I've been following the NBA since 1986. Your style of posting and how the experts during an NBA or NFL draft critique a kid are miles apart.I'm just used to the NBA culture. They don't hold back on their criticism of youngsters as soon as they're drafted and why should we? because they're 18 year olds? I don't subscribe to this.
Secondly, kids in the USA are a minimum of one year removed from school, before they declare for a draft. A lot of the kids are 20 or 21 and a little bit more worldly (as they can be considering how insular the USA can be), before going pro. They not potentially reading criticism from "experts" while they're still finishing year 12. If they are, it's much more constructive, with a focus on what they need to improve to be successful.