Scouts tough on draft prospects

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Three scouts -- one from an NBA East team, one from an NBA West team and one from an Italian league team -- gave access to their reports with the caveat that their name and affiliation not be used publicly. They do not want to give away information that might indicate whether or where they might consider drafting players. Next to Davon Jefferson's name the Italian scout jotted down, "Buen athlete. Con poco defense," which seems easily translated to "Good athlete, plays little defense." The Eastern team scout wrote of Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, "long arms, active, seems a little lost," and the Western team scout, after Mbah a Moute missed an open 15-foot jump shot and then turned the ball over after passing up an open jump shot said, "Needs to play three in NBA, doesn't have three offensive ability yet. Defensive horse."

Los Angeles Times

Davon Jefferson, Jamie Squire/Getty Images

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May 29, 2008 08:53 AM ET

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we went to the same high school! lol best of luck to you jefferson and god bless u

futureespnanalysis

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May 29, 2008 08:59 AM ET

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Those seem like fair assessments.

So I'm not sure why this is a story?

J. HOVA: PRIMETIME

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May 29, 2008 09:15 AM ET

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and these comments are news because?????????????? Wow a scout noticed what anyone who watched 5 mins. of any USC game or a UCLA game couldn't figure out...I guess the next story will be Scouts are reporting basketball players are really really tall and have big feet!!!! STop the Presses!!!!!!!!

IGotaPointofView

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May 29, 2008 10:55 AM ET

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Scouting is not a popularity contest- they should be HYPER-critical
Their franchise is investing not only MILLIONS in them but really a piece of the franchise itself in them- ESPECIALLY if its a top pick.

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May 29, 2008 12:05 PM ET

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Which of Davon Jefferson's 12 high schools did you go to futureespnanalysis?
How was Basket Weaving class?

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May 29, 2008 02:10 PM ET

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IGotPOV - youre right on.

MARINsur4

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May 29, 2008 04:23 PM ET

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In the defense of the players, I'd like to see the scouts get out there and play.

Bindside15

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May 29, 2008 05:42 PM ET

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bindside15 - really? those players should go tell their mommies (or more importantly, their agents) that the scouts are being mean!

MARINsur4

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May 29, 2008 07:03 PM ET

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Maybe they should.

Bindside15

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May 29, 2008 07:19 PM ET

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In the defense of the players, I'd like to see the scouts get out there and play.

Bindside15 | 05/29/08, 04:23 PM

Quick lesson Blindside, the scouts SCOUT players, and the players PLAY the game; hence the terms PLAYER and SCOUT. We call them that so that we can tell who is supposed to PLAY and who is supposed to SCOUT. Maybe tomorrow we can discuss what a COACH does.