Bobcats Rd 1, #9 pick Kemba Walker

[Ron Rivera]

he gets allen iverson type separation. I like that. That translates to the NBA Example.... that ankle breaker im sure yall have all seen already

[Woodie]

wait, this makes sense now. Chris Paul...come on home kid.

You do realize that Kemba is bigger than Paul, right? And DJ is not long for this team. He may stick around this year for his scoring, along with giving Kemba a chance to adjust to the NBA. But he'll definitely be gone by next off-season (probably for a mid-first).

Here's a good article from ESPN (it's from their pay site, so I'll post the PG part) that talks about how size may be overrated in the NBA. Notice the average height for a PG is 6-2, and Kemba is 6-1, so really he is not as small for the position as some would have you believe. IMO, it's not so much the physical size, but whether you play big or small that determines what kind of mark you will make, and Kemba definitely is one of those PG's that plays much bigger than his size (DJ, by the way, tends to play small, which is why I think his time here is limited).

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2011/insider/news/story?id=6690676&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fdraft2011%2finsider%2fnews%2fstory%3fid%3d6690676

Point guards

Average height: 6-foot-2

Highest average PER (minimum 10 players): 6-0 (13.5)

When you think of the prototypical point guard, who is the first person you think of? Is it Derrick Rose? Chris Paul? Or is it Penny Hardaway? Of course, point guards come in all shapes and sizes, but when we look at history, we find that little guys can make a huge impact on the game. Brevin Knight stands just 5-10 but owns the sixth-highest assist rate in league history. Paul, at 6-foot-nothing, may go down as one of the best point guards of all time. Muggsy Bogues? He'd be rejected from the majority of roller coaster rides but he averaged 10 points, 10 assists and four rebounds in 1993-94.

Take a close look at the NBA point guard class today. Notice the number of bulldogs. Paul, Ty Lawson, Kyle Lowry, D.J. Augustin and Jameer Nelson are all 6-foot and under and start for their respective clubs. Then, of course, you have Aaron Brooks and Darren Collison who barely touch 6-feet and have had no trouble finding starting gigs in their first few years in the league. To see this trend of smaller point guards, consider that of the 25 players drafted since 1996-97 that are 6-foot or shorter, 12 of them started games this past season.

In fact, of all the heights we've seen for point guards, the 6-footers in the study posted the best PERs over their careers (13.5), and far better than 6-4 floor generals (10.4). So is Kemba Walker undersized? Not in a league where a 35-year-old Earl Boykins can drop 26 points and six assists on the champion Dallas Mavericks.

[Get_on_my_horse]

Hope Walker does well in Charlotte. Great college player and a great person.

[SOJA]

Don't see how he and Augustine will work together

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

As the Huddle's resident UConn fanboy, I approve.

[MWCarolina]

Great pick sense they passed on Brandon Knight at 7, i personally like Knight's potential at PG better, but Walker isnt bad, he will be a good player.