Is Patrick Patterson the next David West or Corliss Williamson?
Patterson is one of the toughest players to grade in my books. Statistically he’s decent in almost every regard, but doesn’t jump out at you in any one area. He was one of the best players in college during his career, yet doesn’t have the proverbial “upside” of some of his peers. Are we talking about a player then like Corliss (or even better, Kris Humphries) who despite a dominant NCAA career had to be a niche player on a good team to be effective? Or are we talking about a player like David West, who everyone is overlooking because they’ve been able to tear apart his game for longer than most of the other top prospects in this draft? I was leaning towards the former until recently, with the caveat that Patterson isn’t the rebounder that Corliss was. However seeing him dominate his work-out here in Toronto reminded me of all the footage I’d seen of Patterson over his years at Kentucky. He’s got a nice back-to-the basket game (unlike Hump), can face-up, rebounds the ball well thanks t
