A post from About.com’s pro b-ball blog about the 2005 NBA draft.

After a slow start, Wake Forest’s Chris Paul has lived up to the expectation of being the next great NBA floor general, but can you really take a 6’0″ kid No. 1 overall? Pitt’s Chris Taft has 10 inches on Paul, but is dwarfed by Paul in intensity, focus and basketball IQ.

Right now, on their Mock Draft, they have Taft going #6. Krauser does get a mention, in their list of 80 draft prospects for 2006 (the list includes foreign players). Krauser is at #67.

Greg Doyel at Sportsline lists 10 hyped newcomers who have disappointed. Pitt gets one on the list.

8. John DeGroat, Pittsburgh: A 6-5 juco transfer, he was expected to get major minutes, what with the Panthers having to replace wings Jaron Brown and Julius Page. Nope. DeGroat has averaged 7.4 minutes per game and not played in three, probably because he does little but shoot; in 119 minutes of playing time he has 27 shots, seven assists and two steals.

Actually, it seems to be because he has been very slow to be willing to play defense. It essentially cost him this entire season. It will be up to him next season to play or be next year’s Mark McCarroll.