they might want to add a little defensive training to his program.. he will never get his shot off at the NBA level,, 2 years playing in Greece than a assistant coach somewhere..

Interesting.........best of luck to Ryan.....thanks for the informative update Bob.

Roberroll: I ultimately agree that it's unlikely that Ryan will end up in the NBA. But I disagree with your reasoning. I think he could definitely get his shot off in the NBA, and in a vacuum, I think his defense is good "enough" to suffice in the NBA.

Ultimately, I think Bob's summary discloses his biggest problem: He just isn't big enough to withstand the pounding that he'd inevitably take from those NBA beasts during the full course of an NBA season. I don't even think 190 pounds would suffice. He'd get his butt kicked trying to work through screens, trying to break off screens, if he ever took the ball to the hole, etc.

Thanks for the update Bob. I went to high school with Ryan and hope for the best for him. I agree with TuBob in that Ryan definitely can get the shot off and size is his only problem.

You can boast or bail all you want on Apples. That guy can stroke it and has a uber quick release. All the best of luck to him.

wow. lmao i dont even need to read all your loser comments. appleby is ONE DIMENSIONAL and that is the reason he will NEVER play in the NBA. Ever.

Other than a lack of strong perimeter Defense (which isn't much of a requirement last time I watched an NBA game), Is his struggle to shed a defender to get his own shot or to create for teammates. I think he could do those things, but he struggled with them at UW...

Great update, wish him all the best. He's a good kid.

J.J. Reddick made it to the NBA, so I don't see why Appleby can't

thanks for the update. please let us know of any other news you hear of in the future! Ryan Appleby was my favorite player, i'm not afraid to say it

I think it would be hilarious if somehow Ryan ended up on the Rockets summer league team and he and Aaron Brooks were in the same backcourt together..But I agree oversees if he's lucky. If JJ Reddick can't get off in the NBA I can't see Ryan doing anything...

They let Adam Morrison in too and Appleby can play better defense than he can, not to mention could probably out rebound Morrison despite being several inches shorter

If Ryan Appleby learns to drive to the basket, I think he could be very good overseas.

Appleby is one of the softest players I have ever seen. He would be extremely hard pressed to make a WNBA team.

Yeah Coug4Life. I forgot how unbelievably tough Taylor Rochestie is...

Mix,

Ryan did indeed struggle at times to shed his defender, so I think that's a fair observation. However, that was largely a function of (1) his teammates' frequent failure to set good screens, (2) his lack of strength, which enabled his defender to push him AROUND screens when his teammates DID set good screens, and (3) the fact that Appleby was almost always face-guarded by our opponents' best perimeter defenders.

That said, I think (1) and (3) will be less of an issue at the next level, whether it's Europe or someplace else. So, getting back to Bob's comment and my previous comment, it really comes back to the issue of whether Appleby will be strong enough to be effective at the next level. If a defender can push Appleby around, he won't be effective. It's as simple as that.

OH HURRAY.

give me a break. poor ryan appleby couldn't gain weight during his FOUR YEARS with the huskies but now that his financial well-being depends on it, he's figured it out?

thanks for wasting our time.

i have an idea. if you can't gain weight, EAT MORE.

jesus.

Rochestie's a BUMB!!!! Veony as a true Freshman locked his a** DOWN in Pullman last year, and this year can't wait to see a Youtbe video of Isiah breaking the guy's ankles..Mclovin....try MCSCRUB!!!!

These fools saying Appleby could play in the NBA know nothing about basketball. Mike Gansey and Gerry McNamara would be starters before Appleby made a team.

Don't compare him to JJ Reddick, he was twice the player Appleby was in college and he's the Magic's 12th man.

Appleby is a SG in a PG's body, he has no handles and cannot score - end of story.

APPLEBY IS GOD...

Coug4Life

two words if you want to talk trash

coug football

I don't think it was fair to take away scholarships, because couger football players don't graduate. How are you suppossed to attend class if your in jail?

Yes even I am not crazy enough to think Appleby will ever make an NBA roster. Lets pull for Bobby Jones to make Denvers squad after the summer league and Will Conroy to get recognized by a team and picked up for next season.