Paul Pierce, Kansas

Name:

Paul Pierce

College:

Kansas

Height:

6'7"

Weight:

220

Class:

Junior

Position:

Small Forward

Other Position:

Shooting Guard

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Stats (Provided by JazzyJ)
G MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA REB PF AST TO BLK STL PTS 95-96 Kansas 34 862 143 341 35 115 83 137 180 82 61 80 27 44 404 96-97 Kansas 36 1013 215 441 33 71 124 173 243 98 77 108 28 61 587 97-98 Kansas 38 1155 287 559 40 118 163 221 253 89 98 110 43 42 777 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 108 3030 645 1341 108 304 370 531 676 269 236 298 98 147 1768
MIN FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG TPG BPG SPG PPG 95-96 Kansas 25.4 41.9 30.4 60.6 5.3 1.8 2.4 0.8 1.3 11.9 96-97 Kansas 28.1 48.8 46.5 71.7 6.8 2.1 3.0 0.8 1.7 16.3 97-98 Kansas 30.4 51.3 33.9 73.8 6.7 2.6 2.9 1.1 1.1 20.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS 28.1 48.1 35.5 69.7 6.3 2.2 2.8 0.9 1.4 16.4

Stats (Provided by JazzyJ)


                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
95-96 Kansas     34  862 143  341  35 115  83 137  180  82  61  80  27  44  404
96-97 Kansas     36 1013 215  441  33  71 124 173  243  98  77 108  28  61  587
97-98 Kansas     38 1155 287  559  40 118 163 221  253  89  98 110  43  42  777
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TOTALS          108 3030 645 1341 108 304 370 531  676 269 236 298  98 147 1768


                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
95-96 Kansas     25.4  41.9  30.4  60.6  5.3  1.8  2.4  0.8  1.3  11.9
96-97 Kansas     28.1  48.8  46.5  71.7  6.8  2.1  3.0  0.8  1.7  16.3
97-98 Kansas     30.4  51.3  33.9  73.8  6.7  2.6  2.9  1.1  1.1  20.4
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TOTALS           28.1  48.1  35.5  69.7  6.3  2.2  2.8  0.9  1.4  16.4

Scouting Report: Sush Reddy [sush@eagle.cc.ukans.edu]
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 since freshman season, 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. Played for a tremendous coach at Kansas, (Roy Williams) who also helped groom the likes of Jordan, Worthy, and Dougherty as an assistant at UNC. He's a very polished performer who understands fundamentals are more productive than 360 dunks. Pierce is sure-fire future All-Star who should blossom by his 2nd season.

Scouting Report: Sush Reddy [sush@eagle.cc.ukans.edu]

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 since freshman season, 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. Played for a tremendous coach at Kansas, (Roy Williams) who also helped groom the likes of Jordan, Worthy, and Dougherty as an assistant at UNC. He's a very polished performer who understands fundamentals are more productive than 360 dunks. Pierce is sure-fire future All-Star who should blossom by his 2nd season.

Scouting Report: John Feeley [jfeeley@worldnet.att.net]
Paul 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 in his 3 years at Kansas and is now adequate by NBA standards but has plenty of room to improve. Paul 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, Paul 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. Paul is young- he turns 21 in October, and has a huge upside. He's a potential all-star caliber player as a small forward.

Scouting Report: John Feeley [jfeeley@worldnet.att.net]

Paul 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 in his 3 years at Kansas and is now adequate by NBA standards but has plenty of room to improve. Paul 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, Paul 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. Paul is young- he turns 21 in October, and has a huge upside. He's a potential all-star caliber player as a small forward.

Scouting Report: orca [orca03@hkstar.com]
He's definite NBA talent, he's got great size for a small forward. He can create a shot, he can shoot the long jumper, he can take it to the basket, he can dunk in traffic, he's a good offensive rebounder and I think he can be a very good defensive player in the NBA.

Scouting Report: orca [orca03@hkstar.com]

He's definite NBA talent, he's got great size for a small forward. He can create a shot, he can shoot the long jumper, he can take it to the basket, he can dunk in traffic, he's a good offensive rebounder and I think he can be a very good defensive player in the NBA.