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SCOUTING THE NBA.com 06/20/08

2008 NCAA BASKETBALL PLAYER EVALUATION RANKINGS

Version 7.0 Final edition

All evaluations are done by a computer program with no human influence.

Pos.	Player	Team	Position	Intangibles	Evaluation
1	Derrick Rose Fr, 6-3, 199	Memphis	Pg = Paint	50.0	236.2
2	Micheal Beasley Fr 6-9, 230	Kansas State	Iso-PF/SF	43.0	218.3
3	Brook Lopez So, 7-1, 256	Stanford	iso -Center	50.0	190.0
4	Kevin Love Fr, 6-9 255	UCLA	Iso-PF	25.1	189.8
5	Eric Gordon Fr. 6-4,215	Indiana	SG - Iso	31.5	179.3
6	Russell Westbrook Sr. 6-4, 192	UCLA	Pg = Paint	37.8	167.9
7	Roy Hibbert Jr, 7-2	Georgetown	iso -Center	37.6	160.9
8	OJ Mayo Fr, 6-5 195	USC	SG - Iso	18.9	160.0
9	Jerryd Bayless FR, 6-5 193	Arizona	ComboGuard	32.2	153.8
10	D.J. Augustin So, 5-11	Texas	pg=range	25.5	130.1
11	Joe Alexander Jr, 6-8	West Virginia	SF - Def	8.4	121.8
12	Jason Thompson Sr, 6-10	Rider	Iso-PF - O	16.1	112.6
13	Luc Richard Mbah a Moute So, 6-8	UCLA	SF - Def	-2.2	108.1
14	JaVale McGee 7-1, 241	Nevada	Center - Def	21.3	107.4
15	Ryan Anderson So, 6-10, 235	California	IC/IPF	3.9	106.1
16	George Hill	IUPUI	CG - Def	9.8	101.7
17	Donte Greene 6-10, 220	Syracuse	Def-Wing -SF	10.1	101.3
18	JJ Hickson 6-9 242	North Carolina State	PF	17.0	98.0
19	Robin Lopez So, 7-0	Stanford	Center -high	13.4	91.4
20	Deandre Jordan Fr, 6-11, 250	Texas A&M	iso -Center	28.4	90.5
21	Anthony Randolph Fr, 6-11 200	LSU	Per/Block	12.6	90.2
22	Kosta Koufos Fr 7-1, 245	Ohio State	IC/IPF	11.7	85.5
23	Chris Douglas-Roberts jr, 6-6	Memphis	SF - paint	8.1	84.7
24	D.J. White So, 6-9	Indiana	Iso-PF	30.0	82.9
25	Mario Chalmers Jr, 6-2	Kansas	Pg = Paint	-11.1	82.6
26	Darrel Arthur jr 6-9, 230	Kansas	PF	12.8	82.5
27	Brandon Rush Jr, 6-7	Kansas	Def-Wing -SF	-12.5	81.2
28	James Gist Jr, 6-8	Maryland	SF - Def	-6.6	78.7
29	Kyle Weaver Jr, 6-6	Washington State	CG - Def	8.9	77.6
30	Courtney Lee Sr, 6-5	Western Kentucky	SG - Iso	-11.6	77.2
31	Marreese Speights 6-10, 245	Florida	Iso-PF	4.8	76.6
32	Malik Hariston Sr, 6-6	Oregon	SG - role	-11.5	72.1
33	Jamont Gordon Soph, 6-3,225	Mississippi State	ComboGuard	9.7	72.0
34	Bill Walker 6-6, 225	Kansas State	Def-Wing -SF	10.9	71.4
35	Bryant Dunston Fr, 6-8	Fordham	PF	4.1	71.1
36	Trent Plaisted So, 6-11, 240	Brigham Young	Center	-6.3	67.9
37	Reggie Williams Jr, 6-5	Virginia Military	Def-Wing -SF	2.5	67.9
38	Joey Dorsey So, 6-9	Memphis	PF - Def	-12.5	67.5
39	Sasha Kaun So, 6-11	Kansas	Center - Def	3.2	67.3
40	Patrick Ewing Jr.	Georgetown	SF - paint	-12.5	66.9
41	Maarty Leunen sr, 6-9, 222	Oregon	SF - Range	-12.5	66.4
42	J.R. Giddens Sr, 6-5	New Mexico	CG - Def	6.8	65.5
43	Deron Washington Sr. 6-7, 200	Virginia Tech	SF - paint	-11.4	63.3
44	DeMarcus Nelson sr, 6-3, 200	Duke	SG - role	-7.8	62.3
45	Darnell Jackson 6-8, 241	Kansas	PF	-12.5	61.9
46	Aleks Maric Sr, 6-11 265	Nebraska	iso - Center - o	-2.4	61.7
47	Richard Hendrix So, 6-8	Alabama	IC/IPF	6.7	61.0
48	Mike Green Sr, 6-1 175	Butler	Pg = Paint	1.9	60.1
49	DeVon Hardin Jr, 6-11	California	Center	8.9	59.3
50	Martin Zeno Fr, 6-5	Texas Tech	ComboGuard	-2.1	57.9
51	Ramar Smith So, 6-2	Tennessee	CG - Def	9.4	57.8
52	James Davis Jr, 7-1	lamar	Center -high	8.7	56.9
53	Shan Foster Jr, 6-6,195	Vanderbilt	SG - role	-12.5	55.6
54	Joe Crawford Jr, 6-5	Kentucky	SG - role	-12.5	55.4
55	Jason Richards Sr, 6-2	Davidson	Pg >phys	-12.5	54.9
56	Pat Calathes Sr. 6-10, 210	St. Joseph's	SF - Range	-12.5	54.6
57	Gary Forbes Sr, 6-6, 222	mass	Def-Wing -SF	-7.7	54.2
58	Drew Neitzel Jr, 6-0	Michigan State	Pg >phys	-12.5	53.7
59	Joseph Jones So, 6-9	Texas A&M	PF	-7.5	53.5
60	Sonny Weems Sr, 6-6	Arkansas	SG - role	-12.5	52.5
61	Bryce Taylor Sr, 6-4, 210	Oregon	SG - role	-12.5	52.4
62	Sean Singletary sr, 6-0, 184	Virginia	Pg >phys	-12.5	51.8
63	Charles Rhodes Jr, 6-9, 244	Mississippi State	PF	-12.5	51.5
64	Jamar Butler Sr. 6-2, 182	Ohio State	Pg >phys	-12.5	50.3
65	Chris Lofton Sr, 6-2	Tennessee	SG - role	-12.5	49.7
66	Jajuan Smith 6-1 181	Tennessee	SG - role	-12.5	49.3
67	James Mays Sr, 6-8, 227	Clemson	SF - paint	-9.8	48.9
68	Richard Roby So, 6-6	Colorado	Def-Wing -SF	-11.0	48.5
69	Randall Falker Jr, 6-7	Southern Illinois	SF - Def	-12.5	47.5
70	Brian Butch Sr, 6-11	Wisconsin	Center	-8.4	46.9
71	Travis Peterson Sr, 6-10	Samford	SF - paint	-12.5	46.2
72	Antoine Agudio Sr, 6-3	Hofstra	SG - role	-12.5	46.0
73	Jiri Hubalek 6-11, 220	Iowa State	IC/IPF	-12.5	45.1
74	Brian Roberts Sr. 6-2, 175	Dayton	Pg >phys	-12.5	45.0
75	Demetric Bennett Sr. 6-4, 210	South Alabama	SG - role	-12.5	44.3
76	Shaun Pruitt Sr, 6-10 240	Illinois	PF	-12.5	43.8
77	Shawn James Sr, 6-9	duquense	SF - Def	-5.0	43.8
78	Stefhon Hannah Sr, 6-1	Missouri	Pg >phys	-7.3	42.7
79	Anthony Morrow So, 6-5	Georgia Tech	SG - role	-12.5	42.6
80	Mark Tyndale Fr, 6-4	Temple	Def-Wing-SG	-12.5	41.9
81	Mykal Riley 6-6 185	Alabama	SG - role	-12.5	41.6
82	Chris Daniels Sr, 7-0	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	IC/IPF	-12.5	41.3
83	Othello Hunter Sr. 6-8, 225	Ohio State	PF - Def	-12.5	40.6
84	Kyle Hines Sr, 6-5,235	North Carolina Greensboro	Def-Wing -SF	-12.5	39.7
85	Mickell Gladness Sr, 6-11, 200	Alabama A&M	Per/Block	-12.5	39.2
86	Charron Fisher Sr, 6-4, 230	Niagara	SF - Range	-12.5	39.1
87	Brian Laing Sr. 6-5, 215	Seton Hall	SG - role	-12.5	39.0
88	Jaycee Carroll Jr, 6-2	Utah State	SG - role	-12.5	39.0
89	Dwayne Curtis Sr. 6-8, 280	Mississippi	PF - Def	-12.5	38.5
90	Lamar Sanders Jr, 6-6	Lamar	ComboGuard	-9.8	37.8
91	Will Daniels Sr, 6-8	Rhode Island	PF -wing	-12.5	37.6
92	Longar Longar Jr, 6-11	Oklahoma	Center - Def	-12.5	37.2
93	Marvin Kilgore Sr. 6-3, 195	UTEP	Pg >phys	-12.5	37.2
94	Juan Palacios Sr, 6-8	Louisville	Per/Block	-12.5	36.9
95	Kentrell Gransberry Sr. 6-8, 290	South Florida	PF - Def	-12.5	36.9
96	Dominique Kirk Sr. 6-4 185	Texas A&M	Pg >phys	-12.5	36.0
97	Frank Elegar Sr, 6-9	Drexel	PF - Def	-12.5	35.3
98	Marcelus Kemp Sr, 6-5	Nevada	Pg >phys	-12.5	34.9
99	Marshall Brown Jr, 6-7,210	Missouri	Def-Wing -SF	-12.5	34.7
100	Marcus Dove Sr, 6-9	Oklahoma State	SF - paint	-12.5	32.7
101	A.J. Graves Fr, 6-1	Butler	SG - role	-12.5	31.1
102	Adrian Banks Jr, 6-3	Arkansas State	SG - role	-12.5	30.7
103	Eddie Ard Jr, 6-5	Lipscomb	SG - role	-12.5	29.6
104	Dru Joyce Sr, 6-0	Akron	Pg >phys	-12.5	29.4
105	Mark Porter Fr, 6-1	Wagner	Pg >phys	-12.5	29.2
106	Bo McCalebb Jr, 6-0	New Orleans	Pg >phys	-12.5	28.2
107	Darnell Harris Fr, 6-1	La Salle	SG - role	-12.5	24.5
108	Larry Cunningham Fr, 6-2	UC Riverside	SG - role	-12.5	21.4

Tier I	225.0.+	Has enough strengths to be a 1st team ALL NBA or Defensive Team
Tier II	200.0 - 249.9	Could be 1st - 2nd best player on the team
Tier III	175.0 - 199.9	Could be 2nd - 3rd best player on the team
Tier IV	150.0 - 174.9	These players usually emphasize a strength and become a big part of a team 3rd - 4th best player on team 3rd-4th
Tier V	125.0 - 149.9	Starter capabilities 4th -5th man
Tier VI	100.0 - 124.9	These players are more than likely a 5th - 6th man / usually a lack of separation or strength keeps these players from succeeding early. / Players drafted from this spot normally get a better chance to prove themselves if drafted to a losing team.

Tier VII	65.0 - 99.9	NBA Player 6th - 7th man / more than likely something obvious keeps these players from rating higher
Tier VIII	49.0 - 65.0	Prolonged time trying to make a mark in the NBA 8th - 12th man / Specialty players are big here aka rebounders, defenders - scorers. / These players normally play one side of the court well enough to make a roster spot
Tier IX	49.9 - Below	Prolonged time also just trying to stick on a NBA team as something more than a journeyman. Players that were fully evaluated will be career overseas or D-League playerst Finally if a player turns out ok maybe we did not have sufficient data.

Positions	LEGEND
Iso - Center	These players are isolation defensive and offensive players that have the complete game ready for the NBA.
International C / PF	These players games are more shaped for the international style of play. These players stretch the floor as C / PF and many times these players have really good range and court vision. These players are normally not defensive standouts but some can play a decent amount of defense.
Center - Defense	This player is lacking the offensive go to moves but will definitely have an impact on the defensive end
Center - High	This Center plays best at the free throw or higher. One negative is they are sometimes softer in the paint.
Center - Low	This player will be a liability outside of the block, however he can be very effective around the basket
C / PF - Def	These players can actually play the defensive side of the ball better than the offensive side. These players are normally lacking go-to-moves, range, and court vision. On the positive side its possible some of these players will develop into nice NBA role players after 3 years.
Center - Defense	These players are lacking enough offense in their game due to a lack of a go-to move, able to face the basket and shoot outside 10ft., and finally consistency when they handle the ball.
Iso - PF	These players can play isolation on offensive and defensive and ends. While some may have big advantages on one end of the court compared to the other all meet minimumal historical values to play at the next level.
Iso - PF - O	These players are strictly isolation offensive players, and historically these players will have a tough time at the next level stopping other isolation players in the paint. Players with a long reach can at least begin their NBA careers with their arms raised as a defensive tool. Most of these players are simply missing the basic footwork, athleticism, length, or even defensive fundamentals for the next level. Offensively some of these players can go in and score big at the next level.
PF	These players usually play the traditional power forward position but may lack either a go to move, play mainly with back to the basket, or defensively have proven they can play the block vs. isolation players.
PF / Block	These players have the ability to play in the paint and block but are missing at least 2 major development critieria to contribute at the next level. These players may be lacking in upper body strength, ball handling, foul trouble, back to basket only, or missing go to move in the paint. These players could take 3-4 years to contribute on a play-off team.
SF - Iso	These players have the complete game on both sides of the ball and are above the basics to be ready for the NBA
SF - Iso - O	These players have the offensive games that are ready for the NBA, but are missing some element which exposes them on the defensive end.
SF - Def	These players are athletic and have proven to be ready to get minutes at the NBA level for how they play defense. Some of these players may be decent at offense but none of them qualified for the appropriate offensive categories or isolation categories.
SF or SF>2Neg	These players did not qualify for any of the above isolation, offensive, defensive categories. There are players here that can play at the next level but more than likely none of these players will lead their teams offensively or defensively. They can however contribute good minutes. These players are probably career role players or they are simply not fully developed into the players they could be most due to age at the time of the draft declaration.
Defensive Wing - SF	These players normally play a multitude of positions on the court, there are some factors that show that these players are mostly inclined to play the SF position either due to size, speed, or placement on court.
Defensive Wing - SG	These players normally play a multitude of positions on the court, there are some factors that show that these players are mostly inclined to play the SF position either due to size, speed, or placement on court.
SG - Iso	If a player qualifies for this position he can literally be a hi-light reel waiting to happen. This player can usually explode for points on one end and play competent defense on the opposite side of the court. This is one of the hardest rankings to obtain in the scouting evaluation.
SG - Iso - O	These players are offensively explosive but do not have the defensive makeup at this point to be consider ready to guard isolation players at the next level. These players will rely on their athleticism to make up for any defensive problems they have.
SG - Pass or SG > neg	These players have good court awareness but they are lacking something that will keep them as a backup player their entire career unless they land on a non-playoff team and are allowed time to play and grow. For the most part these players will play about 18-24minutes max.
SG - Role	These players have not shown enough areas of consistency to be anything more than a role player at the next level. It is possible that some players are on a very deep team or they are still very young and their evaluation is not complete. Otherwise it will be tough for any of these players to get more than 18 minutes in a game if they are on a playoff team.
CG - PtFwd	These players have demonstrated some ability to run a teams offense but not at the NBA level as a starting point guard. Some of the players here will really be relied upon due to their versatility.
Guard - Def	These players have a shown a keen sense to play primary defense against other point and shooting guards. Some of these players could run the offense as a point guard under certain circumstances.
PG - Paint	These point guards are really good playmakers but they are limited by their range. This could cause opposing defenders to be able to sag back on defense. Most of these players get their points from fast breaks and attacking the rim.
PG - Range	These point guards are normally missing something that keeps them from being recognized as a true point guard that encompasses all the traits needed as a true point. These point guards also are able to run the break and attack the rim.
True Point Guard	This is the ultimate general on the court. This player will set the offense, run the break, be counted on for isolation situations, his range, and crucial late game free throws. This player also is a decent defender and should hold his own at the next level.
Intangibles	Intangibles are statistical combination of every area that was either +/- range to each category. Some categories players had to many or too few points and were added or subtracted. The amounts left over were listed as intangibles.
(Reb)	These players are literally guaranteed to have a big impact on the rebounding category even when sometimes they do not rate high overall as a total player

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