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Seth

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Worst.  Post.  Ever. 

Worst.  Post.  Ever. 

Tigers' Ace

So are we to the point yet where Verlander and Scherzer are 1A and 1B in the rotation?  Dating back to his recall from the minors last year, Scherzer has been the best pitcher on the team.  I think Verlander is more talented, but Scherzer is more consistently efficient with his pitch count and doesn't seem to have the obligatory one bad inning each time he pitches. 

Not making a big mistake . . .

Many seem quick to point out Morris's flaws -- lacks an outside shot, hasn't shown great ability to go left, and hasn't committed himself to the defensive end of the court.  But he also has the size (at 6'4") and court vision that NBA GMs salivate over.  Outside of Kyrie Irving, he is as close to a "true" point guard as there is in this draft.  Also, Morris is a prospect whose stock will rise as he works out for teams (see, for example, the Chad Ford article from today).  When it's all said and done, I think he will be a borderline lottery pick, getting drafted somewhere in the 15-20 range.  There just aren't that many PGs who have his blend of size and vision. 

From a purely business standpoint, Morris would risk quite a bit from coming back to school.  If he comes back and fails to improve his outside shooting or ability to drive left, he could find his stock slipping, as his flaws and inability to fix them start to trump his potential.  Right now, NBA teams see his dramatic improvement between freshman and sophomore year, look at that as indicative of his work ethic, and figure he can improve the few big flaws in his game with another offseason.  But were he to come back next year and fail to cure those defects in his game, the scouts wouldn't be so forvgiving.  And, as mentioned all over the board this week, next year's draft will be much stronger -- with top freshmen this year who elected to stay in school, next year's loaded freshman class, and potentially high school seniors if the CBA's rules change regarding early entry.  So Darius could become a better all-around player and find himself slotted in worse position on draft day. 

New CBA

Good points.  Also, with the NBA negotiating a new CBA after this season, it's entirely possible -- even likely -- that next year's draft will include high schoolers from the class of 2012.  Odds are good that the NBA will institute an MLB-like rule that gives high school seniors the chance to enter the draft but mandates that they stay two or three years in college if they opt not to go pro straight out of high school.  So next year's draft could be unusually strong -- with the current freshmen who opted to stay in school, a strong freshman class next year, and potentially current high school juniors -- meaning that Darius could improve substantially and still struggle to tread water when it comes to his draft position. 

A "system" guy?

I guess I didn't realize Darius was the second coming of Graham Harrell.