Shooting Guards - 1997 Usenet Draft

listed at 6'8", 200
closer to 6'7", 180

Another high school player with tremendous physical ability but not
much of a clue about how to really play the game of basketball.

McGrady likes to compare himself to Penny Hardaway.  I can see that a
little bit, but Penny played PG as he grew up -- it's not clear that
McGrady played organized basketball.

McGrady is an amazingly gifted athlete.  He moves gracefully, has very
good quickness, and jumps very well.  He has a smooth shot that appears
fundamentally sound.  He is athletic around the hoop, able to contort his
body to get looks at the basket in heavy traffic.

Offensively, he has great potential with his shooting.  He could be a
tremendous offensive rebounder.  However, he doesn't move without the ball.
Period.  Perhaps that's a fault of his high school coaching.  It's a big
weakness in his game.

Defensively, he again has great potential.  He does a decent job on defense
when he tries, but nothing exceptional, except shot blocking.  McGrady
has a lot of work to do on the defensive end of the court.  He doesn't
box out very much, either.

Ballhandling is above averae for a high school senior his size.  Nothing
remarkable, though.

McGrady is certainly an intriguing player for a NBA team to draft.  He
has great potential, but has really only had one year of great play in
high school to base a decision on.  He could become a great 2 or 3 in
the league.  Most any team would have to wait a minimum of a year, perhaps
two, before getting any feedback.

In comparing him to the other recent high school seniors who've made the
NBA, McGrady compares most closely to Jermaine O'Neal.  Physically, he
probably approaches Garnett, but he doesn't have Garnett's size or feel
for the game.

This kid has great potiential in playing the 2-3 postions his play at the 
magic's all-stars was borderline. His stats of his junior year in a weak 
divioson of flordia basketball were he played were 22.3 PPG, 15.0 RPG, 
and 9.0 BPG indicates pretty strong game . But like I said he played in a 
weak comference. During the summer he went to various h.s. camps at the 
addias basketball camp he was a virtual unknown. His national rank was 
#175 and moving up he tore up the league out playing some of the best at 
his postion like lamar odom. He earned MVP at the camp he then transfered 
to a private school MOUNT ZION CHRISTIAN and dominated the higher level 
of competion by averaging 22.3 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 4.5 APG, 2.7 SPG, 2.1 BPG 
while leading his team to a 26-2 record. MCGRADY WANTS TO EXCEED

Tracy is an unbeliavable athlete.  I saw him in a tournament back in Florida 
and he was truly impressive.  He threw down the most amazing dunks in real 
game situations, not to mention his performance in the dunk contest.  Was more 
impressive athletiacally than former Floridians Vince Carter and Eddie Jones.  
Has excellent ocurt presence and uncanny ball-handling ability for a man of 
his size, not to mention nice touch on his jumper, but where he excels is in 
the transition game where he runs like a gazelle and finshes spectacularly 
with authority in traffic.  But, for all his potential, he sill needs to under 
stand the finer points of the game... fundamental man-to-man defense (in high 
school he would just block everybody's shot with athletic ability but that 
will not be the case in the NBA), offensive movement (without the ball he is a 
stationary player and will need to move around if he wants to be a successfull 
wing player in the NBA).  But ovreall, if given time to mature, and if he is 
allowed to play up-and-down open court basketball,  Tracy McGrady can be a 
star!!!

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
94-95 Texas Tech 28  241  40   98   9  34  27  41   29  34  24  28   2   6  116
95-96 Texas Tech 32  810 168  382  92 235  86 113  123  58  49  40   4  19  514
96-97 Texas Tech 28 1050 213  499  94 249 126 159  128  60  82  98   4  25  646
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TOTALS           88 2101 421  979 195 518 239 313  280 152 155 166  10  50 1276

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
94-95 Texas Tech  8.6  40.8  26.5  65.9  1.0  0.9  1.0  0.1  0.2   4.1
95-96 Texas Tech 25.3  44.0  39.1  76.1  3.8  1.5  1.3  0.1  0.6  16.1
96-97 Texas Tech 37.5  42.7  37.8  79.2  4.6  2.9  3.5  0.1  0.9  23.1
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TOTALS           23.9  43.0  37.6  76.4  3.2  1.8  1.9  0.1  0.6  14.5

    Cory Carr got his chance as a starter this past season, after being
perhaps the best sixth man in the nation last season, and took full
advantage of it.  Carr led Texas Tech in scoring this past season, and
he and teammate Tony Battie formed one of the best "dynamic duos" in
college basketball this past season.
     Carr can flat out score, and in bunches.  However, that is
precisely his problem- he tends to be streaky with his shooting, in part
because he has a tendency to take a lot of bad shots.  He would have
games this past season where he scored more than 20 points, but had
about as many shots, or scored most of his points from the free throw
line.  A lot of shots that Carr misses are bad shots.  Some see Carr as
being more of a scorer than a shooter.  Carr handles the ball decently.
     Defensively, Carr is decent.  He works hard.  He will not shut down
the opposing shooting guard, but he won't usually allow him to run wild,
either.
     Cory Carr should be a late first round pick, possibly going early
in the second round.  He may also go higher, due to a dearth of
top-notch shooting guards in this draft.  If he can get away from taking
bad shots, and continue to work on defense, he could be a steal at that
spot.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
92-93 Ohio St    22  587  72  158   9  35  72  89   72  65  59  50   5  43  225
93-94 Ohio St    22  695 108  232  21  62  92 113  108  57 107  64   2  45  329
94-95 Kentucky                    Did Not Play - Transfer Student
95-96 Kentucky   36  700 117  230  23  59  80 102  122  82  88  51   7  61  337
96-97 Kentucky   19  481 111  226  38  94  77  95   77  39  67  32   2  37  337
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TOTALS           99 2463 408  846  91 250 321 399  379 243 321 197  16 186 1228
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
92-93 Ohio St    26.7  45.6  25.7  80.9  3.3  2.7  2.3  0.2  2.0  10.2
93-94 Ohio St    31.6  46.6  33.9  81.4  4.9  4.9  2.9  0.1  2.0  15.0
94-95 Kentucky              Did Not Play - Transfer Student
95-96 Kentucky   19.4  50.9  39.0  78.4  3.4  2.4  1.4  0.2  1.7   9.4
96-97 Kentucky   25.3  49.1  40.4  81.1  4.1  3.5  1.7  0.1  1.9  17.7
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TOTALS           24.9  48.2  36.4  80.5  3.8  3.2  2.0  0.2  1.9  12.4

Derek Anderson was the best player at Kentucky this past season, and
that includes Ron Mercer. He has the quickness to guard the point and an
explosive first step to drive by defenders one on one. He also has good
shooting range and averaged arround 18 points a game. He's also an
excelent passer and team player. He will be the steal of the draft if he
is selected number 16 which is unlikely.

derek has tremendous physical ability and can play two different positions
either shooting guard or small forward, He is a highly regarded player in
the eyes of all nba teams

Derek Anderson, if it weren't for his injury history, would be a
definite lottery pick.  He is easily the most complete off guard in this
year's draft.  A good rebounder, very good passer for his position, and
standout defender who can shoot from the outside and take it to the
basket.  The question mark is his durability, specifically his knees.
Given his promise I expect that some team will decide to take a chance
on him by the fifteenth pick.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Texas      32  440  66  157  16  56  20  27   84  50  30  32   4  26  168
94-95 Texas      30  796 165  375  74 191  37  56  124  80  31  53   6  42  441
95-96 Texas      31 1098 237  630  87 270 134 183  208  89 120 102  10  70  695
96-97 Texas      30 1151 209  550  66 222 170 221  228  83 125 125  14  55  654
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TOTALS          123 3485 677 1712 243 739 361 487  644 302 306 312  34 193 1958
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Texas      13.8  42.0  28.6  74.1  2.6  0.9  1.0  0.1  0.8   5.3
94-95 Texas      26.5  44.0  38.7  66.1  4.1  1.0  1.8  0.2  1.4  14.7
95-96 Texas      35.4  37.6  32.2  73.2  6.7  3.9  3.3  0.3  2.3  22.4
96-97 Texas      38.4  38.0  29.7  76.9  7.6  4.2  4.2  0.5  1.8  21.8
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TOTALS           28.3  39.5  32.9  74.1  5.2  2.5  2.5  0.3  1.6  15.9

REGGIE FREEMAN played at same high school that felipe lopez played at 
they, were teammates. although lopez got all the pubilcity freeman still 
had enough potienal to interest coach penders at texas. His field goal 
percentage is pretty low for a shooting guard so a steady jump shot is a 
must in order to make a living. But then again run and gun is texas's 
offensive philosophy. He has improved his ball- handling which allows him 
to use his athletic gifts to soar past defenders into the lane. His 
3-point shooting is awfull yet he tries to hoist it with regularity. 
Defense is not his fortey in that he becomes to focused on scoring. He 
also shoots to many shoots that he can not make. Overall I think he will 
get drafted in the first round because of the fact that there are not 
many good or decent shooting guards in this draft.

                 G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Tulsa      28  874 153  359  75 184  89 119  182  52  97  69   8  51  470
94-95 Tulsa      32 1068 182  468  80 238 157 198  222  63 127  93  10  52  601
95-96 Tulsa      30  976 161  425  59 201 131 201  172  71  66  71  12  55  512
96-97 Tulsa      34 1114 231  586  85 282 158 244  201  67  98 107   5  64  705
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TOTALS          124 4032 727 1838 299 905 535 762  777 253 388 340  35 222 2288
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Tulsa      31.2  42.6  40.8  74.8  6.5  3.5  2.5  0.3  1.8  16.8
94-95 Tulsa      33.4  38.9  33.6  79.3  6.9  4.0  2.9  0.3  1.6  18.8
95-96 Tulsa      32.5  37.9  29.4  65.2  5.7  2.2  2.4  0.4  1.8  17.1
96-97 Tulsa      32.8  39.4  30.1  64.8  5.9  2.9  3.1  0.1  1.9  20.7
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TOTALS           32.5  39.6  33.0  70.2  6.3  3.1  2.7  0.3  1.8  18.5

  The thing that stands out the most about Shea Seals is that he is a
winner.  Seals has played in the NCAA tournament during all four years
of his college career.  This may not be a significant piece of
information to use when evaluating a player from UNC or Kansas, but
Seals accomplished this while playing for teams in the MVC and WAC, two
conferences that traditionally do not receive a lot of NCAA invitation
bids.  

  Although Seals is known as a shooter because of his 20 point
performance against Dream Team III in '96, he has not been a consistent
shooter during his college shooter.  Seals has a decent-looking shot and
impressive range, but has displayed questionable shot selection and
accuracy during his career (primarily because Tulsa has depended on him
so much).  He cannot create his own shot off the dribble and is
basically an erratic spot-up shooter who can catch fire on occasion and
uses his solid driving abiity far too infrequently.  However, Seals'
passing skills and ballhandling skills are solid and he has shown the
ability to make his teammates better by making the right play at the
right time.  

  Although Seals is a rather average athlete with slightly above average
quickness, his primary strength is his defensive ability.  Seals is the
type of defender that can put the clamps on an opponent's top perimeter
scoring threat.  His long arms and very strong (and perhaps too
muscular) physique are put to good use in his role as a defensive
stopper.     

  Most experts project that Seals will be drafted late in the 1st round
because of his productive track record.  However, unless he can improve
the accuracy of his jumpshot, Seals will be nothing more than a fourth
guard in the NBA. 

Shea Seals was a pre-season all american after scoring 20 points on 6-3
pointers against the Dream Team in the early summer.  His play during his
senior year at Tulsa was consistent, but not great.  No one doubts his
scoring ability (21.3 ppg) however he is able to be stopped, it was proven in
the NCAA's when he had two woeful games scoring 15 in one and 7 in the other.
 Scouts have high hopes for this 6-5, 210 lb. 2 guard who has incredible
potential to be a star if he becomes the same player he was aginst the NBA's
best.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 LBSU       26  727  98  209  27  79  73  96  109  78  59  63  13  28  296
94-95 LBSU        1   29   3   10   0   7   8  10    1   3   2   3   0   1   14
95-96 LBSU       26  951 153  353  66 166 136 174  106  67  43  61   5  34  508
96-97 LBSU       27  968 196  446  63 171 179 215  134  69  24  60   9  36  634
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TOTALS           80 2675 450 1018 156 423 396 495  350 217 128 187  27  99 1452
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 LBSU       28.0  46.9  34.2  76.0  4.2  2.3  2.4  0.5  1.1  11.4
94-95 LBSU       29.0  30.0   0.0  80.0  1.0  2.0  3.0  0.0  1.0  14.0
95-96 LBSU       36.6  43.3  39.8  78.2  4.1  1.7  2.3  0.2  1.3  19.5
96-97 LBSU       35.9  43.9  36.8  83.3  5.0  0.9  2.2  0.3  1.3  23.5
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TOTALS           33.4  44.2  36.9  80.0  4.4  1.6  2.3  0.3  1.2  18.2

In my report on Ed Gray, I thought although the guy has
some gifts (shooting being the main one) I didn't think that
he had any one on one moves, and needed to be run off picks
in order to score at all.  I think the impression is that 
Cotton is a simliar kind of player, but I didn't get that in
watching him play here at Poly.  He didn't have a great game,
at least by what I may have been expecting, but he showed
both range, and an ability to drive into the lane.  He's
light though.  I think he runs <190 lbs, and at his listed height of 6'5" that may prove to be a bonus. Physically I think he's a gamer... but in the game that I saw him at here with us leading by two with 4 seconds to go, he looked for his shot, passed to their point guard (name escapes me) who took what was unfortunately the game winner. Now maybe this just shows that he's not selfish, and willing to look to teamates who have better looks, but if Cotton's the goto guy, why didn't he take the shot? From my recollection, the play went to him, but the defense wasn't *that* tight, although the guy who took the shot was definitely wide open. If I saw him play a few more times and seen him take the last second hero shot, then I'd feel this guy would be a good pickup. At this point, I'd probably rate him behind Gray for the fact that I've seen Gray more, but Cotton could be a real sleeper... but is likely to fall to the second round. He may even fall out of the draft completely and simply be a safe rookie free agent. Teams like Boston might snag this guy in the second round, in the hopes that he'll come hungry for the ball. 

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Bradley    31  905 106  231  47 114  84 120  137  60  79  73  16  37  343
94-95 Bradley    30 1021 131  308  46 128 118 155  198  64  99  70  19  39  426
95-96 Bradley    30  963 178  377  73 173 137 172  196  61 105  77  33  46  566
96-97 Bradley    21  715 109  257  29 100 101 140  112  36  72  57  10  37  348
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TOTALS          112 3604 524 1173 195 515 440 587  643 221 355 277  78 159 1683

 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Bradley    29.2  45.9  41.2  70.0  4.4  2.5  2.4  0.5  1.2  11.1
94-95 Bradley    34.0  42.5  35.9  76.1  6.6  3.3  2.3  0.6  1.3  14.2
95-96 Bradley    32.1  47.2  42.2  79.7  6.5  3.5  2.6  1.1  1.5  18.9
96-97 Bradley    34.0  42.4  29.0  72.1  5.3  3.4  2.7  0.5  1.8  16.6
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TOTALS           32.2  44.7  37.9  75.0  5.7  3.2  2.5  0.7  1.4  15.0

ANTHONY PARKER'S draft rank took a plummet this season he was to be the 
first shooting guard taken but now apprears more to be a lock for the 
late first round or a second round draft pick. His senior numberes were 
not impressive as his junior stats . ball handleing has never been 
parker's strongest asset. He needs a true point guard by his side to feed 
him be 1000 % effective. parker is not a pure long range shooter. PARKER 
has been seen as the school 's best player since hersey hawkins. His 
defense has improved each year. He likes to set the tone with his 
willingness to go up against the opposing guards. overall his senior 
season had career low'S in every catorgory from rebouding, scoring, field 
goal percentage and free throw pecentage. I don't see him as a star but a 
competent pro maybe. His cofidence in his game must come back to him in 
order for him to succed at the next level

Tennessee-Chattanooga had one of it's best seasons ever due in large part to
Johnny Taylor.  This 6-8 athletic small forward took them to the sweet
sixteen where they were beaten by Providence.  Taylor was the conference's
player of the year after averaging 16.5 ppg and 7.3 rpg.  He has a lot of
potential, but it is necessary that he develop an outside shot, most of his
scoring came within 10 feet of the basket, and improve his foul shooting, he
went 5 for 14 against Providence in the NCAA's.  Taylor would be a good
pickup for any team in the second round, but don't look for him to be an NBA
all star.

No Stats
 

No Stats

PPG: 16.9
RPG: 6.6
APG: 6.3
FG%: 55.3
FT%: 72.3

This native Texan is a fabulous passing forward and the fourteenth player to 
be selected to the McDonald's All American Team from Oak Hill
Academy. "He will surprise people with how versatile his game is and he's 
as versatile as any player I've ever coached at Oak Hill," says coach
Steve Smith. "Stephen likes to make an assist before he shoots himself and 
he's fantastic in the open court." He led the team in scoring,
three-point field goals made, 951, and assists. Oak Hill finished 27-4 and 
Jackson was one of five players on the team to average double figures
in scoring. 
**

Stephen Jackson was considered by many to be a top-20 prep player
before he was declared ineligible to play at Arizona last year.
He was the leading scorer in the 1996 McDonald's All-American
game, on a team that included Kobe Bryant, Jermaine O'Neal and
Tim Thomas.  His high school coach, Steve Smith from Oak Hill
Academy, considers him a blend of Jerry Stackhouse and Ron
Mercer and one of his most talented players ever.

Exactly how much impact Jackson has in the NBA is questionable.
His raw talent is first-rate, but whether he can develop the work 
ethic and consistency necessary will determine his success.
A team might take a chance on him late in the first round,
and he'll probably turn into either a good NBA player or a waste
of a roster space for a couple of years.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
92-93 NewOrleans  5   95   7   24   7  22   5   9   13   1  12   3   0   1   26
93-94 NewOrleans 28  594  76  176  44 110  55  69   58  20  20  28   1  13  251
94-95 IndHillsCC                          Did Not Play
95-96 Iowa St    33 1262 204  492  88 261 180 227  137  55  82  79   3  42  676
96-97 Iowa St    27  969 158  365 102 226  92 112   91  26  53  56   2  22  510
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Div I TOTALS     93 2920 445 1057 241 619 332 417  299 102 167 166   6  78 1463

 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
92-93 NewOrleans 19.0  29.2  31.8  55.6  2.6  2.4  0.6  0.0  0.2   5.2
93-94 NewOrleans 21.2  43.2  40.0  79.7  2.1  0.7  1.0  0.0  0.5   9.0
94-95 IndHillsCC                  Did Not Play
95-96 Iowa St    38.2  41.5  33.7  79.3  4.2  2.5  2.4  0.1  1.3  20.5
96-97 Iowa St    35.9  43.3  45.1  82.1  3.4  2.0  2.1  0.1  0.8  18.9
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Div I TOTALS     31.4  42.1  38.9  79.6  3.2  1.8  1.8  0.1  0.8  15.7

Willoughby will be a solid NBA player, although not a starter, for one 
reason and one reason alone.  He can flat out shoot the ball.  Shoots 
the ball much better than the guys who will go ahead of him Carr, 
Cotton, Seals and Parker, but is not in the same class athletically.  
Has a quick release, great form and excellent touch with range well 
beyond the college arc.  Unfortunately, Dedric is not very quick, and 
will have trouble defending NBA guards.  He is also only 6'3" with no 
point guard skills, so he will end up as a role player, coming off the 
bench to shoot the three-ball.  Reminds me a lot of Voshon Lenard as a 
player, but is a better shooter than Voshon was at Minnesota.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Wash St    31  714  99  222  31  69  37  57   75  46  29  60   9  34  266
94-95 Wash St    30 1000 199  379  36  80 121 157  134  76  86  95  18  52  555
95-96 Wash St    29  995 174  377  66 136 111 135  162  75  78  77  12  37  525
96-97 Wash St    30 1030 220  443  75 170 142 180  119  77  76  94  10  38  657
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TOTALS          120 3739 692 1421 208 455 411 529  490 274 269 326  49 161 2003
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Wash St    23.0  44.6  44.9  64.9  2.4  0.9  1.9  0.3  1.1   8.6
94-95 Wash St    33.3  52.5  45.0  77.1  4.5  2.9  3.2  0.6  1.7  18.5
95-96 Wash St    34.3  46.2  48.5  82.2  5.6  2.7  2.7  0.4  1.3  18.1
96-97 Wash St    34.3  49.7  44.1  78.9  4.0  2.5  3.1  0.3  1.3  21.9
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TOTALS           31.2  48.7  45.7  77.7  4.1  2.2  2.7  0.4  1.3  16.7

Ike is a tremendous shooter with decent size and strength.  Don't
discount his stats just because he played for one of the weaker
Pac-10 teams.  Washington State did not run many screens for him, and he
showed the ability to create his own shot and hit some tough ones.  Also,
his work ethic and humility are beyond reproach, while his ball-handling
is about adequate for a 2-guard. Unfortunately, his defensive skills are
not so good.  His relatively slow footwork may confine him to bit roles at
the NBA level.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Michigan   32  418  49   96   4  14  13  23   72  69  17  30   6  18  115
94-95 Michigan    4   53   8   16   1   2   2   2   13  11   0   6   1   1   19
95-96 SJSU       25  698 148  332  18  65 117 158  157  88  64  87  22  25  431
96-97 SJSU       26  868 225  457  26  71 143 196  229  63  28  68  19  39  619
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TOTALS           87 2037 430  901  49 152 275 379  471 231 109 191  48  83 1184
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Michigan   13.1  51.0  28.6  56.5  2.3  0.5  0.9  0.2  0.6   3.6
94-95 Michigan   13.3  50.0  50.0 100.0  3.3  0.0  1.5  0.3  0.3   4.8
95-96 SJSU       27.9  44.6  27.7  74.1  6.3  2.6  3.5  0.9  1.0  17.2
96-97 SJSU       33.4  49.2  36.6  73.0  8.8  1.1  2.6  0.7  1.5  23.8
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TOTALS           23.4  47.7  32.2  72.6  5.4  1.3  2.2  0.6  1.0  13.6

* - granted injury redshirt in 1994-95

After getting very few minutes at Michigan during his freshman year, Olivier
Saint-Jean decided to transfer to a program where he would get more minutes.
 In two seasons at San Jose State, Saint-Jean has become one of the nations
leading scorers (23.7 ppg), and taken his team to the NCAA tournament.  The
France native blends an inside-outside game on his offensive attack and is a
very good rebounder for his size (8.8 rpg).  His improved play over the last
two season has caused him to become a potential first round draft pick, but I
look for him to go in the early second round.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Villanova  31  721  79  203  20  51  67  96   87  82  88  57   3  41  245
94-95 Villanova  33  963  79  195  15  57  61  82  116  84 159  75   5  53  234
95-96 Villanova  33 1078 129  284  35 101  71 100  117  89 177  80  18  46  364
96-97 Villanova  34 1163 198  412  63 171 121 163  169  86 129  91  12  60  580
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TOTALS          131 3925 485 1094 133 380 320 441  489 341 553 303  38 200 1423
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Villanova  23.3  38.9  39.2  69.8  2.8  2.8  1.8  0.1  1.3   7.9
94-95 Villanova  29.2  40.5  26.3  74.4  3.5  4.8  2.3  0.2  1.6   7.1
95-96 Villanova  32.7  45.4  34.7  71.0  3.5  5.4  2.4  0.5  1.4  11.0
96-97 Villanova  34.2  48.1  36.8  74.2  5.0  3.8  2.7  0.4  1.8  17.1
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TOTALS           30.0  44.3  35.0  72.6  3.7  4.2  2.3  0.3  1.5  10.9

Alvin Williams has great size and good skills to be a point guard at the next
level.  He is a quick and creative scorer, and has the skills of a point
guard,  although he spent most of the season at shooting guard.  Williams
came alive during the NCAA's which upped his stock, but some question his
ability to break down defenses and create plays.  He's played in the shadow
of Kerry Kittles for the bulk of his career and Tim Thomas this past year so
he hasn't gotten much publicity.  I look for him to be a second round draft
pick.

I like this guy.  Despite being listed here as an off guard he will be a
point guard in the pros, just as he was in college.  For a point he has
excellent size and rebounding ability.  He has also proven himself of
running a team and making the basic, if not spectacular pass.  Another
good sign is that his shooting improved throughout his career, ending
his career as a legitimate 3-point threat.  Quickness on defense is a
bit of a concern.  Look for him to go early in the second round.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
95-96 Georgetown 37  968 165  408  40 120  94 141  120  90  63  87   8  55  464
96-97 Georgetown 30  968 234  619  76 204 138 190  122  81  67 108  13  69  682
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TOTALS           67 1936 399 1027 116 324 232 331  242 171 130 195  21 124 1146
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
95-96 Georgetown 26.2  40.4  33.3  66.7  3.2  1.7  2.4  0.2  1.5  12.5
96-97 Georgetown 32.3  37.8  37.3  72.6  4.1  2.2  3.6  0.4  2.3  22.7
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TOTALS           28.9  38.9  35.8  70.1  3.6  1.9  2.9  0.3  1.9  17.1

Page is yet another textbook example that John Thompson should stick to
coaching big men.  He is another in a long line of very selfish guards
to come out of this otherwise fine institution, in the "tradition" of
Allen Iverson, "Sleepy" Floyd, and Reggie Williams.  On the bright side,
he is a two, so he shouldn't have as much of an opportunity to alienate
his teammates as say, Iverson has.

Don't get me wrong.  He does have offensive skills.  He is very creative
in the open floor, at least as far as finding his own shot (which is all
I've ever seen him do), and he is a natural coming off screens to free
himself up for the outside shot.  Also, he is extremely streaky, so he
can put up HUGE numbers when he's on, and he is a passable 3-pt shooter.
His biggest problem is that he shoots like he's always in the zone, and
thus has put up some horrific stat lines over the course of his short
career. He also needs the ball in his hands to be at all effective,
something which will not happen much with him probably spending most of
his first couple of years on the bench, assuming of course that he gets
drafted at all.  He would probably be a little more attractive if he
could handle the ball a little better, so that he could at least slide
over to the point on occasion, but his assist-to-turnover ratio is as
terrible as his shooting percentage.  Also, his free-throw percentage is
not a high as it should be for someone with his shooting ability.

Defensively, he is decent but not great.  He has good lateral quickness,
and the ability to stay with his man, but gambles a little too much. 
Granted, he does come up with his share of steals, but I wouldn't call
him a defensive stopper in any sense.  Also, his size is an obvious
problem at the two spot (I dread ever having to see him guard Mercer, or
Heaven forbid, MJ).

Overall, I see him as a Rex Chapman without the athleticism or a Vernon
Maxwell without the defensive tenacity.  He does have some ability,
though, and with a lot of work, better shot selection, and solid NBA
coaching, he could develop into a solid combination guard, a la Joe
Dumars.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Wash St    27  364  59  117  16  45  23  27   53  42  21  16   8  23  157
94-95 Hutch CC   33  ... 194  362  55 136  94 131  223  81 101  97  38  67  537
95-96 Oklahoma   30  971 148  295  36  99  53  74  169  67  77  69  10  40  385
96-97 Oklahoma   30 1080 206  462 105 257  98 135  145  79  93  91   9  57  615
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Div I TOTALS     87 2415 413  874 157 401 174 236  367 188 191 176  27 120 1157

 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Wash St    13.5  50.4  35.6  85.2  2.0  0.8  0.6  0.3  0.9   5.8
94-95 Hutch CC    ...  53.6  40.4  71.8  6.8  3.1  2.9  1.2  2.0  16.3
95-96 Oklahoma   32.4  50.2  36.4  71.6  5.6  2.6  2.3  0.3  1.3  12.8
96-97 Oklahoma   36.0  44.6  40.9  72.6  4.8  3.1  3.0  0.3  1.9  20.5
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Div I TOTALS     27.8  47.3  39.2  73.7  4.2  2.2  2.0  0.3  1.4  13.3

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Tennessee  27  850 149  405  49 176  57  81   97  78  49  45   5  41  404
94-95 S Idaho    38  ... 345  656 100 239 199 247  146 ... 157 110   9 120  989
95-96 California 28  703 146  339  40 119 106 134   73  71  44  59   7  41  438
96-97 California 26  824 224  486  38 126 158 200  105  68  56  87   6  44  644
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Div I TOTALS     81 2377 519 1230 127 421 321 415  275 217 149 191  18 126 1486
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Tennessee  31.5  36.8  27.8  70.4  3.6  1.8  1.7  0.2  1.5  15.0
94-95 S Idaho     ...  52.6  41.8  80.6  3.8  4.1  2.9  0.2  3.2  26.0
95-96 California 25.1  43.1  33.6  79.1  2.6  1.6  2.1  0.3  1.5  15.6
96-97 California 31.7  46.1  30.2  79.0  4.0  2.2  3.3  0.2  1.7  24.8
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Div I TOTALS     29.3  42.2  30.2  77.3  3.4  1.8  2.4  0.2  1.6  18.3

Gray improved almost every aspect of his game between his junior
and senior years, and turned himself from a streaky bench threat
into a dominant scorer and a guy who will get at a decent look
from an NBA team.

Strengths: Knows how to score. Good on the break and in traffic,
gets his shot off quickly, adjusts well coming off a pick, strong
and a good leaper, gets to the line and makes FTs.

Weaknesses: Only 6'3" and doesn't have PG skills; not a great
outside shooter; even with defensive improvement he's far from
a stopper.

A year ago, I wouldn't have thought Gray had any hope of making
an NBA roster.  His improvements in shot selection, passing and
defense have changed my mind--if he continues to grow he should
become an NBA contributer. I don't think he'll be able to
convert to PG; a more likely path is to develop a viable NBA
three and become an instant-offense guard off the bench.

Since Gray's season ended with a foot injury, his performance
at the predraft camps will determine whether any teams are
willing to spend a pick getting him.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 AustinPeay 27  608 130  252   5  14  50  83  147  77  22  53  22  32  315
94-95 AustinPeay 29  962 210  428   8  29 132 159  219  66  58  67  17  34  560
95-96 AustinPeay 30 1083 312  568  34  78 131 173  219  59  86  78  45  48  789
96-97 AustinPeay 19  685 218  419  47 111 120 165  135  55  42  59  12  25  603
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TOTALS          105 3338 870 1667  94 232 433 580  720 257 208 257  96 139 2267
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 AustinPeay 22.5  51.6  35.7  60.2  5.4  0.8  2.0  0.8  1.2  11.7
94-95 AustinPeay 33.2  49.1  27.6  83.0  7.6  2.0  2.3  0.6  1.2  19.3
95-96 AustinPeay 36.1  54.9  43.6  75.7  7.3  2.9  2.6  1.5  1.6  26.3
96-97 AustinPeay 36.1  52.0  42.3  72.7  7.1  2.2  3.1  0.6  1.3  31.7
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TOTALS           31.8  52.2  40.5  74.7  6.9  2.0  2.4  0.9  1.3  21.6

Bubba is probably my favorite "sleeper" prospect. His frame
reminds me of "Blue" Edwards, but his offensive skills remind
me of Mitch Ritchmond. He probably won't be selected in the
Usenet Mock Draft, but he'll be a "steal" in the second round
of the N.B.A. Draft.
        

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Florida St 27  729 110  270  39 120  39  57  104  59  62  62   7  37  298
94-95 Florida St 27  902 181  354  72 164  53  76  116  74  48  74   7  37  487
95-96 Florida St 27  966 172  412  69 199  81 120  121  75  86  68   9  62  494
96-97 Florida St 31 1081 182  397  75 203  75 112  158  85  87  65  14  55  514
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TOTALS          112 3678 645 1433 255 686 248 365  499 293 283 269  37 191 1793
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Florida St 27.0  40.7  32.5  68.4  3.9  2.3  2.3  0.3  1.4  11.0
94-95 Florida St 33.4  51.1  43.9  69.7  4.3  1.8  2.7  0.3  1.4  18.0
95-96 Florida St 35.8  41.7  34.7  67.5  4.5  3.2  2.5  0.3  2.3  18.3
96-97 Florida St 34.9  45.8  36.9  67.0  5.1  2.8  2.1  0.5  1.8  16.6
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TOTALS           32.8  45.0  37.2  67.9  4.5  2.5  2.4  0.3  1.7  16.0

James Collins--  A streak shooter, without a lot else to recommmend
him.  The whole FSU team gambled on defense a lot, so his steals totals
are a bit inflated...  

	Best he can be:  Deep bench player, used as a fourth guard by a team
that needs a shooter in that role.
	Worst he can be:  "Now you see, sir, 'term' insurance means..."

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 New Mexico 30  767 114  278  38 116  27  44  108  55  66  57  20  27  293
94-95 New Mexico 29  933 180  400  31 116  70 105  127  58  95  63  17  34  461
95-96 New Mexico 33 1083 233  506  69 188 107 132  153  55 102  76  31  66  642
96-97 New Mexico 33  972 203  444  67 182 104 139  181  62  93  91  27  50  577
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TOTALS          125 3755 730 1628 205 602 308 420  569 230 356 287  95 177 1973
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 New Mexico 25.6  41.0  32.8  61.4  3.6  2.2  1.9  0.7  0.9   9.8
94-95 New Mexico 32.2  45.0  26.7  66.7  4.4  3.3  2.2  0.6  1.2  15.9
95-96 New Mexico 32.8  46.0  36.7  81.1  4.6  3.1  2.3  0.9  2.0  19.5
96-97 New Mexico 29.5  45.7  36.8  74.8  5.5  2.8  2.8  0.8  1.5  17.5
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TOTALS           30.0  44.8  34.1  73.3  4.6  2.8  2.3  0.8  1.4  15.8

Charles Smith is an exciting player who will be a steal in the second
round of the draft.  The "Spider" is known mainly for his great dunks,
but Charles also has decent three point range, and was relied upon at
UNM to be the "money" player in crunch time.  Charles has tremendous
leaping ability and abnormally long arms, but is affected by his rather
average speed.  His dribbling skills are average, favoring the right
hand, and his favorite move is to beat the defender baseline and dunk
from several feet away.  In the NBA however, this feat is a little
tougher to perform than against WAC foes.  Charles has a limited short
range jumper, preferring to beat defenders off the dribble.  Charles
made the all defensive team in the WAC, mainly due to the high number of
steals he recorded.  Other than steals however, his defensive skills are
below average, and he gambles too much for the steal.  

Charles future in the NBA will probably be as the first or second man
off the bench, a designated scorer.  Charles can play, but he needs to
improve the fundamentals of his game to get the playing time.      

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Alabama    17  115  23   57   5  28   8  11   17  11  12  14   4  10   59
94-95 Alabama    33  719 141  307  69 172  42  52  130  60  28  55  12  30  393
95-96 Alabama    32 1090 200  469 113 279  83 105  220  77  32  60  22  54  596
96-97 Alabama    30  944 167  389  75 199  75  97  190  71  35  57  23  46  484
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TOTALS          112 2868 531 1222 262 678 208 265  557 219 107 186  61 140 1532
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Alabama     6.8  40.4  17.9  72.7  1.0  0.7  0.8  0.2  0.6   3.5
94-95 Alabama    21.8  45.9  40.1  80.8  3.9  0.8  1.7  0.4  0.9  11.9
95-96 Alabama    34.1  42.6  40.5  79.0  6.9  1.0  1.9  0.7  1.7  18.6
96-97 Alabama    31.5  42.9  37.7  77.3  6.3  1.2  1.9  0.8  1.5  16.1
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TOTALS           25.6  43.5  38.6  78.5  5.0  1.0  1.7  0.5  1.3  13.7

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
92-93 California 30  705  65  167  31  96  56  71   49  50  77  71   0  28  217
93-94 Kansas                      Did Not Play - Transfer Student
94-95 Kansas     31  906 146  335  67 180 105 143  132  58 109  98   0  39  464
95-96 Kansas     34  906 105  295  55 188 102 136  124  60 124  70   4  68  367
96-97 Kansas     36  934 141  285  34  93 117 166  132  74 111  91   5  67  433
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TOTALS          131 3451 457 1082 187 557 380 516  437 242 421 330   9 202 1481
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
92-93 California 23.5  38.9  32.3  78.9  1.6  2.6  2.4  0.0  0.9   7.2
93-94 Kansas                Did Not Play - Transfer Student
94-95 Kansas     29.2  43.6  37.2  73.4  4.3  3.5  3.2  0.0  1.3  15.0
95-96 Kansas     26.6  35.6  29.3  75.0  3.6  3.6  2.1  0.1  2.0  10.8
96-97 Kansas     25.9  49.5  36.6  70.5  3.7  3.1  2.5  0.1  1.9  12.0
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TOTALS           26.3  42.2  33.6  73.6  3.3  3.2  2.5  0.1  1.5  11.3

This senior 2 guard started alongside Jason Kidd at Cal before transfering to
Kansas after one season.  Jerod Haase is a good pure shooter and a solid
defender, but not much else.  He's played great at times, but has never benn
consistently good.  In his sophomore year at Kansas he led the Jayhawks in
scoring and three point shooting, but hasn't regained his poise over the past
two years.  He's a good player and his defense has gotten much better during
his college career, but it doesn't look like his game will get much better
then it already is.  He'll be lucky if he gets drafted.

                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
93-94 Duke       34  899 109  238  32  76  42  64   93  64 108  68   3  21  292
94-95 Duke       31  912 144  323  63 137  36  56   84  67 126 113   5  32  387
95-96 Duke       31 1085 185  492  73 221  71  93  122  71 114  73   5  25  514
96-97 Duke       33  880 142  309  52 119  72 116   91  68  85  74   5  32  408
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TOTALS          129 3776 580 1362 220 553 221 329  390 270 433 328  18 110 1601
 

                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
93-94 Duke       26.4  45.8  42.1  65.6  2.7  3.2  2.0  0.1  0.6   8.6
94-95 Duke       29.4  44.6  46.0  64.3  2.7  4.1  3.6  0.2  1.0  12.5
95-96 Duke       35.0  37.6  33.0  76.3  3.9  3.7  2.4  0.2  0.8  16.6
96-97 Duke       26.7  46.0  43.7  62.1  2.8  2.6  2.2  0.2  1.0  12.4
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TOTALS           29.3  42.6  39.8  67.2  3.0  3.4  2.5  0.1  0.9  12.4

Jeff Capel--  Too short and unable to generate his own shot to play
shooting guard, too score-oriented and makes awful decisions with the
ball and so can't play point guard.  Might get drafted because his 10
best games were at the end of his senior year.

Not ridiculous to think he could go to the CBA and make himself into a
back-up point guard.  But more likely this bright guy will end up a
coach like his daddy...

N/A
  

N/A

Ronnie Fields would probably be starting on ANY college team in the
country if he were eligible, but since he isn't, he had to play for
Rockford in the CBA last year. He was a high school teammate of Kevin
Garnett's and was thinking of going straight pro until he got into a bad
car accident his senior year. In his senior year, Ronnie had 4 fouls. He
got a steal and his opponent tried to take a charge. So what did he do?
He jumped OVER his opponent and dunked it home.

Fields signed a letter of intent to play college ball at DePaul University,
but failed to qualify academically.  Rather than sitting out one season as a
Prop 48, and possibly becoming the best guard in college, he decided to take
his chances in the CBA.  Averaging just 7.4 ppg and playing a limited role
with the Rockford Lightning last season, Fields, like most other
underclassmen, is not ready for the NBA mainly because he proved he wasn't
ready for the CBA.  He has great potential as a shooting guard, but should've
stuck with college where he could've been a star.  I see him having a long
and possibly prosperous career in the CBA, or saving Michael Jordan a seat on
the bench.