ESPN’s rolled out the red carpet for Joe Alexander today with spots reserved for television, radio and, of course, the Internet. The Worldwide Leader’s dot-com is debating the draft and while it’s agreed Alexander goes No. 8 to Milwaukee, it’s not agreed he’s all he’s been built up to be.

He’s got CRAZY athleticism. He’s a maniac in workouts. He’ll try to dunk on anyone. In terms of intensity, Alexander is Scott Skiles’ “mini-me.” You don’t know whether to be afraid or in awe.

But then you get him in a game and the guy doesn’t seem to know what he’s doing. It’s guaranteed Alexander joins Tyrus Thomas in the “I wish that guy knew how to play” fantasy discussion for years.

That might seem a bit harsh, but perhaps it’s not entirely untrue. We forget Bob Huggins seemed to indicate in one postgame discussion that he was done running plays for Alexander late in the game. Granted, that was before Alexander exploded, but is it not the same player?

That said, there’s no reason to think he’ll slide Thursday night and seeing as if the good mock drafts are inspired by conversations with front office folks, at least we know the evaluations are fair and not obsessed with vertical leaps and wingspan.