Not a chance that we draft him.
Conversely, I would like to start an official "Please don't draft Bill Walker" thread but I think that may be against the rules or something.
The guy completely disappeared in the second half of last year. I know he had some decent games but every game i watched I always ended up thinking to myself, "I thought this guy was supposed to be good". That not the type of player that usually does well in the NBA.
If you watched the games, teams started shutting him down and letting Beasley "get his 30+". So once the teams shut down Bill, KSU was dead in the water. He was also a freshman (negating the couple games the season before which he sat due to injury). Now, having said that, check out what DraftExpress wrote about him...
NCAA Tournament Performers, 3/26/08-- Part Two
March 26, 2008
Bill Walker closed out his freshman season in the NCAA Tournament much stronger than he did the regular season. After four underwhelming performances in the three weeks leading up to the first round, including an 0-14 shooting performance against Texas, the explosive forward put together two very strong games in which he exceeded his scoring averages. Most impressive though was his ability to carry Kansas State during stretches of their first round upset of USC, while teammate Michael Beasley was on the bench dealing with foul trouble.
The 22-point performance really gave us an opportunity to see the full offensive repertoire that Walker brings to the table. He started right away by knocking down a long jumper from beyond the arc in the game’s opening minute. Walker’s 3-4 shooting performance from deep was somewhat uncharacteristic, as he shot just over 30% from this range during the season and was very inconsistent with his three point shooting. Walker also looked more comfortable shooting off the dribble than he had since the last time we reviewed him. A couple of times in the first half he was able to pull up against Trojan defenders and with seemingly little effort knock mid-range jumpers. This is an area of Walker’s game that is still being developed, and he doesn’t go to it very often, preferring to either catch and shoot or take the ball straight to the rim. As has been previously mentioned in write ups on Walker, his somewhat awkward shooting form deters him from being a more consistent outside shooter. He releases the ball out in front of him rather than higher over his head, as well as tending to push the ball more than he allows it to roll off his finger tips.
He needs to work on his fundamentals, but hands down, the kid is a gamer. Would have been a lottery pick had he not tore his ACL.
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