To Go Pro or Stay in School?

Often people question when's the right time for pro prospects to leave school? Should they enter the draft when their stock is hot or return to school to polish certain areas of their game? In this year's draft we had a multitude of early entries, and while some players were can't miss prospects others watched themselves drop in the draft or didn't hear their name called at all. While underclassmen such as Irving, Williams, Thompson, and Walker all had their dreams come true as lottery picks other players dealt with disappoint yesterday. Here's a list of the players who should of remained in school and would have surely been first round picks next year:

Tyler Honeycutt- Drafted 35th by the Kings. This athletic, but lanky wing needs to put on more weight to guard NBA 3's and would have benefitted from another year at UCLA where he would have ran the show. Also, another season with the Bruins would have given Honeycutt more time to work on his three point shot and to further develop his offensive arsenal as a whole. At this time next year he would have been viewed as a lottery pick with more than just "upside."

Malcolm Lee- Drafted 43rd by the Bulls (traded to the Timberwolves). Lee is another former UCLA Bruin; while scouts love his ability to play defense and his reputation as a hard-worker, he still has several holes in games. Lee struggles to consistently hit the open shot and like his former teammate Tyler Honeycutt, he needs to get stronger. He may not have been a lottery pick, but definitely a first rounder next year.

Josh Selby- Drafted 49th by the Grizzlies. Selby was one the mostly highly touted recruits from the class of 2010. However, a suspension at the beginning of the season and his struggles with the Kansas' offensive schemes hindered his progress. Some believe the relationship between Self and Selby was rocky and was part of the reason he decided to leave school. Although Selby is a natural scorer, I don't know how likely it is he sticks with the Grizzlies as they are already loaded with perimeter players. Selby further augments the notion that one should stay far away from Kansas if they plan on being one and done.

Other Notables: Isaiah Thomas, Scotty Hopson (Pearl was fired, so he his not completely at fault)