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A nice summary about Toney's draft experience.

And for those of you that wondered about Leonard Hamilton's player development:

"Florida State is one of only three teams in the ACC with at least five players selected in the last six NBA Drafts. Only North Carolina (with nine selections) and Duke (with seven selections) have more NBA Draft choices since 2004 than Florida State."

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I'm surprised we are number three.

Congrats to FSU basketball.

Just wants to beat the Gators

by DA-2 on Jun 27, 2009 2:20 PM EDT reply actions  

I am happy with leonard.

He wins ballgames. I might not always like how he dos it, but his players are good guys and they play hard for him. Thanks for this, TC!

by Bud Elliott on Jun 27, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Player development, or recruiting skill?

It’s probably both. He recruits dang well, undeniable. And I’d say that he had an eye for Thornton and Douglas, and they blossomed under him. He gets guys he knows will flourish in his system. Can’t ask much more than that. Maybe a little less “motion sickness” on the motion offense, but I’m pleased overall.

by ricobert1 on Jun 27, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions  

I disagree

Tony ran the 1 & 2 in the motion offense here. Very common offensive set in the NBA. He went in the 1st round. I think Leonard and Seminole Nation can be very proud of that.

by ricobert1 on Jun 28, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

No doubt Toney would have been picked higher if there weren't questons about him being a true PG...

Most draft boards had him listed as a shooting guard, and while that should have been a nod to his outstanding shooting abilities, it turned into a knock on his numbers as a set-up man. (It’s obviously hard to be a 6’2" shooting guard in the NBA, so he needed to sell himself as a PG who can shoot!) Most people unfamiliar with him read a draft xpress profile and some numbers and decided he was selfish bc his assists weren’t high and he took a lot of shots. (I know that’s what happened with the Bulls, one team that really liked TD and thought about drafting him with the #26 pick as a backup for Rose.) In reality, this perception was largely due to the fact that we had few people on our team that could make a shot (especially a jump shot, eliminating the total # of assists anyone on the noles could turn out) and the fact that TD always had the ball in his hands or swung back to him when the shot clock was about to expire.

by smash! on Jun 28, 2009 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's definitely a feather in the cap

For Leonard Hamilton. We’ve always called him “the recruiter” and that’s not an insult. This only signals more talent coming in the door for FSU.

by CelticPride on Jun 29, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions  

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