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I think he will impress some teams at the NBA combine. I think he has a shot but the NBA is also only for the very best. It may take him a while.

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I doubt he gets invited to the combine

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I think he will impress some teams at the NBA combine. I think he has a shot but the NBA is also only for the very best. It may take him a while.

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He won't get invited to the combine

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I'm not kidding. He's got size, great defensive instincts, a great handle, the ability to put it on the floor and go to the rim. And I think he can develop an effective outside shot. And he's a good floor leader, willing passer, sees the floor.

I think he has a legit shot to be a bench player in the NBA, in the mode of Steve Blake.

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So many people saying this but hardly anyone said that about Sloan except me and a few others. Sloan was much more NBA ready and look at his path to the league.

He'll be the head coach for the good guys within 10 years

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Caruso has a shot, but its not a very good chance to get to the nba, but if dellavedova can do it then caruso has a chance, he has to become an nba point guard though and improve his shot, I like the steve blake/dellevedova type comparison

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Blake and Dellavedova scored at will in college, like much more freely than Alex even did in high school

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Caruso has a shot, but its not a very good chance to get to the nba, but if dellavedova can do it then caruso has a chance, he has to become an nba point guard though and improve his shot, I like the steve blake/dellevedova type comparison

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Blake and Dellavedova scored at will in college, like much more freely than Alex even did in high school

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agreed those guys were better scorers, but with dellavedova he was totally a tweener and did not translate well at all at the next level, that is where caruso has good size, vision and quickness and if he can improve his shot he could be a backup point guard, like nick calathes or someone of that mold. He doesnt have a great chance but I would say about a 20% chance to make an nba roster at some point

Here is last years invite list.
I think he gets an invite.

http://mweb.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25177694/nba-draft-combine-participant-list-released

Love Caruso. No way in hell he plays in the league. 2 guards need to be natural scorers or lockdown defenders. He's neither.

I say his chances at some point are close to 80% if he keeps at it.

I have a guy on my team that had a 10 day contract in the late 90's. If you stay with, you get to know some people and they will give you a chance if it's marginal.

I love Caruso and appreciate his selfless sacrifice playing out of position the better part of the last three years. Unfortunately, at this point he is a tweener, handles not nearly good enough to play 1, not a good enough shooter to play the 2. There is a pretty impressive list of guys who preceded AC here at Aggieland who had much more pro potential who never even sniffed the league, so there's certainly no shame there. Plenty of money to be made overseas, then down the line, who knows?

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The dude can't even create his own shot. And if you aren't tony Allen on defense (which he is not) then there is ZERO chance he sticks.

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he can create his own shot, he just didn't b/c it wasn't consistent enough %-wise. He can definitely drive to the hoop though and defends pretty well. If he can develop a jump shot very soon he will have a chance overseas or D League and maybe eventually NBA.

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lololol he can create his own shot, he just chooses not to because he isnt a good shooter. that has to be the most aggiest post about caruso ever.

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Glad I'm not the only one who caught that. Homerism to the max

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Caruso has a shot, but its not a very good chance to get to the nba, but if dellavedova can do it then caruso has a chance, he has to become an nba point guard though and improve his shot, I like the steve blake/dellevedova type comparison

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Blake and Dellavedova scored at will in college, like much more freely than Alex even did in high school

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agreed those guys were better scorers, but with dellavedova he was totally a tweener and did not translate well at all at the next level, that is where caruso has good size, vision and quickness and if he can improve his shot he could be a backup point guard, like nick calathes or someone of that mold. He doesnt have a great chance but I would say about a 20% chance to make an nba roster at some point

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Caruso's handle is way, way too loose to be a PG in the NBA. And he's a high mediocre defender, he just got a lot of steals by jumping the passing lanes. Against pro offenses he'd jump the pass, get burned, and get benched.

Again, great Aggie player, not pro material

80% is an insanely high number.

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80% is an insanely high number.

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20% is as well

80% is probably high but I still give him a 50% shot if he stays after it till he is 30. I'm talking 10 day contract, not anything substantial.

Maybe a 15-20% chance of something substantial.

He reminds me of Rubio.

Caruso is athletic enough to play in the NBA. It isn't like a guy like Reddicck is some uber-athlete. Problem is that he can't shoot like a Reddicck.

He has a lot of intangibles and I would think should be able to make some good money overseas, which means he is better at basketball than 95% of the population out there. Just don't see him as able to stick with an NBA roster.

If a no talent player like Ben Simmons can get drafted, why not Caruso?

Is Caruso more or less of an athlete than Jeremy Lin?

If Caruso's not getting drafted, plugging him in at even a 20% probability to sniff the NBA is probably way too high especially when considering how the league rules work now with the developmental leagues etc. vs how it worked in the 90's.

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Caruso has a shot, but its not a very good chance to get to the nba, but if dellavedova can do it then caruso has a chance, he has to become an nba point guard though and improve his shot, I like the steve blake/dellevedova type comparison

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Blake and Dellavedova scored at will in college, like much more freely than Alex even did in high school

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agreed those guys were better scorers, but with dellavedova he was totally a tweener and did not translate well at all at the next level, that is where caruso has good size, vision and quickness and if he can improve his shot he could be a backup point guard, like nick calathes or someone of that mold. He doesnt have a great chance but I would say about a 20% chance to make an nba roster at some point

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Caruso's handle is way, way too loose to be a PG in the NBA. And he's a high mediocre defender, he just got a lot of steals by jumping the passing lanes. Against pro offenses he'd jump the pass, get burned, and get benched.

Again, great Aggie player, not pro material

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I agree that as of now his handles arent good enough, but I was saying he could make it as a back-up point guard, it will take some work but he is more than capable in my opinion. Back up point is the only way he has a chance, he has zero shot as a 2 or 3 in my opinion. If I was running a team I would definitely take a look at him as a back-up point guard. He just does too many of the little things to not give him a look as a tryout or something. But I do agree with you he will need to improve his handles and shooting, but I think we would all agree that he has done that each year he has been here so I dont see why he cant keep improving that part of his game.

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Is Caruso more or less of an athlete than Jeremy Lin?

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He's a great ballplayer and I actually think he would had a chance in the NBA had he been more selfish with the ball. He was a great scorer in high school. Maybe he will, after all Donald Sloan is playing in the NBA because of his hard work ethnic. Obviously we don't doubt that about AC.

Blake was a smooth catch and shoot guard in college. Alex is not. He has to develop his jumper to have any shot at all. Sloan had an unorthodox shot but clear athleticism and inproved his jumper. Alex is very athletic, has great defensive instincts. But unless he becomes a legit threat from outside he won't sniff the NBA.

If he can continue to develop his spot up 3, he'll definitely get some looks. Beyond that, not super likely

I think he has a decent shot. I'm surprised by the general consensus that he doesn't have the handles to be an NBA pg.

There is much less ball pressure on the guards at an NBA level. It's about whether you can create for yourself or your teammates.

He's got plus size, vision, and rebounding at the 1. The question has always been his shot which is the easiest skill to develop. He's also shown great strides. Like most rotation guys though, it's a lot more about opportunity than anything. Need to end up on the right team with a chance to play and impress.

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36.8 from 3 for a guy who only took about half of his the looks he got (the vast majority of which were wide open) is unfortunately not very good. The 3pt line is farther away in the NBA and the shooting windows usually shorter.

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You are discrediting the fact that he keeps getting better. Why do you think his percentages have capped?

Caruso does not have a decent shot by NBA standards- sorry. He mainly shot 3s when wide-open. Even if he wanted to, by nature he isn't very adept at shooting with a guy near him since he does not have a quick release and does not release it high (he shoots "more like a girl" than most guards in D1.. nevermind NBA).

I will give him credit with at least fixing his shot/gym ratting enough to be able to nail down open 3point looks with decent proficiency. Freshman/Soph years he couldn't. He is overseas-bound no question in my view.

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Caruso is athletic enough to play in the NBA. It isn't like a guy like Reddicck is some uber-athlete. Problem is that he can't shoot like a Reddicck.

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Redick is a 41% 3pt shooter for his career. Over the last 5 years, he's averaged at least 5 3s per per game (in other words, he's shot well on a fairly high volume of shots ie without being too picky). If Caruso could put up those numbers, then yes his athleticism would be good enough for the nba.

The reason people bring up athleticism is right now he doesn't have a great shot so he would need to make his money by driving the hoop and playing defense. And in the nba that's hugely dependent on athleticism.