Watching KU bball is a must this year:
All I've watched is highlights of Seldon. Of course, with those you see athleticism, skills, and range, but you cannot see things like scoring efficiency and consistency. Some thoughts about Seldon:
Big, strong, athletic 2 guard body. His body reminds me of Mitch Richmond. He is also a high flyer. Maybe some can jump higher, but his strength will get him to the rim when others cannot. Excellent hands and a great passer. He has a knack and flair with the ball. VERY intriguing prospect.
Embiid just looks huge and effortless. I do not know what that kids wingspan is, but it has to be massive. If he has truly only been playing bball since 2011, he is a very gifted natural athlete--one of those who not only has an athletic body, but has the ability to make his body do exactly what is necessary to play well. Reminds me of Hakeem.
I might consider Seldon over Parker. Right now, as I look at prospects I would rank them
1. Wiggins
2. Randle
3. Seldon
4. Parker
5. Embiid
Sporting News on Seldon
Wayne Selden does not relent. I'll say this as directly as possible: Selden is the hardest-practicing freshman I've encountered in more than a quarter-century on the college basketball beat. Does anyone remember Iowa's Jess Settles? He's always been my standard for a high-energy player, and Selden clears that bar.
There are players with greater raw talent or a more natural basketball frame. (The 6-5, 230-pound Selden has wide shoulders and a thick chest; neither will hinder him, but they're not prototypical for an elite prospect). Selden makes few mistakes, seems only to take jump shots he is convinced will connect and just does not stop.
Selden is going to win a lot of basketball games for Kansas just with his energy and his precision. He'll win some more with his strength and athleticism, which coaches expect will help him to become an exceptional defender. He'll win one here or there with his shooting.
Wiggins's athleticism will permit him to do some things college opponents can't prevent. But those same young men simply won't want to get in Selden's way.
And on Embiid
Well, say hello to Joel Embiid, a 7-0 native of Cameroon who played high school ball in Florida. He owns physical gifts that call to mind Hakeem Olajuwon and basketball skills reminiscent of Tim Duncan. Embiid has great feet, jumps well, handles the ball like a skilled forward and fires perimeter jumpers with comfort and ease. When he learns how to apply all this, when he comes to terms with how truly talented he is--in the way Olajuwon did after a year with the Houston Cougars--Embiid will be a basketball monster.
