ESPN: Ron Baker will return to Wichita St

[rlh04d]

Baker seems like a good kid and he's a fine representative of the Valley, but I've never watched him play and said "wow, he looks like an NBA player".

I have a feeling you'll have a lot of opportunities to say that next year with him as the best scoring option

Depends on how good he gets at the point moving forward. And whether his perimeter game continues to improve. I have little doubt he'll be drafted at the end of his time at WSU if he stays healthy, but there's a pretty huge range he could be drafted in depending on his progression.

[mvcfan]

Compare him to a Kirk Hinrich type of player who has hung onto the NBA for a lot of years. They are good athletes although not great athletes. They are really good shooters who can also drive the basketball and have a nice mid range game. I predict that Baker will get his 3pt. Shooting % to 40-45% this year and FT % to close to 90%. His BB IQ is extremely high. He plays very good defense. His team comes first and all he does is WIN. He makes few turn overs, and handles the ball nicely. While he won't be a star, theses attributes make for a 10 year NBA career.

[glm38]

Baker struck me as an NBA caliber player beginning in the tournament last year and throughout this year. Good shooter with NBA range, good ball handler, physically strong, smart, etc. There really aren't any weaknesses in his game.

I thought there were several times this year when he took over the game on offense when he needed to. I remember one game (maybe at SLU?) where he looked pretty unstoppable. I agree that I think we'll see more of that this year.

[Ricardo del Rio]

nm

[uniftw]

Baker is far more of an NBA type player than McDermott

[mathewson10]

Baker is far more of an NBA type player than McDermott

muahahaha you guys crack me up! You realize he will be playing in Europe like the rest of the former MVC players, right? There are only 2 players in the whole NBA that are from the MVC & they both avg. less than 9 minutes a game.

[Play Angry]

You're right. 0% chance Cleanthony Early gets drafted either.

[mathewson10]

You're right. 0% chance Cleanthony Early gets drafted either.

Obviously, Early will get drafted. I was basing my information off of the current NBA rosters. But your 0% is relevant. 0.6% = the MVC representation NBA (That number includes Early)

[glm38]

You're right. 0% chance Cleanthony Early gets drafted either.

Obviously, Early will get drafted. I was basing my information off of the current NBA rosters. But your 0% is relevant. 0.6% = the MVC representation NBA (That number includes Early)

No one is saying there are scads of MVC players that are going to get drafted. You are correct in that that hasn't been the case in the past.

But this recent WSU team is different. That team made the F4 and was UNDEFEATED the next year in the regular season. It just follows that there is a good possibility of several NBA caliber players on a team like that. Early and Baker are those players IMO.

No one is guaranteeing Baker gets drafted just that he has a good shot at it.

[AndShock]

You're right. 0% chance Cleanthony Early gets drafted either.

Obviously, Early will get drafted. I was basing my information off of the current NBA rosters. But your 0% is relevant. 0.6% = the MVC representation NBA (That number includes Early)

wtf does conference affiliation have to do with a player playing in the NBA? How many SoCon players were in the NBA when Stephen Curry was drafted?