Title Game NBA Prospect scouting report

There were alot of guys out there that will get a chance at the next level. I thought we could maybe break down their performances here.

Kaminsky: Showed up to play today and really showed his diverse offensive game. He had some trouble with Amil late, but he droved that he can score in a variety of ways against Length, Bulk, and Athleticism this tourney. I am really impressed by his ability to put the ball on the floor and attack the basket as a 7 footer. Due to his slight frame, there were times tonight where he couldnt gain ground in his post positions, but he had great counters and was able to do a variety on skill based manuevers to get out of being stonewalled. He will definitely need to improve his strength there, even tho his post defense was solid tonight, given his supposed limitations.

Nigel Hayes: Heres a guy that I think could have a solid NBA career as a 3/4 tweener in the Draymond Green, Josh Smith, Boris Diaw, Thad Young realm. He shot the 3 ball well tonight, and was able to exploit some mismatches in the paint. His post moves werent the best, but I think he will improve on that as he will be more featured next season. His ability to stretch the floor and be a quality 4/rebounder/rim protector will help him alot at the next level.

Sam Dekker: Cant say I was pleased with this performance. He spent a majority of the game bitching to the refs about grayson and the other guards off the ball defense on him. I not sure if he was slave to their offense system, but I do think that first airball on the first shot of the game ruined his night. He didnt hit a jump shot the entire night and was out of it from the perimeter. Smaller 6'4 guards were disrupting him on the perimeter and he never once exploited a perimeter mismatch. Thats alarming, because if hes a top 15 pick, he should have been able to blow by the duke swings on perimeter plays. I didnt like his lack of assertiveness. Cant emphasize more how much the duke guards got him in a funk. Thats not good for a 3/4 tweener with small arms. He did have some great energy plays were his athleticism showed on the offensive glass. Hes a very streaky shooter with a good form. Like Lester said earlier, he needs to shoot 1000 3s a day until the draft. The few moments duke fell asleep is when he feasted on them off the ball. That instinct will pay him dividends. He had a few "best athlete on the floor" plays and a couple on Justice. It will be interesting to see his combine numbers but I thnk he has the talent, not sure if he will be JEff Green or Jordan Hamiliton though.

Tyus Jones: Great heady PG, with a great feel for the poisition and the game. Never got flustered tonight, and really navigated the pnr game beautifully tonight. He has a good first step and has tremendous vision as passer. His shot form is good, but it will be interesting to see if he can become a consistent lock down shooter at the next level. I question his top flight athleticism though, as he is only 6'0 190. At that size, in the NBA, you better be a lights out shooter (CP3, Lowry) or blazing fast with top 1% athleticism (Collison). He screams trey burke to me, and burke has had a huge problem defending and scoring on the NBA 1s. I think he can make a solid 10 year pro, but his combine numbers will give us a peek into his potential.

Jahlil Okafor: I love his offensive game and his feel for the offensive end. MOst skilled big in years. He missed a few bunnies today, but at times he was able to over power Kaminsky and put him to work. I loved his aggression as he didnt settle for bank shots and jumpers. You lvoe to see that from you bigs. I think we already know the story on his skill set, but I was really bothered by his inability to move his feet on defense. Kaminsky really made him work, but he was a tad bit slow on some of his defensive slides. For as great of foot work he has on the offensive end, he has lead feet on the defensive end. Im not sure if he would be better served losing 15-20 pounds. He looks about 280, and I think he would gain some athleticism at 265.

Justice: Prototype NBA wing. He had a few plays out there that just screamed "number 1 overall pick" and "best player in the building." He seems to have develop james hardens slashing style were he baits defenders into hacking and fouling him. He had some mental lapses on boxes out today, but played stellar positional defense as the 5 man in their zone when duke didnt have their traditional wings out there. He projects Wesley Matthew/Harden type