More notes on this game · 30 All prospects Darius Acuff Jr. Brayden Burries Koa Peat Meleek Thomas Trevon Brazile Jaden Bradley
1:32 Acuff sags too deep here for no real reason; loses Brayden who takes advantage on the curl for the layup. 2:53 4:04 Acuff again a half-step slow, loses his man leading to a layup. 7:36 You see Burries' lack of pure PG skills on plays like this one. Not a terrible play, he just can't create offense on demand like other guards in this draft. 8:58 Brutal defensive footwork from Peat here. Nice work exploiting it by Brazile. 9:40 Really nice pass from Meleek Thomas here, leading Acuff into open space in the corner. Smooth off-ball movement from Acuff, under-recognized facet of his game. 21:30 Beautiful pass here from Acuff. I love how he doesn't force the shot, gets a better look for an open teammate. 22:52 More gorgeous playmaking from Acuff. Such a refined offensive player. 23:14 Very strange defense by Acuff. Doesn't get fully beat by Burries just kind of gives up at the rim? 26:18 Acuff is so strong going left. Creates another wide open 3 working around two excellent defenders in Burries and Krivas. 26:27 Burries misses the three but this just isn't good transition defense from Acuff. Not in a stance, not clear what he's even trying to do here. 31:27 Burries ends up with points here, but another example of just OK playmaking process. A lot of east-west, misses Karchenkov in the corner. 37:18 Very impressive finish in traffic here from Thomas. Playing bigger than he is. 37:31 Acuff gets screened and ends up 12 feet out of the play... 39:26 Impressive toughness from Burries warding off a bigger player in the post. Good patience from Acuff getting to his spot for a floater. 39:48 Pretty brutal defense from Acuff. Gets beat 1:1 by Bradley, fine, but then totally gives up on the play. 47:16 Burries such a beast in transition. Ridiculously strong for a freshman guard. Will not be deterred. 49:27 Acuff guarding no one, randomly finds himself in position to offer rim help against a guard, and instead...moves out of the way? 50:24 Very strong drive by Koa Peat. Brazile has a very intriguing NBA body but gives a lot of these soft contests. 52:50 Acuff moves Krivas in the paint, a really huge man. 54:03 Maybe he's expecting help, but again Acuff gives up a straight line drive. No contact on his man whatsoever. 55:04 Again, Burries makes the shot, but the right play is probably the kickout to the corner. It's debatable with non-shooter Peat in that spot, I just don't know if you need a contested midrange with this much time on the clock. 57:10 Not a great sequence here from Burries. Team is up 21 with 13 minutes left, no need to rush this. Settle down and get a good look. 59:19 First good defensive possession I've seen from Acuff all game. Good compete, doesn't give his man any space, solid contest. 62:38 Here Acuff actually makes a really nice rotation, before again jumping OUT of the way rather than attempting to help. Maybe he's trying not to get hurt? 77:51 This is ostensibly a trap, but Acuff isn't going for the ball? 78:19 Zero effort to beat his man, then Acuff makes a very difficult cross-body layup look easy. 83:57 Acuff standing right next to Peat, looking straight at him, no pressure, no swipe at the ball. Elite disinterest in defense. 86:37 Nitpicking here, but Burries misses the lob. He does find the open corner, not a bad play. Just not quite a real PG. 88:38 Another nitpick, but Burries probably has a dump-off for a layup here.