Scouting reports
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Scout: David Edelman [dedelman@acpub.duke.edu]
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| He's built like an NBA small forward and
has all the offensive skills for that position; shooting, beating his man off the dribble,
rebounding. I wasn't crazy about his defense in the NCAA tournament. I don't know if he'll
ever get inside in the NBA, but at worst he should be a stone-cold shooter with some
additional offensive skills. Bears some resemblance to Dennis Scott, but is quicker,
handles the ball better, and isn't that bad defensively. Somewhere between Scott and Keith
Van Horn. |
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Scout: Jeffrey Burgoyne [burgoyne@ultimate-sports.com]
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| Quite possibly the first senior to go in
the draft, Szczerbiak was an incredible offensive force in the NCAA last year. His ability
to take over a game and single handedly carry his team will be talked about for a while
after he leaves Miami (Ohio). While projected as a SF, his weight (listed at 240) will
allow him some leeway in the NBA to play inside. Szczerbiak scores, and scores
efficiently. For some reason his outside game suffered last year as he had his worst three
point percentage in a season by far. Regardless, he scores because he can shoot, drive and
mix it up underneath. An 80%+ FT shooter makes him all that much tougher to defend. His
passing game has been improving over the years and certainly should be adequate at the NBA
level. His defense doesn't make a scout happy, but then again many SF's in the NBA don't
either.
Szczerbiak at worst should turn out to be a poor teams Glenn Robinson. Szczerbiak does
not have Robinson's range, nor likely the ability to get enough shots off to be the scorer
Robinson is, but if he works at his defense and ball handling, he should be in for a long
NBA career. |
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Scout: Magus888@aol.com
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| The guy is an animal on the floor. He beats
you with is shot whether iit is from downtown or a tiny pull up jumper. The guy can flat
out score. People say it was only because he played in a lesser conference. I think he
has erased that with his 46 point performance in the NCAA tourney. People also forget that
this guy was the leading scorer on the USA team that brought home the gold in summer of
98.
He should be drafted between 4 and 8. He will be a good fit for anyone ( espiecally
Washington ) and will be an impact player immediately. |
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