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So we guess that that source who told the Chron that DeVon Hardin would stay in the NBA Draft was a little overzealous. Maybe. Just a little bit.
The Mercury-News is reporting that Hardin, though he thinks he can be a first-round draft pick, has taken his name out of the NBA Draft and will return to Cal for his senior season.
bq. “It’d probably be in the early to late 20s, in that range,” the 6-foot-11 junior said of his projected 2007 draft status. “The kind of thing I was hearing was that I was in the mix with a couple guys. That means there’s no gaurantees. I feel like I can make that even better if I go back to school.”
Now his dad, Michael, thinks he can be a lottery pick in next year’s draft.
But let’s just forget about the draft now and talk about what this means for Ben Braun’s Bears.
Now Ryan Anderson won’t have to worry about guarding an opposing team’s best low-post threat. And with Hardin back, Cal gets one of the Pac-10’s best low-post defenders. No scrawny guard will want to venture into the paint if Hardin’s down there guarding the basket.
With Hardin back, we’re going to suggest that the Bears won’t be cellar-dwellers. But how will they fare? If Hardin can actually improve his offensive game, then Cal will be in the top half of the conference. If not? Then … the Ben Braun’s Bears won’t be cellar-dwellers.
Image Source: Julie Himes, Daily Cal
Earlier: Breaking: Hardin Will Sign With Agent, Remain in Draft
Hardin chooses to stay at Cal [Mercury-News]
Comments:
Jun 19, 2007 at 6:11 pm
My guess would be Hardin, Anderson, Robertson, Christopher and Randle
Jun 19, 2007 at 7:37 pm
dont forget knezevic is back. definitely not as talented, but if randle doesnt handle the ball better, who cares?
Jun 19, 2007 at 7:42 am
glad to have hardin back. what does our starting 5 look like now?