LIU vs. Kentucky: I only checked in on this game, however I did see Archie Goodwin is running the point now for UK. This should do wonders for his draft stock, because he is a tad undersized for an NBA 2-guard. He is still pretty dynamic as far as getting to the cup at this level. Nerlens Noel looks a little bit better. I keep missing Poythress going off. I watch UK and I never see him score, but than I check the box score and I see 20 points and a rack of rebounds. What I see is a player who lets the game come to him. He is not going to be a star, but he can play the small forward at 6'8" and very strong.
Kansas State vs. Michigan: Michigan has two obvious pros that I will need to look more at. Glenn Robinson III is a freshman but has the NBA profile. He's a 6'6" hyper athletic wing with basic guard skills. Tim Hardaway Jr. is about 6'5" with above average athleticism. He looks like he can be a combo in the NBA if his jumper became consistent. Trey Burke may have an outside shot, but we'll see later.
New York vs. Houston: New York struggled to defend. They scored the way they been scoring all season. They established Melo early, and than other guys went off, but they could not stop Harden from getting in the paint. Also, Chandler Parsons was on fire. New York really isn't starting a 2-guard, because you have 2 point guards and 2 small forwards. Harden-like players could pose a problem in the future. Perhaps, New York was too consumed with shutting down Jeremy Lin?
LA Clippers vs. Brooklyn: Brooklyn could be a problem. Right now Deron Williams isn't playing well and they're still putting together wins. Brook Lopez looked real good today. He was a good help side defender and proved capable of having an offense run through him. Despite being ridiculously slow, he has a real good pump fake and good moves in the post. Joe Johnson has been quiet all season, but maybe this is what he needs. When he does decide to score, he catches the defense off guard. He's been doing a great job of using his size advantage over just about every 2-guard in the league to get buckets. The Clippers front court is getting better every day. Despite Brook having a good day, you can tell that Deandre and Blake are improving on the defensive end. Blake is setting up his isolation game further from the basket. He is very comfortable handling the ball like a guard and he's getting a lot of plays where he gets a whole side of the floor isolated and he takes his man off the dribble from the 3point arc. Blake is also shooting the open 17 footer, which he hesitated at in previous years.
Memphis vs. LA Lakers: Dwight Howard looks terrible and he's looked bad for a minute. He's not getting the ball much, but even when he does he quickly just passes it out. Defensively the Lakers don't know what is going on. They're not really playing D'Antoni ball yet, and they're not defending. This is a bad combination The Grizzlies are the hottest team in the NBA anyway. Marc and Zach have tremendous chemistry. Zach is now starting to pass the ball like Marc and it's making Memphis very dangerous. They're the best interior passing team in a long time. Rudy Gay is turning into a very good defensive player.
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