potential has got to be more important than age, who wants an 18 yo with bench warmer potential over a 19 yo with superstar potential
So here's my "top" prospect to sort of illustrate my point.
PLayer #3 is 18 years old with a 5 ball rating and a 4 ball potential. He went 1-8 from the field (0-2 from 3) he went 3/4 from the line with 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. If he would've been 19, he would've dropped below all of the "unknown" 5 ball rating/4 ball+ potential guys where I did not know their ages. My reasoning is that I'd rather take a chance on getting an 18 year old than be assured of getting a 19 year old. He would have, however, stayed on the draft board above all of the complete unknowns and the 18/19 year olds with less than 5 ball ratings/4 ball potentials.
Does that make sense?
Now let me offer my "common sense" thoughts on what I think I like about this kid and you guys might be willing to correct me if I"m wrong.
#1) good age, good rating, good enough potential
#2) his 1/8 from the field tells me that his js/jr aren't tops but I can train those.
#3) his 7 rebounds tells me that this kid actually has some decent rebounding skills - which, if I'm switching back to guard training his a huge boost.
#4) his 5 assists tells me that his passing is going to be mediocre-ish and very trainable.
#5) his 3 steals tells me the same thing about his passing
Is that a fair assessment of what this scouting report is telling me about this player?