Now in the spirit of the holiday weekend, the wise-apples in the Grading The Week offices swear they’re asking this question with no malice, no agenda, no anger, no animosity, no bias, no enmity, no predilection: Could Tad Boyle wind up producing more first-round draft picks out of CU in the next 10 months than Deion Sanders? Hang on, hang on. Hear us out. Team GTW only wanted to float this premise, which seemed silly even to us as recently as last Thanksgiving, not to get Buffs Nation raging — we’ll have plenty of time for that — but to salute one of Ralphie’s own.
Because while the Nuggets and Avalanche were busy tossing cold water all over the start of the metro’s summer, KJ Simpson was off in Chicago having one holy heck of an NBA draft combine. At least according to outside accounts. “Simpson .
..plays bigger than his size,” “The 6-footer averaged 13.
5 points through two games, showcasing his knack for finishing above bigger defenders and rebounded capably.” CBSSports.com’s Kyle Boone “KJ Simpson was the most breezy force of nature in the city, blowing past defender after defender in a masterclass performance from the opening scrimmage of the first 5-on-5 action.
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Simpson turned in 16 points, grabbed three boards and turned in a number of dazzling finishes at the basket in electric fashion, stealing the show to kick off what turned out to be an eventful afternoon from Wintrust Arena. “Simpson’s showing was a great stock-up moment for the 6-f.