McGee living up to his promise in LV Summer ball

JaVale McGee was our Player of the Day for Friday at the NBA Las Vegas Summer League. The Washington Wizards Center is a beast of a physical specimen, standing 7'0" and now weighing a guesstimated 275 lbs. He has a terrific combination of power and finesse, and those qualities have benefited from playing alongside rookie phenom John Wall. Wall is getting the ball to McGee in all the right positions. McGee posted 29 points (13-16 FG), while snatching eight rebounds (five offensive) in the Wizards dramatic come from behind win over New Orleans at Cox Pavilion.

Lester Hudson hit a game winner as time expired for the Wiz. The final score was 90-89. 

Our All Las Vegas Summer League Team for day eight (with game efficiency rating): PG: Wall - WA .722,  SG: Wayne Ellington - MIN .647, SF: Landry Fields - NYK .857, PF: Kyle Hines - NO .964, C: McGee - WA .911. Bench: Guards: DeMar DeRozan - TOR .611, Maurice Ager - NO .593. Forwards: Greg Monroe (pictured)- DET .939, Samardo Samuels - CHI .760, Jeff Adrien - MEM .750. Centers: Jerome Jordan - NYK .857, Ed Davis - TOR .758.

Arrogance, ignorance or stupidity?

Our Player of the Day for day four of the Las Vegas Summer League was Scottie Reynolds. The undrafted Villanova All-American scored 16 points (4-6 FG, 6-6 FT), with three assists, and two boards in just 19 minutes for the summer Suns.

Our “All Day Four Las Vegas Summer League Team” (their game efficiency rating). PG: Reynolds - PHX .947, SG: Landry Fields - NYK .826, SF: Omri Casspi - SAC .750, PF: Richard Hendrix - ATL .809, C: Darryl Watkins - SA .545. Bench: Guards: John Wall (pictured at left) - WA. .678, J.R. Giddens - DAL .678, Deron Washington - MIL .620. Forwards: Darrell Arthur - MEM .807, Patrick Ewing Jr. - NYK .666, Alade Aminu - ATL .666. Center: Sean Williams - MIL .526.

Draft's biggest question marks. Plus ten more profiles.

There is no shortage of legitimate question mark players in the 2010 NBA Draft. The guys that I feel are the toughest to judge are: (in no order)  

• Daniel Orton - NBA body and shot blocking ability but limited playing time at Kentucky. Can he really be more efficient?
• Eric Bledsoe - I'm not convinced that his game will be THAT much improved from his pedestrian college numbers. A .341 EFR rarely translates to any NBA success. Is he really better than say - Daniel Gibson?
• A.J. Ogilvy - In his case - he was VERY efficient but he didn't pass the "eye test". Should I dismiss his numbers and keep him outside the draft altogether?
• Lazar Hayward -(pictured)
  
  
  
  
  Why do I like him so much more than everyone else? 
• Jon Scheyer - Can he ever get in an NBA game? Or is he defense not good enough?
• Matt Bouldin - Passed the "eye test" but his numbers were never really as good as his skill. Is he not dynamic enough?
• Jared Quayle - Am I the only guy in the world that believes the Utah State Point Guard is a player? Did the Utah Jazz work him out just to please locals.
• Ryan Richards - He is efficient but his body of work is limited? Is he just a mirage?
• Omar Samhan - By raw data he would be drafted but can he 'show and recover' defensively?
• DeMarcus Cousins - Should I really just dismiss what my gut says about him because the guy can really play?
• Paul George - Can a guy that had a losing record at Fresno State really help an NBA team?
• Landry Fields - Why don't more scouts like him? Is he too slow?
• Kevin Seraphin - Is it becuase he's foreign and plays Power Forward that all seem to assume he is the next Serge Ibaka?
• Marqus Blakely - Am I too far out on a limb with Blakely at 30?
• Hassan Whiteside - No player in this draft has more long term potential. Are scouts really thinking 'long-term' with Whiteside?

Here are the links to the latest ten scouting profiles completed:  Tiny Gallon, Sylven Landesberg, Daniel Orton, Kevin Palmer, Miroslav Raduljica, Ryan Richards, Kevin Seraphin, Tyler Smith, Ryan Thompson, Terrico White

As always you can see out 2010 NBA Draft rankings at www.BasslineSpin.com

Draft day approaching fast.

With the NBA Draft now just ten days away - we continue to offer thoughts on prospects. Today we break down these guys: Da'Sean Butler, Derrick Caracter, Ed Davis, Devin Ebanks, Landry Fields, Marcus Ginyard, Landon Milbourne, Reggie Redding, Deon Thompson, Ben Uzoh, and Greivis Vasquez.

Be sure to check out man homey Marty McNeal on his blogspot column. He is linked here. 


Oddities: The 46th pick in the NBA Draft the last eleven years has been no good. Check out who was drafted below. (And who we recommended).

1999 - JR Koch (Derek Hood), 2000 - DeeAndre Hulet (harold Arceneaux), 2001 - Ousmane Cisse (Nakeia Miller), 2002 - Jamal Sampson (Darius Songaila), 2003 - Sani Becirovic (Kyle Korver), 2004 - Ha Seung Jin (Ricky Minard), 2005 - Erazem Lorbek (Ryan Gomes), 2006 - Dee Brown (Hassan Adams), 2007 - Stephen Lasme (Ali Traore), 2008 - Trent Plaisted (Richard Hendrix), 2009 - Danny Green (Danny Green).