Avery Bradley
A combination of TJ and Royal? The mind boggles.
"What Avery loves to do as much as any player that I've been around in a long time is really get into the offensive player and belly up to him,'' Barnes said. "He's probably got to get a little defensive discipline, where he doesn't just take off and try to do something on his own and maybe give up a 3-point shot and he has to work on his close-outs. But once he gets there, he can really guard you.''
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Per Chad Ford
He rates Bradley and Hamilton as the 6th and 7th best freshmen in the 2010 NBA Draft. So we can maybe hold out hope…
6. Avery Bradley, G, Texas
Bradley’s got a lot of things going for him. He’s a super-quick slasher who knows how to create offense, but his calling card comes on the defensive end. He is a tenacious defender who isn’t afraid to get right in your grill.
Bradley’s issue is that he’s generously listed at 6-foot-3. He doesn’t have any real point guard skills. He’s a 2-guard trapped in a point guard’s body. A long wingspan and exceptional athleticism make up for some of those issues, but he’s going to have to prove to scouts that he can at least play point guard some of the time.
7. Jordan Hamilton, G/F, Texas
Bradley’s newest teammate may not be quite as skilled, but some scouts believe Hamilton has more NBA upside. The freshman forward has the prototypical size and athleticism for an NBA 3 and, like Henry, often gets compared to Pierce.
Hamilton can score from anywhere on the floor. He’s a terrific perimeter shooter with legitimate NBA 3-point range. He also can work around the basket and, like Pierce, he knows how to punish defenders on the block. Hamilton isn’t an off-the-charts athlete and his shot selection in high school was pretty questionable, so he has some limitations.
However, I wouldn’t be shocked if he ended up leading all college freshmen in scoring average this season. He comes into the college game a year older and more polished than most of the players in the class.
The link here (In$ider).
by jc25 on Nov 10, 2009 2:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs





















