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Message: [QUOTE="rrlbees, post: 4146190, member: 96"] The kid I like that doesn’t get talked about much is Brown. A natural 4. I’ve watched a few of his games this season. He’s been stereotyped as a big rebounder/defender and everyone assumes he’s like Bol on offense. He’s a good rebounder and defender but he’s more than that. Not a single analyst has even mentioned that the kid is an exceptional passer. He usually isn’t positioned near the basket for Blue Ridge, he’s on the perimeter and they run much of their offense through him. He has great court awareness. He doesn’t dominate the ball or dribble a lot, he gets the ball and zips it to an open teammate often without even putting it on the floor. He has big strong hands and can catch the ball and deliver a pass really well. He often gets about five assists in a game and usually should’ve had more. I can’t even really remember him turning the ball over. Never takes a bad shot either. Very smart, a coach on the floor, he’s directing other kids where to cut or screen even when he doesn’t have the ball. Great outlet passer too, I’ve seen him use a Wes Unseld overhead two-handed pass the length of the floor and put it in a kid’s hands at the other foul line. Just has to flick his wrists to make a long pass. He will be a big rebounder/defender at one end of the floor and Marek at the offensive end, but without the dribbling to break the press. He could be a great high post big man after he’s at SU for awhile. Biggest problem will be he’s making a huge jump from his high school competition to the ACC. The teams he goes against are pretty good but not exactly the NIBC teams Bunch goes against. Because his game doesn’t depend on a lot of scoring, I think it translates easier to college than a shooter/scorer’s game does. You never know with anyone, but he could help us next year. [/QUOTE]

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