Let’s preface this scouting report with some harsh realities for Trey Burke: A point guard renaissance has taken over the NBA. The point guards whom we typically think of as “league average,” and who probably would have been considered league average several years ago, are actually something quite different these days. Take a player like Jrue Holiday as a prime example of how deep the position has become. I wrote a raving column about Holiday’s development in late March and prematurely anointed him as
SH Blog: Rivers to Clippers gets done; Cavs, Bucks interested in Pierce; Wade needed eight hours of therapy to play in Game 7
Another day, another change in the Doc Rivers to the Clippers deal, which is now a done deal. That should teach folks never to pronounce anything dead until rigor mortis sets in (insert your own zombie joke). [Read more…]
Bauman: A 44-inch vertical, plus other notes from NBA pre-draft camp
CHICAGO — It was not a make or break situation, but when you walked into the gym for the NBA pre-draft camp on Chicago’s west side – filled with scouts, general managers, coaches, media and everyone in between – you could feel the intensity in the air. [Read more…]
Kotoch: NBA Draft Risers and Fallers from NCAAs
Congratulations to Rick Pitino and the Louisville Cardinals for winning the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. This year’s tournament, like many before it, had its share of highlights, buzzer beaters, and breakout stars. Every year, prospects use March to springboard into the draft and surge up boards — but at the same time several players’ hurt their lofty draft stock with poor or inconsistent performances. With a focus toward June’s NBA Draft, here is a breakdown of the prospects that helped
NBA players react to National Championship game between Louisville and Michigan
With no NBA games slated for Monday, everyone tuned into the National Championship game between Michigan and Louisville. With Louisville trying to take the trophy for Kevin Ware and Michigan receiving the support of the Fab Five (all five of them), there was plenty of drama heading into this one. With the world watching, the two teams turned in one of the most incredible college championship games ever seen. Michigan came out blazing, with Spike Albrecht looking like an unlikely hero, hitting four
March Madness: Sweet 16 Preview
The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is pure mayhem; games begin and end simultaneously, buzzers sound from TV’s, iPads, iPhones, and computers, celebrations are loud … and defeat is inevitable for more than three-quarters of the field… Which brings us to these next four days of college basketball: Games are fewer than the week before, but the stakes continue to rise as the Sweet Sixteen turns into the Elite Eight, and, eventually the Final Four. [Read more…]
NCAA Tournament Day Three: Stars Of The Day
And just like that, 32 games are in the books. The Sweet Sixteen is officially on the line and first game jitters are no longer an excuse. The theme of the week so far: you can’t just bring your name, you have to bring your game. [Read more…]
Kotoch: Top 20 NBA Draft Prospects, Pre-March Madness
March Madness is right around the corner, so it’s time to circle the wagons and look ahead to the NBA draft after breaking down each position the past five Saturdays. Since the last Big Board, draft stocks have soared or tanked based on performances, injuries, and inconsistencies. As the NCAA Tournament approaches, the lives of NBA scouts will be consumed by the names on this list as they dissect every wrinkle or wart of each prospect. [Read more…]
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