[From the FanPosts, psvirsky begins wading through draft prospects with Steph Curry. -CR]

Judging by the first post, it sounds like everyone is more than ready to start talking about the draft and for the most part we agree about the needs.  Actually, no, we completely agree about the needs because they're just that obvious right now.  I'm going to start by profiling PG's so we can get an idea for how all the options would fit into our system.  The PG position is an interesting one because we have a pair of them that are both pretty decent but also have flaws.  The Jack bandwagon is getting larger each day but unless he turns into Billups, he probably won't be an all-star or anything.  The feeling I get is that we want a guy who is a real floor general, can set the pace and tone for the team and be able to stop dribble penetration on D.

I'm starting with Steph Curry because he might be one of the easier picks to argue about.  Clearly, some of his talents are special.  He is as good of a shooter from 3 as you will ever see.  He is cold-blooded in crunch time.  He's got the NBA in his blood.  However, he is somewhere in between a PG a SG.  He's not super-athletic.  He might be a defensive liability.  

Alright time for specifics.  I'm getting most of my info from draftexpress.com - a great website.  They do new mocks every week or so and have tons of info on each player.  http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Stephen-Curry-1170/

Curry is 6'3, 185 lb and he's 21 years old.  His dad was in the league and his brother was a huge scorer who just transferred to Duke.  Right now he's at 10 on the draft board and he's generally been within a few spots of there for a while.  Last year he played SG b/c Davidson had a solid PG.  When that guy graduated, Curry switched over to play the point and has done surprisingly well.  He averaged almost 6 assists a game, with about 29 points and 2.2 steals a game.  He shot almost 40% from 3 (down 6 points from last year) and 87% from the line.  

There's definitely a fear that his pro career will be like JJ Redick's.  If he can't play D he won't be on the floor.  He surely won't be able to defend most SG's and with PG's, he's still a little undersized and not quite quick enough.  There's a pretty decent chance that he's going to end up just being a great shooter and nothing else.

Personally, I'm a huge fan.  He's the reason I wanted to start this whole draft conversation.  I wouldn't be shocked if he doesn't pan out but there is something awfully special about him.  When you look at this stats for this year, you have to remember that he was literally the only guy on the team.  Last year they had talent at other positions but this year other teams really keyed 100% on Curry.  And he still produced.  The thing that I especially like about him is his basketball IQ and his craftiness.  Watching him play, he always seems to be able to figure out exactly where he can slip in and get his shot off.  His high number of steals is another indication of that.  He just has unbelievable basketball instincts.  As good as JJ was at Duke, I never got that sense from him.  Curry just has something special about him.

I definitely recommend checking out the draftexpress profile as it is pretty extensive and well informed.  However, I'll copy and past some of the best quotes to give you an idea of what they think:

- There isn’t a player in the country who receives as much scrutiny from opposing defenses as Curry does. The entire game-plan of every team he faces revolves solely around shutting him down, which makes it a little bit difficult to accurately evaluate him.

- He’s one of the few players in the NCAA that you can actually say that the game will likely become easier for once he’s in the NBA, playing alongside better players and getting far more easy looks. 

- The biggest revelation of this season is the relative ease in which Curry has converted to the point guard position. Still obviously possessing a shoot-first mentality, Curry has looked fairly unselfish running his team’s offense, displaying excellent court vision and a real knack for getting teammates involved (relative to the team’s situation). He does a good job on the pick and roll, and is a much more creative passer than we were previously able to see, capable of handling the ball with either hand and being very adept at playing at different speeds.

- The best part of Curry’s game clearly remains his perimeter shooting ability

- One of the bigger concerns about Curry’s offensive game is that he does not project to become a prolific slasher at the NBA level. 

- He is extremely crafty about getting to the basket, really knowing how to exaggerate contact (some would say flopping) in order to draw fouls, which currently gets him to the line at a very nice rate. 

- Defensively, Curry puts a solid effort in, but is extremely limited by his poor physical tools on this end of the floor. He lacks great height, length or strength, and possesses below average lateral quickness, making him a potential defensive liability when being matched up with some of the more explosive guards the NBA is known for. He is a fairly tough kid, willing to stick his nose in and take a charge, and also seems to have a terrific knack for getting in the passing lanes (ranking amongst the top ball-thieves in the NCAA in steals), being extremely intelligent about following the scouting report.

Also, there's still a chance that he doesn't declare for the draft, he's just a Junior.  I assume he's coming out but it's not certain.