There haven’t been too many center classes this deep or with as many intriguing prospects. The 2010 class offers three compelling freshmen in Cousins, Orton and Whiteside, and a solid junior in Aldrich at the top. Then there are the…
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NBA Draft 2010: Ekpe Udoh and Greg Monroe
A couple of players who are reportedly on the rise as the pre-draft analysis winds down. The two players have some similarities, but are hardly mirror images. The similarities are both are good passing big men with a decent outside…
NBA Draft 2010: Power Forwards
I like analyzing the PFs. They’re a fairly easy bunch to look at. Basically they need to meet the following benchmarks: Hit .580 on 2-point shots and score 20.0 P40. In both cases, the higher the better. The best have…
NBA Draft 2010: Combo Forwards
The job of the combo forward or, more accurately the small PF, is to give his team a different look. The CF usually comes in to play PF when the team needs to go smaller and quicker. But they can…
NBA Draft 2010: Daniel Orton and Hassan Whiteside
I’m going to take a quick break from the forwards here to look at a couple of young big guys. These are a couple of freshmen centers whose most impressive skill is blocking shots. While Orton has been a good…