Lamar Orvey

Strengths: An all-around guard with above average athleticism and an assortment of uncanny abilities...Fairly athletic, has a reputed 36' inch vertical and can throw down dunks with ease...Looks very calm on the court, very controlled and not mentally rattled, playing the game relatively unconsciously and effortlessly...Good shooter. Nice mechanics, good touch, rotation and stroke...Likes to spot up from three point land, has NBA three point range, and can drain the shot consistently in spot-up positions...Underrated mid-range shooter...Has played some point guard before, and although he prefers to have others create for his offense, he can certainly create for others and this aspect of his game is rapidly improving...Possesses good size for the point guard position, can potentially see over the top of defenses with his fairly above average court vision...Nice ballhandling skills. Doesn't lose the ball often and handles defenses aptly by being a fairly good passer to the open man...Decent rebounder for his size...Has very nice tools defensively. Has blocked many shots (as a combo guard) due to his fairly long reach and the fact that he likes to stay on the grill of his man, so he's always around the vicinity of the opposing PG's offense...Fairly tailor-made for the NBA, has quite a polished game and has potential to become even better, which is rare to find nowadays...Can be molded to fit team needs, whether as a shooting guard or a PG...Athleticism/height/point guard ability combination are certainly intriguing to scouts...

Weaknesses: Off the dribble ability needs some work. Rarely does things off the dribble, prefers the static position whether in passing the ball or spotting for the jumpshot...Shooting gets streaky when it is contested...Doesn't really prefer handling the ball even though he has decent ability in doing so, he prefers to expend energy into both his offense and defense at this stage...Mid-range game is underutilized, usually he attacks the basket once he drives into the mid-range area...Not a true floor general and not totally an unselfish player. Likes to mix and match with scoring and passing, although when he does not score well his passing gets worse...Not that good on off-the-ball defense, likes to stick with his man and in rotations may get lost sometimes...Decent speed in half-court sets but floor speed is only average. Not a super transition player despite his athleticism...May need a killer instinct, attack the basket more instead of settling for the jumpshot...Body language can be poor at times. Sometimes demands to have plays set up for him...Gets frustrated relatively easy and has earned himself a fair share of technicals, this sort of reputation won't exactly be tolerated in the NBA even with all his talent...