That's a really cool name. Unfortunately, I'm not impressed at all. He doesn't seem to be a point guard, or even a combo guard for that matter. His assist per turnover ratio is horrendous, and he needs to jack up eight shots per game just to even register an assist--so clearly there's either extreme tunnel syndrome here, or an extreme scoring mentality. Admittedly, besides Patrick Patterson, there's not much talent, and Kentucky lacks depth in the worst way, so I'm willing to give Meeks the benefit of the doubt here, but he doesn't even seem to be able to get assists by accident--with his usage rate, averaging less than 2 is a horrendous number. He's got a real scoring mentality and can really stroke it--those numbers are excellent--but I think he's really, really one-dimensional. He's strong built, but not a great athlete which doesn't make up for the fact that he's an undersized SG--in fact, honestly, he reminds me of Voshon Lenard (a strong built guard who can also shoot). I honestly don't think he should enter the draft this year--Stephen Curry stayed behind, had more credentials, and far more unselfishness and passing ability than this kid. Meeks would be drafted for his productivity, and not his potential--I seriously have reservations on whether he could learn point guard skills on the fly in the NBA, much less in college. Of course, there may be a GM out there who may be tantalized by his offensive explosions and take a flyer on him in the second round, but that's probably where he belongs with his current production, at best. I think he fits into the cliche of great college scorer who may struggle in the NBA.
P.S. And if we do draft Meeks, that brings us to another selfish scorer in the mold of John Salmons. Do we really want that?
