Trey Thompkins and Travis Leslie Opt for NBA Draft
by T Kyle King on Apr 5, 2011 12:56 PM EDT
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PrintEven though podunkdawg beat me to the punch, it bears repeating that Trey Thompkins is NBA-bound and Travis Leslie is testing the waters. If you're an optimist, that means one of them is gone and the other one is exploring his options while preserving the possibility of returning to Athens for another season. If you're a realist, that means one of them is gone and the other one is long gone. You don't need Depressive Kyle to rear his ugly handsome head to know that the realistic view is the one that makes the most sense; guys who had the choice whether to return for their junior seasons don't choose to return for their senior seasons, and guys don't explore options they aren't already inclined to take.
Leslie and Thompkins are guys, like Sundiata Gaines and Dominique Wilkins, to whom we owe tremendous gratitude for putting Georgia basketball on the map while they were in the Classic City. They are damn good 'Dawgs who deserve our thanks . . . but now our thoughts must turn to the future, and to the question whether the Fox Hounds have the long-term staying power the program lacked after the departures of Gaines and (following the Final Four run, obviously) Wilkins. Here is where we find out whether Mark Fox is our Lon Kruger or our Billy Donovan. This time, at least, it actually matters to me which way that one breaks.
Let the Kentavious Caldwell-Pope era begin!
Go 'Dawgs!
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Gonna miss those guys alot
Both Damn Good Dawgs.
But as you said, its time to look to the future.
And the future is about to dunk all up in here.
"If there's one thing worse than chlamydia, it's Florida." ~ Emma Stone
Thompkins gone - Leslie will be back in Athens
Nothing concrete just a hunch that Leslie will realize he could go from a mid 2nd round pick to a 1st if he develops the skills to match his athleticism.
That's my thought, too.
Leslie, while arguably the most athletic player in the draft, is still a very rough NBA prospect. Many of the points that he scored were due primarily to his sheer athletic prowess, not because his fundamentals were sound.
That said, I saw much more consistency from him last year than I did two seasons ago, so he is improving, especially with his shot. I think another year in the spotlight would do him wonders—wait, I mean, another year to work on his fundamentals…yeah.
Disclaimer: I wrote the above with the obvious desire to see Leslie wearing a UGA jersey next season.
Go Dawgs!
I am bi-winning. I win not only here but also there.
As Kyle is so fond of (correctly) pointing out:
Just because you’re biased doesn’t mean that you’re wrong.
vineyard.... off topic ... but...
Don’t know if you watched the Champions League matches today, but I’ve come to the conclusion that Peter Crouch is the new Mike Bobo.
It would be outstanding if just one of my teams would play like they knew what the hell was going on.
"If there's one thing worse than chlamydia, it's Florida." ~ Emma Stone
Yes, I watched them on mute while I was working.
Peter Crouch gets people excited because he’s so freaking huge, and he always seems to be in the vicinity of the ball. He actually plays, though, like a man with 2×4′s for appendages and a volleyball for a head. If you look in the dictionary under “gaunt and angular,” you’ll find a picture of him. He’s just not as good as everyone thinks he should be.
The other thing is that Crouch reminds me a lot of Todd Marinovich. He had a lot of talent coming up through his childhood, and now that he’s a pro, he’s huge spoiled brat off the field. A perfect example of his behaviour (with a “u”… we’re talking about an Englishman here) off the field can be found here.
Even if you’re not a soccer fan, you should listen to that 45-second clip… it’s a perfect example of a pro sports figure with no grounding in reality. A guy making millions of dollars a year basically steals a $1 side item from a fast food place.
(But RedCrake, you’ll get no sympathy from me on your team’s form. At least your team will be in the Champions League for another week. Mine is fighting to avoid relegation to 1-AA.)
On the red card, specifically:
Some people might say it was soft, but when you get two yellow cards in the first 15 minutes… that ain’t nobody’s fault but your own, man.
That’s like getting 5 personal foul penalties on your first two offensive drives. You can blame the ref if you want to… but it ain’t his fault, even if he’s calling a tight game.
And look at him, then look at his wife...
that man has no reason (or maybe one very good reason) to feel spoiled.
See him….
Now the wife…
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
Am I the only one who's seeing . . .
. . . two identical pictures of the same guy? Or was that the joke? ’Cause I was expecting a hottie, and I was disappointed.
Go 'Dawgs!
I think it was a mistake...
… but that’s what makes it so funny. :-)
Mrs. Peter Crouch (Abigail Clancy):
that is just wrong
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
my favorite deployment movie!
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Thanks vine...
it was a mistake. Darn copy and pasting not copying and pasting correctly.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
Yeah...
He’s certainly a douche. That said…. at this level there are certain things that just shouldn’t be done (sort of like calling all 3 of your timeouts in the first 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter).
And I wouldn’t worry too much about your guys. You should be fine at 41 currently. Hell… the way we’ve been playing the past month, you may well pass us before its all said and done. Our schedule gets brutal after the game with Stoke this weekend.
"If there's one thing worse than chlamydia, it's Florida." ~ Emma Stone
YNWA
If my Reds could stay healthy for a single game, y’all might be in trouble. As is, you should be pretty comfortable in the 5th spot when all is said and done.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
I still want to think that the NBA's tenuous labor situation...
where some say they’ll be miss parts of next season until January at the earliest, persuades him to stay.
http://sportsandgrits.blogspot.com/
ESPN is doing a College Football show -
Urban Myers and Jessie Palmer on the panel. Shoot me. And of course Desmond.
All they are doing is talking about “back in my day”.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
and now Desmond is hating on UGA.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
and now we get to do a whole special on Notre Dame. Because they have been so relevant.
I hate the WWL more with every season.
"One thing I will never do as long as I’m at Georgia is lose to Florida." - Herschel Walker
Trey could've bailed on this program after his freshman year
…and I would’ve completely understood, really. But he stuck around, bought into Fox, got better, fought through injuries, and got this team back to the NCAA tournament. Trey’s a DGD.
I still think Leslie will be back. All the draftnicks I read have him slipping too far for leaving now to be the best option. But who knows.
Our plan going forward should be to get Kentavious Caldwell-Pope into Snelling Hall immediately. Dude can stroke it but I think someone sneezing from the top row would knock him over.
All the best to both,
Although I am hoping the best for Leslie is to stay another year. Two great Dawgs who have always made us proud.
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