More notes on this game · 31 All prospects Darius Acuff Jr. Amari Allen Labaron Philon Jr. Meleek Thomas Trevon Brazile
4:37 good effort by Philon to recover and get a good contest on Acuff from behind the play 5:31 great body control by Acuff here in transition; the micro-change in direction gets him an easy look at the rim. watch his hips. 6:24 acuff will have to eliminate these types of shots from his game at the NBA level. 7:46 acuff gets stripped here but his handle and first step are so smooth. just effortless beating his man. 11:18 doesn't make the shot, but acuff effortlessly getting into the lane going LEFT is very impressive. as he gets stronger he probably gets a better finish attempt up here. 12:58 fantastic body control on the leaner from meleek thomas. impressive. 16:44 very impressive lefty pass from acuff. this is an extremely difficult pass at that distance, off the bounce with the off hand. 18:16 excellent PnR process here from Philon. the push dribble into the pocket pass is very advanced stuff. this is a dunk in the NBA. 23:50 very impressive processing from philon on this kick-out. advanced pass. 24:30 watch how low he gets on the blow-by! textbook. 29:01 Brazile putting his insane 7'4" wingspan to good use 29:25 more solid process from Philon - goes good to great, turning a 3PA into a wide open layup for his big. nice manipulation of the defender for the dump-off. 31:34 more great movement shooting from meleek thomas. he gets into his shot form very cleanly off the move. 35:44 not a great attempt on an otherwise nice drive from Brazile. has to use his body more to create space. 37:19 EXCELLENT PnR process from Philon. he's so smooth. 38:32 again, watch how low he gets. philon is 6'2.5" barefoot, he's not a tiny guard. very impressive flexibility and body control. 42:00 ridiculous footwork here. in total control. 45:22 philon is a tough cover, but this level of defensive effort is not going to cut it from Acuff. can't give up a straight line drive. 51:45 philon measured only 176lb at the combine, but he's strong as hell. watch him move a much bigger defender. he understands how to use leverage. 56:58 acuff is going to tear up bad defenders from day 1 in the NBA. way too strong going to the hoop. the question is whether he'll be able to reliably create high-efficiency looks as a full-time lead guard. 59:16 again, just effortless going left. 19-year-olds are not supposed to be able to do this. acuff is a problem. 60:44 overdribbling here from philon, who's usually a great passer. misses the roller on the first look and then tries to squeeze an angle that isn't there. 62:24 textbook use of the off arm to ward off Allen and get to his spot. Acuff is so advanced. 68:29 68:36 uncharacteristically sloppy last play here from philon. might be fatigue. 71:52 blink and you miss it, but ridiculous pass from acuff. left-right crossover straight into right handed bullet pass to the corner. truly gifted passer. 75:06 philon guarded acuff well this game, but gets beat pretty badly here. acuff again totally comfortable going left. 76:03 no one's staying in front of Acuff 1:1, but Amari Allen has to do a better job than this of at least giving him a bump. he has to be an impact defender to make it in the NBA. 78:47 tough possession for Brazile, getting totally turned around off the dribble. 100:43 again, Philon BODIES Brazile, who has 50 pounds and 9 inches of wingspan on him. Philon is deceptively strong. 107:01 this is why Brazile is going to get drafted in spite of a number of ugly plays in this game.