I would like to think he'll come back, but who knows?

I think there's a rule where he can participate in some of the pre-draft stuff and not lose eligibility, but you only get to once before you actually leave.

So it could be a smart thing to go if he thinks there's no way he'll be a 4-year guy.

I think it's projected to be sort of a weak draft, so maybe it makes some sense, but if he actually goes, I'd hope he has some sort of first round guarantee.

I wish he'd spend less time figuring this stuff out and more time shooting free throws.

Other than that, I agree with the blog.

You're right, Goose. He has until the deadline to "test the waters."

IMO Nick needs to come back. Not on anyone's All-American lists (down to Honorable Mention), has shown a propensity to turn the ball over at key times, and is a poor finisher on drives inside the lane. There are some that will say he's just working at NBA speed when the rest of those around him are still on NCAA time, but I don't buy that. My biggest concern with Nick is that his errors tend to snowball...one turnover becomes two or three because he takes mistakes so hard he tries to "fix" them and loses control of the ball.

I think he needs not just one but two years of maturing, and that's not just the Gator in me speaking.

Even if he comes back, we're not getting 2 years.

In the scenario where he comes back, he's using his 'one time of declaring early and not actually losing eligibility'. No reason for him to do it now if he were going to be around 2 more years.

I think he needs some time, too, to mature and all that. But the fact remains the things keeping him from being a top-10 NBA talent are quickness/athleticism/etc and that's not something he's going to add the next 2 years.

It's the same as I've been saying about the major theme for this past season, our entire team had its limitations, which means we had a clear ceiling, but we also did not always do the things we are good at.

Nick needs to play with less mistakes, and any sort of late season woes shouldn't be as much of a problem with the development of his current teammates, and hopefully Kenny Boynton being the real deal. and yes, as much as we all love recruiting, they are in that order. Same goes for football- count on guys currently in the program improving and being coached up, don't give up on recruits after one or two years... look at Louis Murphy, where was he after his first 2 years? Or Joakim Noah after one year? People emerging later into their careers as significant talents happens way, way more than the phenoms coming in and being outstanding right away (Harvin, etc). I guess I'm trying to temper the Boynton excitement a little, expectations may be too high bc this team played so badly.

Last point I'll make: Jason Williams sort of did the 'behind the back pass off the back of someone's head' sort of thing, and still got in the top 10 for his passing ability. Could be some of the explanation for Calathes' turnovers, though Nick certainly isn't perfect.