Landry = The Real Deal

[1972Shocker]

Good luck Landry. Go get 'em.

[Shocktoberfest]

Just please, please. Not the freaking Knicks!

[SHOXAAC]

I sincerely hope it works out for him. Get your money if it's there. Now for the reality...this will turn out to be a mistake. Love the kid and thankful for the 3 years he gave us, but he is no way ready to play in the NBA. Another year was required for him to make it...big mistake Landry. Now...go prove my stupid arse wrong!!!

[Dan]

I’m kind of with you here. He will get eaten alive as a PG. I’m sure teams are projecting him as a wing/secondary ball handler. He’s one of the best shooters we’ve had at WSU but he still has a lot of things to improve upon. But then again, so do a lot of the 1st rounders drafted on potential.

[pinstripers]

Might be a mistake, but I dunno that he would go higher next year

[Steeleshocker]

Draft status aside, I think the point SHOXAAC is making is that he needed another year to be truly ready to make a long career in the NBA. As we've seen with Cle, with a fresh crop of players each year and smaller rosters, you have to prove your worth in the first couple of years or you fall out of sight quickly.

[1972Shocker]

Landry talks about his decision.

http://goshockers.com/news/2018/3/29/the-roundhouse-rh-shamets-decision-starts-with-family.aspx

[AZ Shocker]

Good move for Landry. Right time.

[ShockTalk]

Landry talks about his decision.

http://goshockers.com/news/2018/3/29/the-roundhouse-rh-shamets-decision-starts-with-family.aspx

This ended any speculation: "

He is in the process of hiring an agent and plans to spend the bulk of the next three months preparing for the June 21 NBA Draft."

I hope he is able to fulfill his dream of the NBA and providing for his mom.

[proshox]

I am big believer that his game will improve immensely with pro training. He will be a baller in summer league.

[ShockdaWorld]

100% agree with this!!

[wu_shizzle]

Landry has been a great ambassador for Wichita State and I wish him the best. I look forward to seeing another Shocker in the league.

To me this seems premature, but from a risk/reward standpoint it makes sense.

IMO, Landry had enormous expectation on him and the injury and possibly a shooting slump, took some shine off his star.

He could not afford another injury or have an average year next year. While this isn't great for WSU, it might be best for Landry.

Hope everything works out for the best.

[kcshocker11]

I think he will make us proud

[ShockerMarch]

There's supposed to be a Bleacher Report article featuring Freddy where he talks about being able to work more on his game now after he finished school. I hope the same for Landry if and when he gets his shot.

[forevershockerfan]

It's all water under the bridge now but the Season he had to redshirt due to an injury would have been even a better Shocker Season with him. Sad as a Shocker fan to see him go but happy as a lark for Landry and his pro future and I wish him the very best.

[OregonShocker]

Uphill battle, but it always is breaking into professional sports. I don't see him as a first rounder (no guaranteed contract) but I'm not sure he'd be one next year either, so... why not get paid while getting another year of experience? Hopefully he'll do well focusing on roundball full time. Hope he finishes his degree, because ultimately he'll need it after basketball is done.

[Dan]

One of the big risks he faces is not getting drafted 1st round and then not making a team. He ends up making $25k a year in the G League which does nothing for his mother, which he claims is one of the biggest factors in coming out early.

[OregonShocker]

Dan True; and I think his risk is just as big next year. Why not find out now and get $25K?

[WSUwatcher]

I'm a little surprised at his apparent confidence about being a first rounder, but Landry's an insider and I'm not, so I hope it proves to be justified. If by chance his name isn't called in the first round, we may see a repeat of what FVV and Baker did (both very successfully, as we now know) by discouraging teams from drafting him and instead aiming at free agency.

FVV and Baker were both stronger and more physically ready for the pro game, but Shamet may be a better athlete and is almost certainly a better shooter, so there's plenty of reason for optimism about what lies ahead.

[OregonShocker]

My father used to say, "If you pass over a million dollar a year contract because you need more education, then...you need more education!"

[1972Shocker]

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SMU's Shake Milton will sign with an agent and enter the 2018 NBA Draft, per his Twitter page. College career is over.

2:04 PM - 30 Mar 2018

[choida]

The entire AAC might be wide open next year... What you guys think?