Something to keep an eye on ...
In the wake of the shocking - SHOCKING I TELL YOU!!! - news that Brandan Wright is headed to the NBA, comes this update from Jeff Goodman over at FoxSports.com. Georgia Tech's Thaddeus Young is putting his name in the 2007 NBA Draft.
Unlike Wright - who clearly is in the draft to stay - Young appears to be merely testing things. From what I've read - and I'll see if can add in a few links later to back this up - the scouts have a widening range of views on Young. I've seen him projected as anywhere from end of the lottery to the end of the first round. My guess if he gets feedback that he's projected in the 20s, that he comes back to school.
The other tidbit in Goodman's article is that GT point guard Javaris Crittenton is still weighing his options. One article I saw recently said that Crittenton may actually have a higher draft value than Young right now. Perhaps that's because of the lack of point guards in this draft.
The decisions of these two are something that ACC hoops fans should watch closely in the next couple of days. If both go pro, Georgia Tech essentially starts over again, in the lower rungs of the ACC. Personally, I think if only one goes pro, the Jackets are better off keeping Crittenton, because he has unique skills at the point that Hewitt can't easily replace - even though Tech has a PG from the Class of 2007, Maurice Miller, coming in. Young, as good as he is, is just one of several talented front-court players GT has. Tech is adding to that crowded group with incoming prep All-American Gani Lawal.
If both stay? Well then there's your challenger to UNC for ACC supremacy.
Stay tuned ...