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NBA Draft Preview 2010: Shooting Guards
The Shooting Guard position has much more depth than the Point Guard spot led by Collegiate Player of the Year Evan Turner. Although there aren’t a lot of big-time shooters there are several good athletes who can contribute in the right situation.
The Best
Evan Turner – 6’7 214, Ohio State: Good size. Extremely versatile and skilled guard who does a number of things well. Passes well and rebounds very well from the guard position.
The Rest
Dominique Jones – 6’5 216, South Florida: Long arms (6’9 wingspan), very strong and good lateral quickness. Scores well and gets where he wants with the ball. Can create his own shot.
Jordan Crawford – 6’4 198, Xavier: Could really have benefited from another year but has talent and can score in bunches. Pretty explosive and has good quicks. Not real big or strong, could be an issue against bigger 2G’s who can post him.
Terrico White – 6’5 203, Ole Miss: Long armed leaper (40 inch vertical). Has NBA body & athleticism but needs to be more consistent, streaky career in SEC.
Elliot Williams – 6’4 180, Memphis (via Duke): Lefty. Role player, active defender at Duke. Became more of a scorer at Memphis but is not at all ready to be that guy in NBA.
Lance Stephenson – 6’6 227, Cincy: Wide bodied guard, thick through hips and shoulders, long arms (6’10 wingspan). Good scoring ability but needs continued work on stroke. Will he work to defend and develop his game?
James Anderson – 6’6 208, Oklahoma St.: Average athletically but can score. Averaged over 22 ppg slashing and getting to the line. Shot it much better from 3 in 2009, a bit streaky.
Others
Darrington Hobson – 6’6 204, New Mexico: Smooth lefty. Weak physically. Good shooter but needs to improve range & consistency. Best attribute may be his passing ability.
Xavier Rabaseda – 6’6 210, Cornella (via Regal Barcelona):Owned by same club that Ricky Rubio plays for but played in LEB Gold for Cornella this year. Very good 3-point shooter. Don’t be surprised if he’s chosen in 2nd round and left in Spain for a couple years.
Willie Warren – 6’3 208, Oklahoma: Not overly athletic, should be in college.
Chris Denker is Managing Partner of NetScouts and can be followed on Twitter @chrisdenker. Photo by FIBA.
FIBA U17 World Championships from Hamburg: Day 1
The first day of the preliminary round of the FIBA U17 World Championships has been completed in Hamburg, Germany. There were no real surprises. The day was highlighted by the USA's 82-70 victory over Argentina and Germany's 69-68 thriller over Canada.
In the other games, Lithuania defeated China 85-72, Serbia had no problem with Egypt in a 99-67 win, Poland has a surprisingly easy time with Australia beating the Aussies 71-54 and Spain beat Korea 86-71.
The best game of the day was Germany's squeaker over Canada. The game was tight throughout, Germany led 34-33 at halftime and 55-51 after three quarters.Germany maintained a small lead through the first part of the final stanza until the Canadians tied it at 62 on a three-pointer from 6'7 Anthony Bennett with 4:21 left. The Germans took another small lead, then Kevin Pangos brought Canada within one at 67-66 with 1:10 left. Besnik Bekteshi was fouled with 52 seconds and made both free throws to put the Germans up by three. Canada countered with a drive from Dyshawn Pierre to cut it to 69-68 with 38 seconds left. Julius Wolf of Germany then missed a three -pointer giving the Canadians a chance to win it. They had 18 seconds to do it. First Anthony Bennett missed a three, Kevin Pangos snuck it and got the rebound but couldn't convert at the buzzer. The Germans escaped with a one-point win. German point guard Besnik Bekteshi was outstanding with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. He was matched by his counterpart, Canadian point Kevin Pangos who scored 26 points but was sloppy with the ball in commiting 10 turnovers.
The USA-Argentina contest was well played and close throughout although the decision was never in doubt. 6'7 Michael Gilchrist took control of the game for the Americans with 22 points and 15 rebounds. The USA had a 57-35 rebounding advantage, 6'11 Andre Drummond of St. Thomas More Prep pulled down 10 rebounds in 19 minutes of action.
Some of the other better individual performance of the day included:
- Mantas Mockevicius scored 20 points in Lithuania's win as he made 12 trips to the foul line.
- 6'8 power forward Luka Mitrovic led Serbia with 18 points and 6 rebounds
- 6'4 shooting gaurd Michal Michalak played the best overall game for Poland with 18 points on 3 three-pointers and 6 rebounds.
- Spain was led by 21 points and 13 rebounds from 6'8 power forward Daniel Diez who plays for Real Madrid's junior team.
Tomorrow's best matchups include the USA vs. Lithuania and Germany vs. Spain.
Carl Berman is a Managing Partner of NetScouts Basketball and can be followed on twitter @carlberman. Thanks to FIBA for the photos.
FIBA U17 World Championships from Hamburg: Day 2
The USA remained undefeated in the FIBA U17 Championships with an easy 102-66 win over Lithuania. The Americans ended the first quarter with a 32-13 lead and never looked back. 6'3 Bradley Beal and 6'8 James McAdoo paced the USA with 16 points apiece. Andre Drummond continued his strong play with 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting and 5 rebounds in 14 minutes of action.
In Group B Poland and Germany remained undefeated. Poland defeated Korea 101-83 as 6'5 shooting guard Mateusz Ponitka scored 26 points on 11-for-18 shooting making four three-pointers. The Germans defeated a tough Spanish team 74-64. 6'11 center Bogdan Radosavljevic scored 18 points to go along with six rebounds.
Canada handed Australia their second straight loss in a 76-68 Canadian victory. Anthony Bennett continued his strong play for the Canadians with 16 points. China surprised Serbia 74-71 in a game that was close throughout. 6'4 combo guard Ailun Guo had his second strong game in a row with 25 points and eight assists. Argentina demolished Egypt in the other game 98-69. Luciano Massarelli led Argentina with 21 points in 19 minutes.
After two games the USA is the only undefeated team in Group A while Poland and Germany are undefeated in Group B. The action continues on Monday with Germany vs. Poland as the featured matchup. The Argentina-Serbia and Canada-Spain games should also be good ones.
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FIBA U17 Championships - Day 1
Carl Berman is a Managing Partner of NetScouts Basketball and can be followed on twitter @carlberman. Thanks to FIBA for the photos.
European Basketball Signings
As we head into July some Europeans teams are starting to sign American players. Here's the initial list:
Israel
Derek Glasser (Arizona State) signed with Maccabi Haifa.
Jaime Arnold (Wichita State) signed with Hapoel Holon.
Chris Watson (Niagara) signed with Netanya.
Jeff Foote (Cornell) signed a 3-year contract with Maccabl Tel Aviv. They also signed Richard Hendrix (Alabama)
Spain
Sergio Rodriguez has left the NBA and signed with Real Madrid. Is Rudy Fernandez next?
Terrell McIntyre (Clemson) left Montepaschi Siena to sign with Unicaja.
Tariq Kirksay (Iona) signed with Cajasol for two years.
Jaime Jones (Portland State) signed with Ourense in LEB-Gold.
Turkey
A.J. Ogilvy (Vanderbilt) signed with Besiktas Cola Turkey of Istanbul
Josh Shipp (UCLA) signed with Galatasaray Istanbul
Michael Roll (UCLA) signed with Bornova.
Kevin Braswell (Georgetown) signed with Aliaga Petkim.
Seth Doliboa (Wright State) signed with Olin Edirne.
Italy
Ryan Toolson (Utah Valley State) signed with Benetton Treviso.
Germany
Derrick Allen (Ole Miss) signed with Alba Berlin.
Carl Berman is a Managing Partner of NetScouts Basketball and can be followed on twitter @carlberman.