Brandon Randolph (Xavier Commit)

For the most part, the NBA recruits BIGS on potential. That's because they are far more rare, and their front offices believe they need to get out ahead of their competition. Guards tend to stick around longer. The odds that a true freshman point guard on a borderline NCAA tournament team playing primarily A-10 competition is predicted to go in the 1st round of the NBA draft (and hence is even inclined to consider leaving early) are very, very, very, very low. Semaj may leave early. It may even be a probability. But after 1 year? This year?? To the NBA??? Not happening.

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Originally Posted by xlax

sooo, just so we're clear when you said "most experts" it meant Brian Snow and a few scouts he has talked to?

None of the 2013 or 2014 NBA mock drafts that I've seen have him on them. Not that it means he won't eventually be there, but if "most experts" thought he'd be gone after a year or two i think they'd be smart enough to put him in their mocks.

Having said all that he is a 20 year old freshman which is pretty old so I could see him wanting to get out early.

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Okay scratch the "most" and lets just call it "some". The kid is a stud.

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Originally Posted by xsteve1

Okay scratch the "most" and lets just call it "some". The kid is a stud.

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We can agree that he's a stud and again im not saying he wont leave after a year or two, but he still has some things to work on. Namely off the ball D and his jump shot.

I think some of it has to do with his elbow, but he hasn't looked comfortable shooting the J to me.

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Originally Posted by LA Muskie

For the most part, the NBA recruits BIGS on potential. That's because they are far more rare, and their front offices believe they need to get out ahead of their competition. Guards tend to stick around longer. The odds that a true freshman point guard on a borderline NCAA tournament team playing primarily A-10 competition is predicted to go in the 1st round of the NBA draft (and hence is even inclined to consider leaving early) are very, very, very, very low. Semaj may leave early. It may even be a probability. But after 1 year? This year?? To the NBA??? Not happening.

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The other thing that will hurt him is Dee Davis. If they keep playing Semaj off the ball with Davis at the point I don't know that scouts will get enough of a read on him as a true point.

I know Xavier is doing this out of necessity, but it won't help him get drafted after this year.

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Originally Posted by Jweinka

Brandon Randolph ‏@BRandolph3
RT“@Richardsonmike2: 2013 (CA) PG Brandon Randolph will officially make his college decision on Tuesday between Xavier and Missouri.”

Hope we get him!

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You, me and just about everyone else who follows Xavier basketball.

Come to Xavier. Come to Xavier.

I want this kid bad. Come to Xavier!

come to X come to x come to x !!!!!!!!!

Come to Xavier!
Come to Xavier!
Come to Xavier!

Come to.....errrr, Xavier.

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