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We had a very busy and exciting month of July here at NetScouts Basketball. First we scouted the NBA Summer League Las Vegas which featured 22 teams in all, 21 of which were NBA teams and the last being the NBA Development League All-Stars. It was a great event featuring the top picks from the recent NBA Draft and some free agents who've bounced around a bit that are hoping to… Continue reading
NetScouts Basketball's Carl Berman conducted an interview with DeMar DeRozan in Las Vegas after his final summer league contest. Raptors Republic has written a review of his performance and you can find both published in this post. Editors Note: RR would like to welcome Blake Murphy as a regular contributor to The Republic. Blake publishes The On Deck Circle, and is a rabid sports fan. We are very pleased to have him… Continue reading
Let's take a quick look at some of the rookies from this year's draft and how NetScouts observed them in the recent NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Blake Griffin (LAC): Stud. Made some errors trying to do too much but physically he's a man and he made several great plays throughout the week. Jonny Flynn (T-Wolves): Quick and shifty with the ball. Gets to the rim and explodes through contact. Good… Continue reading
SHOOTING, we talked a lot about this very topic prior to the NBA Draft in our various blogs and tweets. Although it is important to have good athletic ability and it certainly is nice to have size, the name of the game is to put the ball in the basket and so far the Summer League Las Vegas has been a showcase for guys who can knock it down. -Steph Curry… Continue reading
Chris Denker, of Netscouts Basketball, is reporting live from summer league: If you are evaluating on wins and losses the Toronto Raptors summer league performance has been disappointing with an 0-2 start. But if you are merely evaluating individuals and getting a look at your draft picks you can take away a few positives with those disappointments. NBA veteran guard Quincy Douby has been a bright spot averaging over 18 points per game… Continue reading
It's always an exciting night for hoop fans. Even if you are a follower of college & not professional basketball, this is a night for you to check up on your favorite players and follow guys from your alma mater. In fact, if you follow it like I do, the whole week was great. Draft preview shows on NBA-TV and ESPN, and great coverage from Chad Ford, John Hollinger, and… Continue reading
The following article can also be viewed at www.raptorsrepublic.com. The Toronto Raptors have the #9 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft and the passionate Raps Fans have some strong feelings about who they would take. Which I think is great! Bryan Colangelo and his group have a big decision to make, do they have their sites set on one guy? Will they trade up? Take my earlier recommendation and trade down? Continue reading
This mock draft is a combination of who I think a team should pick and who I hear they will pick. Of course there are all sorts of rumors out there and as you read the various mock drafts out there you notice that there are some curious similarities. You probably won't see that here because I have some opinions of my own on some of these young players and Continue reading
Who should your team pick? Who will be available? Should we take the best player on the board or the position we need? All great questions and every team in the NBA is different in terms of how they go about tackling this issue and then actually executing come draft night. Chad Ford of ESPN does a great job and has written about this topic in the past so I've included his information Continue reading