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Al Thornton
| Florida St. | 6'7" | 208 | SG, SF | SR. | Tough scorer. Led the ACC in scoring as a Senior. …Strong and athletic. He hustles and plays D. ...70% FT shooter for his college career. …5th year Senior. …Scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a win over Virginia Tech. Unanimous First-Team All-ACC as a Senior - averaged a career-high 7.2 rebounds while shooting 53 percent from the field. Finished career shooting 45 percent from 3-point range. Tallied a career-high 45 points in a victory at Miami on March 3, 2007. ...Thornton can catch-and-shoot or pull up off the dribble. He has a post up game as well. Thornton has enough athletic ability and foot speed to be a good defender in time. |
In 2005 the ninth pick was Ike Diogu. Our advice was to pick Danny Granger.