ToledoRambler wrote:
The NBA is weird. Look at a guy like Luka Garza. He went to a big 10 school, had “national exposure,” solid numbers in the big 10, and got drafted 52nd in the NBA draft. Then look at a guy like Adam Morrison in 2006, who played in a mid major league with Gonzaga and got drafted 3rd. Morrison was a flop but got PAID, and made the league. Morrison’s stats were padded a lot by playing in the WCC for 3 years.
If Klintmann thinks he’s NBA quality (and he very well might be), it would probably only help him to go to a place like Loyola (who is very much on par with the 2003-2006 Gonzaga program, as opposed to a big 10 school like Maryland or Rutgers (who is probably on par with Iowa). Hell, Steph Curry played at Davidson!
Our recent reputation and history make us a prime landing spot for a 4 star whose looking to make a name for himself. I don’t think it’s as hard a sell to get a 4 star to Loyola now as people might think.
Or even more recently, Ja Morant who went from Murray State to the NBA. Alize Johnson from Missouri State as well. If you have the skill set the NBA wants, they will come for you. Everyone is on TV today, so exposure isn’t as big of a deal as it used to be. If this was 1998 instead of 2021, Krutwig would be there now as well. The NBA game today just doesn’t have many teams that play to fit his size and his style right now.