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Scouts tough on draft prospects
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."
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we went to the same high school! lol best of luck to you jefferson and god bless u
futureespnanalysis
Lynwood , CA
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Those seem like fair assessments.
So I'm not sure why this is a story?
J. HOVA: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, NY
Total Comments (18063)
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
Total Comments (400)
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.
jgb
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Which of Davon Jefferson's 12 high schools did you go to futureespnanalysis?
How was Basket Weaving class?
BruinsWin!
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IGotPOV - youre right on.
MARINsur4
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In the defense of the players, I'd like to see the scouts get out there and play.
Bindside15
Gibbon Glade , PA
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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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Maybe they should.
Bindside15
Gibbon Glade , PA
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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.
eyesWIDEopen
In The Bay, FL
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This is good news, they should be tough on them. That way they will stay in school as long as possible and try and earn a degree.
RockChalk
Olathe , KS
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Nobody asked for my scouting report !!! NOT FAIR !!!
Mike C. 1927
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FYI - a lot of the scouts out there are retired players. B.J. Armstrong is one that comes to mind. That guy knows what a good jump shot looks like.
heelzyeah
Greensboro , NC
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