Another article from the Post, http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/4580225-556/vus-wood-to-test-nba-waters.html.
Brandon Wood will apparently declare for the NBA draft but not hire an agent. This leaves open the possibility to return to VU in the fall. I fully suspect him to return.
I understand Brandon's thought process here. Get to the NBA, make some money, and live out a boyhood dream. I'd love to see him succeed at the NBA as that would greatly benefit the VU recruiting process. With that said, I fully believe he will return to the Crusaders for his final year of eligibility after these few workouts he attends. Wood had a breakout year this past season for the Crusaders on the offensive end. However, when I look at Brandon Wood and look at other NBA players. Brandon is a bit undersized for an NBA shooting guard at 6'2''. Wood also hasn't shown the ability to consistantly create his own open shot off the dribble. His defense is probably a bit above average, but does anybody outside of the Bulls really play defense in the NBA? Lets take a look at another college player entering the draft who is of similar size and plays the same position in E'twaun Moore of Purdue. Mock Drafts don't even have Moore being drafted in the first two rounds. Does anyone put Wood ahead of Moore?
Here's to hoping Brandon comes back, leads Valpo to a good postseason run in 2011-2012, and improves his draft odds that way.
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