10 Signs Your Favorite NCAA Player Will Be a Bum in the NBA

Is the big man on your campus a potential NBA bum?

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To even get to the point in life where you're an NBA bum is pretty remarkable. Not everyone wakes up in Eddy Curry's shoes (if the repo man didn't take them away already). To get to the NBA, you need to start somewhere, and due to today's NBA draft rules, that place is in college gymnasiums and arenas around the country. For college stars, success is certainly not guaranteed at the next level, and there are a few tell-tale warning signs for NBA failure. For instance, if he's a hyper-athletic player with no stand-out basketball skill *ahem* Tyrus Thomas *ahem*, or if he's simply a shooter who plays ball at Duke *cough* Christian Laettner *cough*, he should be on bust-alert. Read on for 10 Signs Your Favorite NCAA Player Will Be a Bum in the NBA.

10. He's only good at one thing.

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9. "Toughness" is his strongest attribute.

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8. He's considered a "project" at the NBA level.

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7. He's a tweener for his position.

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6. He has a substance abuse problem.

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5. He couldn't stay healthy in college.

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4. He gets pegged as the "next" *insert Hall of Fame superstar here*

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3. He's not as athletic as the next guy.

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2. He's all athleticism and no skill.

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1. He's a shooter who goes to Duke.

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