like they often do in college, and Larry with his defensive skills alone fit the mold of a Charles Oakley, or a Ben Wallace with Larry being a lot taller.
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and alot lighter, larry needs to put on some serious lbs if he wants to be a ben wallace
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exactly larry maybe be only 2 inches taller but he has about another 8 inches on his wingspan that his weight distributes out too and weighing 10lbs less then them already :arrow: stick

*same wingspan as Yao and yet 70lbs lighter .. lol an yao still looks skinny
 
BLACK&BLUE said:
Larry will be a mid to late first round pick, and there is no way that he drops into the second round. I've watched both Ed Davis and Larry play many times, and if they had a one on one game Larry would eat Ed's lunch - Larry is far more athletic with greater long term NBA potential! In the NBA they don't call mickey mouse touch fouls like they often do in college, and Larry with his defensive skills alone fit the mold of a Charles Oakley, or a Ben Wallace with Larry being a lot taller.
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Larry already is a projected 27th pick out of 30 in the first round by NBADraft.net and that was as of April 8th, which does not included the announcements since the 8th like Ed Davis. He falls 4 more spots and he's looking at the second round. He will have to be a beast in the camps and combine to remain a first round pick. They are already projecting Davis as a late lottery pick and don't fool yourself thinking ACC basketball is cupcake basketball. Many of those same refs also do CAA basketball.

Regarding wingspan and a skinny frame, until Larry puts on some serious weight, he is going to get pushed around and Larry doesn't like to play physical. Also, he will have to play the 4 spot and won't be in the paint to get the blocks he got in college. As a point of reference, Thabeet was a lottery pick last year with significantly more weight than Larry and ended up in the D-league. Larry may have potential, but right now he is a boy amongst men when it comes to the NBA regarding big men.
 
Current projects are based a lot of what he did this season, but I'm convinced his actual draft status will be determined by his individual workouts. If you analyze draft history you'll probably find that one or two guys in each draft become all-league types, maybe one or two more become all-stars and the rest either role players or guys who are out of the league or bounced around every season.

In the late first round if the choice is between Larry and his "freakish" physical attributes or the average late round big man, I think somebody will pull the trigger on Larry.

But if Larry doesn't go in the first round, he made a bad decision.
 
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