I find blog posts like this one to be mind-blowing in their naiveté.
If you have never seen a player play - live or on tape – how can you make a judgment on how he will play and develop in the NBA? At best, I bet you have watched a YouTube video of him, am I right?
Why do you think we employ scouts?
Why do you think Kevin Seraphin was rated as the best international prospect by people who have seen him play?Why damn with faint praise when you have never met the player or seen the player play?
My bet is most of the best international players fly under most bloggers’ radar screen. Had you ever heard of Nene before he came stateside?
I would give our scouts the benefit of the doubt. I would give our GM the benefit of the doubt, too, as he has seen Kevin play. Many of our starters are players we have drafted - McGee, Blatche, Wall - to name a few. How can you have formed an opinion when you have never seen the man play? End of rant.