Every year, in every sport, you hear about a player or two whose stock soars because of an impressive pre-draft workout. I have two words for my fellow Eagle fans out there.....Mike Mamula. We passed on Warren Sapp to take this undersized defensive end, almost purely based on his mini camp performance. How did that work out? The minicamp/pre-draft workouts should simply be used if a team is completely on the fence about a few players. I've been hearing a lot about Eric Maynor, the point guard out of Virginia Commonwealth. Apparently, he has had great work outs, propelling his name up the Mock Draft boards. I just don't get this. Without high school players allowed to enter the draft now, every player has played in at least 30 games at a competitive level. Seasoned college veterans have obviously played in a lot more, giving NBA scouts seemingly all they should need to make a decision on who to draft. Look at the REAL games! Pre-draft workouts puts players in this ...
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