NBA Comparison: Muggsey Bogues

Strengths: Waterbug point guard with tremendous speed … A one man defensive wrecking crew ... Teams in international competitions have to adapt their game plan to his defensive hounding of the ball … Great at stealing the ball from his man in the open court and has great anticipation intercepting passes in the passing lanes ... Adept at handling the ball with either the left or right hand … Great at running the team at the half court and on the open floor … Has improved tremendously in the last year in his decision making ... Good free throw shooter … Streaky from the 3 point line … Has developed a tear drop over the last year … Has played significant minutes in the French Pro A for team Paris-Levallois …

Weaknesses: At 5-foot-10 he has tremendous speed and a great ability to get to the hole but lacks the height and the ability to finish at times due to his lack of size … His lack of size is also a disadvantage when running the team as he must work much harder to see over defenders and get the ball to teammates ... As mentioned he has developed a tear drop but he needs to use it more instead of over penetrating … A streak 3 point shooter, he needs to become more consistent with his jumper … He releases his shot behind his head and his lack of height forces him to create more space; this leads him to take some less advisable long jumpers … If not for his lack of height he would be a more highly rated NBA prospect ...

Notes: Has had a good summer in getting known by NBA scouts: declaring and withdrawing from the NBA Draft, playing in Treviso Eurocamp, was voted MVP of the Under-20 European Tournament where he led France to the Championship, and being selected to be part of the French National team for the FIBA 2010 World Championships where he had a strong performance helping France upset Spain in the opening rounds ...

Eric Guilleminault 8/29/10