Re: kedrick brown...

[Paul Bauer <celtics@hot-shot.com>]

You can find this report and all the top 40 or so at http://sports.yahoo.com/nba.

Paul

"j.hironaka" wrote:

> Hi Jaims.
> Where did you find this great scouting report BTW? It looks unfamiliar.
>
> One minor quibble...How does a reported 45-inch vertical and straight-faced
> athletic comparisons to Vince Carter (by other scouts) make Kedrick Brown
> just a "pretty good athlete" whose upside compares to that of "Matt
> Harpring"? Someone must be wrong.
>
> The context in which this was written kind of suggests it was posted
> several weeks ago around the time of the Moody Bible camp in Chicago. If
> that's the case, a lot has changed since then.
>
> Joe
>
> p.s. The future "towel waver" bit makes you wonder if he's the second
> coming of ML Carr. ;-)
>
> -----
> At 21:48 26/06/01 +0800, you wrote:
> >To be drafted at 11???!!!  ....sheesh...stupid stupid stupid
> >
> >Kedrick Brown Draft Capsule
> >Kedrick Brown, 6-7, 225, Okaloosa-Walton CC (Oklahoma)
> >======================================================
> >
> >OVERVIEW: A first-team JUCO All-American selection last season and a
> >two-time Panhandle Conference first-team honoree. Led Okaloosa Walton to
> >55-10 record in two seasons. Last season, he averaged 22.9 points, 8.8
> >rebounds and 3.0 assists. Shot 40.4 percent from 3-point range and scored 20
> >or more points 19 times. Scored 32 points in one NJCAA Tournament. Will try
> >to become the first JUCO player in recent memory to make a big splash in
> >NBA.
> >
> >LIKELY DRAFT POSITION: Picks 18-24. There's speculation a team has promised
> >to take him in the first round if he came out. Rumors are just rumors, but
> >ESPN reported that some think Portland (19) made that promise. If that
> >doesn't hold up, Boston (21), Houston (18, 22), Utah (24), and Vancouver
> >(27) are potential suitors.
> >
> >RIVALED BY: Steven Hunter
> >COMPARATIVE UPSIDE: Matt Harpring
> >COMPARATIVE DOWNSIDE: Sherell Ford
> >ROLE PROJECTION: Towel waver. Future key reserve.
> >
> >POSITIVES: Brown already has an NBA body. He's not as big as some of the
> >small forwards coming into the league nowadays, but he's got classic
> >swingman size. Brown's also a pretty good athlete who doesn't mind mixing it
> >up in the paint. In the NBA, however, his bread and butter is expected to be
> >the perimeter game. He's a good shooter who was prolific from beyond the arc
> >over his JC career.
> >
> >SHORTCOMINGS: Brown is going to have to endure a major adjustment period.
> >It's a difficult transition for a player to jump between levels in which
> >there is such a huge talent discrepancy. Brown will most likely feel this in
> >terms of his perimeter shooting. Despite having such a good stroke, he isn't
> >used to having little timing or spacing from his defender to get off his
> >shot, largely because he was physically superior to almost all of his
> >counterparts at the JC level. Once he does adjust -- if he's still in the
> >league -- Brown has the potential to be a good NBA player.
> >
> >WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "He's a terrific athlete. There are teams that like
> >him -- I think he's been assured (by a team) that he's going to go in the
> >first round -- that's why he didn't come here (Chicago Pre-Draft camp)." -
> >Atlanta Hawks general manager Pete Babcock