NBA Comparison: Richard Hamilton
Strengths: Very smooth and quick combo guard...Strong legs, which helps him outquick most of his
Euro opponents in transition and even in half-court sets...Very good ballhandler, rarely ever turns it over due to the opposition's
play...Thrives when the ball is in his hands...Fluid jumpshooter, releases the ball in one quick motion and likes to shoot
off screens...Good first step, gets to the basket with grace and seemingly at ease...Very good at creating space between his
defenders and overall creating his own shot...Huge durability. Rarely ever gets injured, plays most of the game and completely
wears out his opponents with his speed...Not afraid to take the big shot when the game is on the line...Has shown very good
court vision when he puts his mind to it, normally gets assists within the flow of his shots...Has experienced good competition
and still a fairly young player...
Weaknesses: Has a me-first mentality...Only seems to be effective when he handles the ball, and even
so he normally uses most of the shotclock to get his shot off because he rarely plays a cohesive team game...Poor shooting
percentages, still reflects that his offensive game is still a bit raw and needs to be refined, although he continually gets
double-teamed being Yugo's best player on the team...Tends to fade away on his jumpshot a bit too much...Takes too many jumpers,
and rarely makes because he forces the issue too often...Needs to play more under control, just uses speed to wear out opponents
when there are other (and better) alternatives...Needs to utilize good court vision more...Not a particularly good rebounder...Decent
defender with speed, but still doesn't understand defensive concepts well enough yet...Fairly underdeveloped body, will need
to adapt to the full "combo" role in the NBA rather than a bit of an undersized SG...Needs to put on some more weight...
--Marcellus Jafount 5/26
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