Likely the best pure 2-guard in the draft, Alec Burks should hear his name called in the lottery on Thursday night. Burks possesses one of the most diverse offensive games of any player in the draft- he can drive left or right equally well, work off pick-and-rolls, run the floor in transition, and [...]
Read More →The nation’s second leading scorer last season Marshon Brooks can, without question, fill it up. He dropped 52 on Notre Dame, 43 on Georgetown and scored 25 or more 18 times in 32 games at Providence last year. The unique thing about Brooks though, is that after the season ended he was seen [...]
Read More →Faried finished his four years at Morehead State as the NCAA’s all-time leading rebounder in the modern era. While he played against far lesser opponents in the Ohio Valley Conference, Faried played just as effectively against top competition when presented with the opportunity. This season, he went for 20 and 18 at Florida, [...]
Read More →The 6’11” Lithuanian is a guy who G.M.’s will take because of who he could be, not who he is today. He finishes really well around the rim and has great hands, but he operates almost exclusively via the pick-and-roll and has a very limited offensive skill-set with the ball in his hands. [...]
Read More →Five years ago the Dallas Mavericks took their talets (and Keith Van Horn) to South Beach and came home empty-handed, losing four straight games in a heartbreaking NBA Finals. Since that day, Mark Cuban and G.M. Donnie Nelson signed, drafted and, most commonly, traded for the pieces that finally won them a championship [...]
Read More →In some respects, the Turkish center typifies this entire draft class- unlimited potential and huge question marks. Few G.M.’s will be able to sit back after their first-round pick and say, with confidence, that they know they got a guy they can pencil into their starting lineup for the next five years. •Kanter [...]
Read More →The draft’s international man of mystery, Bismack Biyombo burst onto the scene two months ago much the same way Enes Kanter did- at the Nike Hoops Summit. Biyombo was the first player in the game’s star-studded history to record a triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds, 10 blocked shots in 28 minutes). Since then, [...]
Read More →Jan Vesely enters the draft as the oldest and most athletically gifted international player. After three seasons with Partizan Belgrade in Serbia, the 21-year old is a sure lottery pick and could go as high as fourth to the Cavs. Vesely is known as something of a European Blake Griffin thanks to his [...]
Read More →After months of trying to stay afloat in the face of numerous allegations of NCAA violations, Jim Tressel’s ship has finally capsized. The final blow was dealt by a lengthy Sports Illustrated article which alleged that, among several other violations, no less than two dozen Ohio State players had traded memorabilia for tattoos [...]
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