Post#423 » by Duke4life831 » Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:08 pm
I guess here would be a good place to do a quick little recap of Duke's live scrimmage. First thing first, the great thing about Duke is when they have their CTC they play hard like it's a real game (majority of schools is like an all star game).
Tatum by far the most impressive player on the court by a wide wide margin. Scored every way possible, half court midrange, half court attacking the basket, pull up 3, alley oop in transition. The dude showed it all off, but I was impressed defensively, kept his man in front of him, mixed it up a little down low as well. I just love his game.
Frank was the 2nd best player which I think surprised a lot of people. The dude is just a baller and he seems to continue to get more and more athletic. He's got a really great first step. Was also the best on ball defender as well, the dude can be a stud defensively with his strength and quickness. By far he's the most athletic guy on the team and another guy that scores with ease at all levels. Wouldn't be surprised if he has better per 40 numbers and more effecient numbers than Grayson this year.
Bolden was still Bolden to me, low motor, gets lazy on D and is a pretty bad defender. With his size and mobility you would just expect so much more production from him. He does show these flashes of his ability and I could see why scouts like him. I just don't see his production blowing anyone away, still a guy that's all potential. I look at him as a Damian Jones 2.0. Look at the mix of size, strength and athleticism and see them in an open gym you think damn these guys are top 10 picks, until you see them in a game and they just disappear. But there's potential.
Grayson Allen was just bad, he looked gassed after the first couple minutes, he's missed some practices lately so that could be why his conditioning is off. He does look a lot leaner though, I know that was his plan. Just forced shots left and right and his handle is still a work in progress if I'm being nice. I could definitely see him slip into the 2nd round. The more I watch him and Frank play together two things really stand out, Frank's far superior quickness and ball handling. Really puts into perspective how far behind Grayson is on those 2 things
