December Draft Thoughts: Miles McBride, Carlik Jones, and Evan Mobley
College basketball is back, Gonzaga is absurd, the 2021 Draft bees are a buzzin', and Cade is still the man. My plan today is to give my brief thoughts on three college prospects. My goal for 2021 is to write one of these articles every month until we get closer draft day. Okay, enough jibber-jabber. *All stats used as of 12-17-20 --- I first came upon Louisville Grad-Transfer Carlik Jones after digging through some statistical profiles during the preseason. At Radford last year, Jones averaged 3.78 unassisted rim makes/40 minutes while shooting 40.9% from three on 6.7 attempts/100 possessions and 81.4% from the foul line. That is the statistical profile of a very real guard prospect. Based on his high rim-make frequency, I assumed coming into the year that Jones was a speedy undersized guard with a nasty first-step. My pre-conceived notion couldn’t have been any further from the truth. Jones’ burst leaves a lot to be desired, yet he still generates plenty of rim pressure. He