Jason King Grade on Unt

[Dr. Seuss]

D: The North Texas Tonys -- Neither has accomplished much this season in Denton. Tony Mitchell likely would've have been a first-round pick had he opted to turn pro after his freshman season. Instead he returned to North Texas to hone his game, but he's averaging just 13.6 points and 8.6 rebounds, which is down from a year ago (14.7 and 10.3). Mitchell's NBA stock is falling. Also struggling is Benford, the former Marquette assistant who's in his first season as the Mean Green's head coach. North Texas is just 5-6 under Benford -- with a loss to Division II Alabama-Huntsville -- after going 18-14 a year ago.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8760254/unlv-anthony-bennett-leads-our-weekly-look-nation-college-basketball

D's = Degrees..... well, maybe not in basketball

[Stan R]

D: The North Texas Tonys -- Neither has accomplished much this season in Denton. Tony Mitchell likely would've have been a first-round pick had he opted to turn pro after his freshman season. Instead he returned to North Texas to hone his game, but he's averaging just 13.6 points and 8.6 rebounds, which is down from a year ago (14.7 and 10.3). Mitchell's NBA stock is falling. Also struggling is Benford, the former Marquette assistant who's in his first season as the Mean Green's head coach. North Texas is just 5-6 under Benford -- with a loss to Division II Alabama-Huntsville -- after going 18-14 a year ago.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8760254/unlv-anthony-bennett-leads-our-weekly-look-nation-college-basketball

D's = Degrees..... well, maybe not in basketball

That being said, I think the main reason in my mind as to why Tony M's stock has fallen has been lack of effort and some pouting during games. That hurts probably more than the numbers. I still think he goes 1st round though. Scouts can and should look past a bad situation and immaturity to see the talent that can be developed. Look at his numbers during the lebron camp, USA olympics, etc. etc.