- Dec 15, 2012
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Ford has us slotted at picking Diamond Stone right now. Here is what an NBA scout had to say about the guy from the NBA draft thread:
"Diamond Stone, 6'10" freshman center, Maryland: "Has as much upside as any big in the draft. A cross between [Lakers forward] Andrew Bynum and [Grizzlies forward] Zach Randolph. Not as good a rebounder as he should have been. He's just not a mature kid yet. He's going to get a lot thrown at him quickly. Does he have the makeup to deal with that? He's an unbelievable back-to-the-basket scorer. He's lazy defensively. Their defense was worse when he was on the floor. I don't think he's tough and he seems spoiled overall. But he's 19 and he can score on anybody 12 feet and in. That's really hard to get. Right now he doesn't have enough of a motor to make up for his lack of size. He could be like a [Pacers forward] Lavoy Allen but he has to develop a 15-foot jump shot."
"Diamond Stone, 6'10" freshman center, Maryland: "Has as much upside as any big in the draft. A cross between [Lakers forward] Andrew Bynum and [Grizzlies forward] Zach Randolph. Not as good a rebounder as he should have been. He's just not a mature kid yet. He's going to get a lot thrown at him quickly. Does he have the makeup to deal with that? He's an unbelievable back-to-the-basket scorer. He's lazy defensively. Their defense was worse when he was on the floor. I don't think he's tough and he seems spoiled overall. But he's 19 and he can score on anybody 12 feet and in. That's really hard to get. Right now he doesn't have enough of a motor to make up for his lack of size. He could be like a [Pacers forward] Lavoy Allen but he has to develop a 15-foot jump shot."