I Watched This Guy Play Once: NCAA Prospects

Harrison Barnes

by Tanner December 4, 2010
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The player: Harrison Barnes, a 6’8″, 210 small forward. The game: Kentucky (5-1) @ North Carolina (4-3) The result: Tar Heels 75, Wildcats 73. What he did well: Showed off a diverse offensive game from 15 feet in that should improve. He has a nice stroke on the midrange jumper, he can score on the [...]

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Jared Sullinger

by Tanner November 17, 2010
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Well, dear and loyal readers, with the college basketball season starting I figured it was time to bring back one of the digital community’s favorite running columns: I Watched This Guy Play Once, wherein I watch a highly-rated draft prospect and then predict with uncanny accuracy what kind of NBA career the player will have [...]

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Ty Lawson

by Tanner February 1, 2009

The player: Ty Lawson, a 5’11″ 195 junior point guard. The game: North Carolina (18-2) @ North Carolina St (11-7) The result: Tar Heels 93, Wolfpack 76 Opinions on Lawson are mixed. He is expected to go anywhere from the 2nd half of the lotto to the end of the 1st round. He came averaging 15.2 points, 2.7 [...]

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James Harden

by Tanner January 17, 2009

The player: James Harden, a 6’5″ 218 lb. sophomore guard. The game: Oregon Ducks (6-9) @ Arizona State Sun Devils (13-2.) The result: Arizona St. 76 Oregon 58. Harden, a consensus top-5 pick if he declares for the 2009 NBA draft, came into the game averaging 23.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists. What he [...]

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Blake Griffin

by Tanner December 14, 2008

The player: Blake Griffin, a 6’10″, 251 lb. sophomore forward. The game: Utah Utes (5-3) @ Oklahoma Sooners (9-0.) The result: Oklahoma 70 Utah 52. Griffin, the consensus #1 pick in the 2009 NBA draft if he declares, came in averaging about 24 points and 15 rebounds a game. In this game he was matched [...]

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