Post by cfoo on Jun 28, 2014 15:41:41 GMT -5
By their scouting report
"Tremendous all-around talent, with several NBA-level skills. Great size and physical strength for a small forward with his quickness; good ability to post up thinner opponents. Has an "old school game" with soft jumper, fluid movements, and adequate court vision. Lightning-quick first step and tremendous leaper with great explosion to the basket. His medium range jump-shot is his most consistent weapon, but three-point ability is definitely there. Has improved on ball-handling, but still needs a lot of work to play sm. forward at next level. Rebounds and block shots well when needed. At times, looked bored in college. He's a very polished performer who understands fundamentals are more productive than 360 dunks. is sure-fire future All-Star who should blossom by his 2nd season.
Scouting Report: John Feeley [jfeeley@worldnet.att.net]
isn't likely to slip below the top 5 in this draft. NBA scouts love his ability to consistently hit the pull-up jumper off the dribble from 18 feet in. He moves well without the ball, has good hands and is strong on the boards. Defensively he's improved a lot and is now adequate by NBA standards but has plenty of room to improve. has only two weaknesses: he turns the ball over quite a bit and his outside shot is inconsistent. The turnovers are generally due to carelessness. He is a good enough ballhandler and is a very good passer, but he tends to dribble into traffic and lose the ball. This can and will be corrected. The outside shooting is more puzzling. As a sophomore, hit almost 47% of his 3 point FG attempts, but regressed as a junior to under 35%. His form and release are excellent, but he went through streaks this season when he couldn't hit a 3, then would get red-hot (see Oklahoma game) then cold again. I expect that in time he will become a solid 35+% 3 point shooter, but may struggle for a few years. is young- he turns 21 in October, and has a huge upside. He's a potential all-star caliber player as a small forward."
Had to remove a few things that would give it away
"Tremendous all-around talent, with several NBA-level skills. Great size and physical strength for a small forward with his quickness; good ability to post up thinner opponents. Has an "old school game" with soft jumper, fluid movements, and adequate court vision. Lightning-quick first step and tremendous leaper with great explosion to the basket. His medium range jump-shot is his most consistent weapon, but three-point ability is definitely there. Has improved on ball-handling, but still needs a lot of work to play sm. forward at next level. Rebounds and block shots well when needed. At times, looked bored in college. He's a very polished performer who understands fundamentals are more productive than 360 dunks. is sure-fire future All-Star who should blossom by his 2nd season.
Scouting Report: John Feeley [jfeeley@worldnet.att.net]
isn't likely to slip below the top 5 in this draft. NBA scouts love his ability to consistently hit the pull-up jumper off the dribble from 18 feet in. He moves well without the ball, has good hands and is strong on the boards. Defensively he's improved a lot and is now adequate by NBA standards but has plenty of room to improve. has only two weaknesses: he turns the ball over quite a bit and his outside shot is inconsistent. The turnovers are generally due to carelessness. He is a good enough ballhandler and is a very good passer, but he tends to dribble into traffic and lose the ball. This can and will be corrected. The outside shooting is more puzzling. As a sophomore, hit almost 47% of his 3 point FG attempts, but regressed as a junior to under 35%. His form and release are excellent, but he went through streaks this season when he couldn't hit a 3, then would get red-hot (see Oklahoma game) then cold again. I expect that in time he will become a solid 35+% 3 point shooter, but may struggle for a few years. is young- he turns 21 in October, and has a huge upside. He's a potential all-star caliber player as a small forward."
Had to remove a few things that would give it away
