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http://youtu.be/1RBV5LdI9nQ Not everyone thinks Perry Jones III was the steal of the draft at No. 28. A statistical analysis consultant for the Toronto Raptors said Jones' "underwhelming play at the college level" did not project well in the team's statistical models. "His ability to contribute at the pro level will depend entirely on significant improvement going forward," said Alex Rucker, in this Q&A with TrueHoop blogger Tom Liston. Read Liston's question and Rucker's complete response here.  

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• Jill on Jul 02, 2012 @ 1:11 pm
  The jury isn't out on draft picks for years. But, looking at Toronto's record over the years, I've got more faith in Presti than Toronto management.
• joel on Jul 02, 2012 @ 4:49 am
  Jones averaged roughly 13.5 pts. and 7.5 rbds. in college and shot over 50%. Just compare these numbers to Anthony Davis who went #1 (14 pts. 10 rbds. and 60%) and they're fairly comparable. It doesn't matter what Toronto says the bottom line is he was a projected lottery pick this year and even though he dropped that potential is still there. The Thunder organization clearly is very good at developing players if you just look at the massive improvement of Westbrook, Harden and Ibaka. I look for him to become a pretty good pro.
• Todd on Jul 02, 2012 @ 1:06 am
  Well, playing for Toronto has usually resulted in "underwhelming play" for a lot of guys over the years. If any outfit can draw out the ability of a player like Jones, I'd think it would be OKC. I'd darn sure bet on them doing it before I'd bet on a team like, say, Toronto.

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