I don't follow the NBA at all, so fill me in....

I see that the NBA Draft is this Thursday (June 28). What should we expect regarding Eric Griffin?

A tryout. He won't get drafted in my personal opinion.

I hope he does, but he probably won't. Just saying.

A few links to chew on though....

http://www.draftexpress.com/rankings/Top-100-Prospects/

http://insider.espn.go.com/nbadraft/resu...ic-griffin

im not aware of any, but has there ever been a CU player drafted and play in the NBA?

Never been a CU player play in an NBA game.

And yet another: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/19420...a-draftees

I don't care what anyone says about Eric but he has provided CU with more positive pub than any one player in CU history. Campbell couldn't afford the publicity his dunk and even his limited draft status has provided.

And another: http://www.foxsportssouth.com/06/26/12/G...kID=752048

You can't buy this kind of attention!

(06-25-2012 02:01 PM)Statman101 Wrote:  Never been a CU player play in an NBA game.

But, two were drafted back in the 80s (Tony Britto 81 and Clarence Grier 87)....

http://statsheet.com/mcb/drafts/team/campbell

(06-29-2012 08:12 AM)OrangeCamel Wrote:  

(06-25-2012 02:01 PM)Statman101 Wrote:  Never been a CU player play in an NBA game.

But, two were drafted back in the 80s (Tony Britto 81 and Clarence Grier 87)....

http://statsheet.com/mcb/drafts/team/campbell

No offense to those guys, but in rounds that no longer exist. By modern basketball standards, no one has been as highly ranked professionally as Eric.

Griffin will play summer league ball for the Atlanta Hawks. Let's hope he has a great summer and earns a contract. I think its a great fit personally. I also know his hometown Magic were extremely interested.

Maybe they will not ask him to shoot any free throws in the tryout.

Why so much hate for a guy who has given so much and worked extremely hard for CU? He more than likely won't make the squad but he is already light years further along than any other player in CU history despite a poor FT percentage.

He has been great pub for Campbell and his ceiling is so high! He will make a ton of overseas money if he wants.

The funny thing is the #9 pick Drummond from UConn shot UNDER 30% from the FT line last year and we are complaining about 60%. A top 10 pick and under 30%.

I don't hate the guy and maybe the NBA or some other professional basketball league is the best place for him. I was personally disappointed with his body at work at CU. I think you need to be able to make free throws and stay out of foul trouble at key points in games to be successful in the college game.

30% is horrible. 60% is average at best.

Guess that is why I like college basketball but hardly ever watch the NBA. NBA is full of a bunch of overpaid guys who really don't give any effort until the end of the game anyway. Been to some NBA games and I don't think they really played too much until 4th quarter. Not worth the price of the ticket.

I know he dunked on NC A & T but I thought some of the other Big Men in the Big South handled him pretty well. Especially the home game against Presbyterian. Wonder what the big guys in the NBA will do to him. He does not have enough bulk to play there long and he will be in foul trouble quick. That's right they hardly ever call fouls in NBA. You have to basically mug a guy to get called for a foul there.

We are getting some exposure you are correct. So I guess that is good. Hope he is successful.

(07-02-2012 11:14 AM)camelfan Wrote:  I don't hate the guy and maybe the NBA or some other professional basketball league is the best place for him. I was personally disappointed with his body at work at CU. I think you need to be able to make free throws and stay out of foul trouble at key points in games to be successful in the college game.

30% is horrible. 60% is average at best.

Guess that is why I like college basketball but hardly ever watch the NBA. NBA is full of a bunch of overpaid guys who really don't give any effort until the end of the game anyway. Been to some NBA games and I don't think they really played too much until 4th quarter. Not worth the price of the ticket.

I know he dunked on NC A & T but I thought some of the other Big Men in the Big South handled him pretty well. Especially the home game against Presbyterian. Wonder what the big guys in the NBA will do to him. He does not have enough bulk to play there long and he will be in foul trouble quick. That's right they hardly ever call fouls in NBA. You have to basically mug a guy to get called for a foul there.

We are getting some exposure you are correct. So I guess that is good. Hope he is successful.

For a guy who had essentially played three years of organized basketball when he showed up on campus, I think he was pretty darn good. He scored eight points per game his last year of junior college. So to average 14 and 16 in two years at CU...I think he did quite well.

There is no doubt he was playing out of position. He was never a five at the collegiate level but played their out of necessity. In fact if you remember the first part of his junior year (first year at CU), he played at the 3 spot.

Obviously, the folks who had to play against and game plan for him game in and game out thought an aweful lot of him. The all conference teams are voted on by the coaches.

I guess you have a right to be dissappointed, but I see a reason to be more thankful at how good he actually was other than reasons to be dissapointed. He will only get better and probably even better from the FT line with time.

Anyways, I just guess the snide remarks catch me wrong because I see a kid who gave alot to an instituation and deserves the support of those who he played so hard for over two seasons. We have really beat the heck out of this subject, just prefer to like the kid and move on I guess.

Griffin was a special, big time athlete. They are rare on the mid major level and at any of the schools in the Big South. If he was polished as a player coming out of high school then he wouldn't have gotten to Campbell considering his athleticism and size.

I would say you should have enjoyed him while you had him---we've had a few at Winthrop that were athletes on the top level like Martin and Taj McCoullough and Craig Bradshaw---all good athletes or great size who had one knock of their game that kept them from the BCS schools (Martin-ballhandling, McCoullough, shooting, Bradshaw---well he was from New Zealand)----better learn to appreciate them because they are not common. The goal is to get as many Griffins/Martins as possible and develop them. That's how you make waves nationally as a smaller conference school.

Griffin won't make the NBA this year but with his size and athleticism he could certainly get a chance down the road if he's committed to improving his skill level.

(07-02-2012 02:41 PM)wufan Wrote:  Griffin was a special, big time athlete. They are rare on the mid major level and at any of the schools in the Big South. If he was polished as a player coming out of high school then he wouldn't have gotten to Campbell considering his athleticism and size.

I would say you should have enjoyed him while you had him---we've had a few at Winthrop that were athletes on the top level like Martin and Taj McCoullough and Craig Bradshaw---all good athletes or great size who had one knock of their game that kept them from the BCS schools (Martin-ballhandling, McCoullough, shooting, Bradshaw---well he was from New Zealand)----better learn to appreciate them because they are not common. The goal is to get as many Griffins/Martins as possible and develop them. That's how you make waves nationally as a smaller conference school.

Griffin won't make the NBA this year but with his size and athleticism he could certainly get a chance down the road if he's committed to improving his skill level.

That is ALL I have been trying to say! He was a special player at CU regardless of how he shot FT's. There have been worse and there have been better shooters from the line...CU will have plenty of both in the future, but as for what Eric brought to the table, he was special.

We have beat the subject to death. I think he is a highlight reel. But at the end of a close game he was a liability on the court due to poor free throw shooting if he was still on the court due to foul trouble.

I guess I look at those two things as being skills of great players. He was a good player but not the best CU has had.

I wish him luck. You and I are never going to agree about this issue. We could argue on and on about it.

How many conference championships did he win and how many tournament games did they win while he was on the court? He got a lot of well deserved attention which was good for him and the university but at the end of his senior year he could not get the job done on the court to even win one tournament game. If you have a player who is suppose to be that good and special with some decent players around him you should be able to atleast win one tournament game in the Big South or A Sun. Nada to show for it.

I am going to get off of this topic now because we are not going to agree on it. I reserve to right to comment on it again if we have some more worship Eric Griffin posts on the board though.

Lets move on to next season. I am ready to see how the 12/13 team can perform.