Bee: Scouting the NBA Draft - 2 guards

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Scouting the NBA draft
Published 12:01 am PDT Sunday, June 25, 2006

Bee staff writer Sam Amick looks at the top prospects at each position for Wednesday's draft.

SHOOTING GUARDS

1. Brandon Roy, Washington, 6-foot-6, 210 pounds: The scouts have tried, but they can't seem to find much to complain about with Roy. The 2005-06 Pacific-10 Player of the Year is perhaps the most NBA-ready of the bunch. Could be a point guard in pros.

2. Randy Foye, Villanova, 6-4, 205: The Big East Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-American has impressed on the court and off. He is praised for his mental toughness, most often linked to losing both of his parents at a young age. An explosive scorer and quality defender.

3. Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas, 6-7, 220: The son of former NBA star Ron Brewer. Quality leader is at his best in the open floor. His shooting form is altered by a protruding bone in his triceps, the result of a childhood accident.

4. J.J. Redick, Duke, 6-4, 190: For all the hype surrounding the famed Redick, the question now is whether or not he's one-dimensional. Upon arrival, Redick will have one of the sweetest shots in the game, but his defense is unproven, and his athleticism is less than that of many of his NBA-bound peers. A DUI charge and recent back problems haven't helped matters, either.

5. Shannon Brown, Michigan State, 6-4, 205: Among the most sensational athletes in the draft, Brown could be available to the Kings as a Gerald Wallace-type gamble at No. 19. He's seen as a point guard, which fits even better with the shooting guard-heavy squad.
Others to watch: Quincy Douby, Rutgers, 6-3, 175; Maurice Ager, Michigan State, 6-5, 202; Guillermo Diaz, Miami, 6-2, 192.

COMING MONDAY: Centers

 

[Kings113]

I love any of Brown/Diaz/Douby as combo guards for us. They'd bring a nice spark from the bench with shooting, athleticism, defense, passion.

 

[Amanjoy]

I love any of Brown/Diaz/Douby as combo guards for us. They'd bring a nice spark from the bench with shooting, athleticism, defense, passion.

I just don't see it. We've already got MArtin and Garcia at that spot. I think we need more traditional position players in the post and at the PG spot off the bench.

 

[nbrans]

I agree with kings113. Since Garcia is such a good distributor the Kings don't really need a backup PG with those qualities. They can afford to draft a combo guard who can light it up on offense and play solid D. If the Kings are going to draft a PG, I'm solidly in favor of Douby/Brown/Diaz, rather than Rondo or Farmar, who can't shoot, or Rodriguez, who doesn't seem athletic enough. Lowry is sort of a compromise between playmaking and scoring, and I'd be fine with him, but I'd rather have one of the Douby/Brown/Diaz trio.

 

[Kings113]

Agreed, nbrans. I'd like Rondo if he was available, seems like he could not be at 19 though.

I just don't see it. We've already got MArtin and Garcia at that spot. I think we need more traditional position players in the post and at the PG spot off the bench.

They aren't combo guards though, unless you want to count Garcia's spurts at PG. But, what those guys would be is like what B-Jax was for us. Diaz is especially similar to him, while Brown is like Fred Jones, and Douby is like Jason Terry or a lesser Arenas. We don't have a player like what they are on the bench right now. Garcia/Martin can play SG/SF, also. Could also have Garcia at the point, and a small guard at SG.

Scoring PGs/combo guards.