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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 04-18-2014, 09:42 PM:

I just don't see Andrew playing point guard in the NBA at this time and Aaron isn't ready either.
I would bet they will be back at Kentucky. The NBA is so fast and that is what will make it tough on both of them. You can't teach speed, you either have it or you don't.

Although there is a glut of frontcourt talent, the backcourt is not as deep, so the decisions of guards Andrew and Aaron Harrison are especially intriguing and important. An NBA scout for one of the Eastern Conference's premier teams believes the choice is obvious.

"It'd be good for both of them to go back next year," said the scout, who requested anonymity because he is not authorized to discuss draft prospects. "That's what I'd advise them to do. I don't think anybody is really high on them."

Before the twins had ever played a college game, they were viewed as surefire first-round draft picks. Then a difficult regular season revealed flaws and raised questions. Then a redemptive postseason run showed their potential once more.

The belief in NBA circles is that the 6-foot-6 twin brothers remain genuinely torn, the scout said. One Eastern Conference general manager told him the twins' father, Aaron Sr., wanted his sons to declare for the draft, but a lukewarm response from the league has given the family some pause.

The scout, who followed UK closely all season, said that if the twins leave, his franchise would be unlikely to draft either of them. Many teams are intrigued by their size, he said, but there are questions about their speed, explosiveness and shooting ability.

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Posted by PaulCat (Member # 513) on 04-18-2014, 09:46 PM:

If I had a kid in college today and he was a first round draft pick (based on potential), I'd tell him not to leave college until he got his degree.