First of all, most 2nd NBA draft picks don’t work out.

To your point about rebound and block shots, yeah those numbers aren’t what you’d like to see from a college player but Brown was never going to be a 15 boards and 2 blocks per/game kind of guy. My point was that he can rebound and he can block shots.

To your point about Lewis, the Magic 3 doesn’t have a low post game but I get your point. Brown did well playing defense in the low post. Where he really shines though is with his long limbs and his ability to defend hybrid players outside. My point about Derrick’s low post play was that it is offensively non-exisetent.

When it comes to D-Brown’s potential he is never going to be a 20 and 10 guy or a 15-10 guy. But he could be a solid contibutor at the 10-5 range playing 15-20min. Basically he could provide quality minutes and be a quality role player. Which is really a great thing to get in the 2nd round.

Think of him as a possible high energy guy coming off the bench.

Agreed.

The thing about Blair is you get group think. OMG he doesn’t have ACL’s so he won’t last long!

Well he was the best rebounder in college and you can probably get him to contribute for 4 years before his knees fall off. BTW those 4 years will be cheap thanks to the rookie pay scale!

But one with tons of energy.

I appreciate the insight on Brown and i too think his size and ability should translate into solid, high energy minutes off the bench for the Cats. The Bobcats are trying to build a franchise and players like Brown are what teams need off the bench: lots of energy, with the willingness to play defense and the ability to put points on the board while the starters are resting. Brown could be able to help in those regards immediately.

If i were you i wouldn’t pay any attention to Procto and the others who come here to complain about every move the Bobcats make. They know little to nothing about team basketball and rarely have any thing positive to contribute. Remember, Charlotte already ran off one NBA team and is working on another. And in a related note – if the Panthers don’t go to the Super Bowl every season then all the “fans” are ready to fire the head coach.

well when I say lack of killer instinct I mean he was unable to take over a close game in the last five minutes. I know its a lot to ask of a player but it is usually a good indicator of how they will translate to the professional game.

When you compare Brown to other Xavier alums, David West/James Posey they all played with that instinct in college.

First, with this team’s current financial situation, I’ll wait and let them announce any guaranteed contract they didn’t need to offer. Secondly, “tearing it up” might be a bit much. Brown’s scoring, sure, but he’s taking lots of shots to do it. He’s leading the team in shots (by nine shots!) despite being fifth on the team in minutes. Scarily enough, he’s 9 shots behind Eric Maynor, a college gunner, despite playing more than 21 fewer minutes. And his 0-7 from 3PT range is a bit of a concern, as his his lack of rebounding (3.0 RPG) and assists (none so far.) I understand that summer league stats shouldn’t be read into too much, but if you’re going to say he’s tearing it up, I’m going to dispute it.

But, again, why would the Bobcats (who have no money) have signed a 2nd-rounder to a multi-year, guaranteed contract without needing to? And yes, that was one of my concerns about Brown. He actually has no assists period in Summer League play (over 70 minutes.) For an SF, that’s worrisome, along with the fact that he’s putting up shots at such a high rate. However, without having seen the game, maybe the offense is just running through him whenever he’s on the floor and the Jazz are trying to get their own guys to focus on setting teammates up. I can see why that’d be a priority, particularly with Maynor, who will need to be more of a playmaker in the Association than he ever was in college.