Some are questioning Richard Roby says Denver Post columnist Mark Kiszla, who writes Roby's draft stock is plummenting as fast as the guard's shooting percentage.
That's just not true.
The NBA looks primarily at potential, not numbers. How else do you explain "The League" picking Europeans in the lottery who average less than double figures in scoring or rebounding.
Roby is still the same player he was in his first two seasons in Boulder. Only now he has little help and defenses are keying on him. And I want Kiszla and others like him to remember a couple of names.
Michael Finley and Dan Marino.
Finley was once considered a future star while playing at the University of Wisconsin but stayed in school, struggled and slipped to the 21st selection in the first round (Phoenix) when he entered the draft.
Two leagues, a lot of teams, and they all made the same mistake of not looking past circumstances.
Same scenario with Marino at the University of Pittsburgh, who was highly regarded entering his senior season, when he didn't put up the numbers expected. He falls deep in the first round (27th) to the Miami Dolphins and the rest, as they like to say, is history.
Roby is going to be a good NBA player. Maybe not Chauncey Billups but better than David Harrison and could rival Jay Humphries' impact if not exceed it. To do all that, he should fight through the chaos of this season, return next season under a new coach and rebuild his image.
Kiszla, no matter how talented a writer he is, is wrong because the truth in this case is contrary to his comments. Roby's stock is not plummeting because he never was a top-10 pick anyway and the NBA still will see his potential over expecations as the lure.
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