If you want to read the whole thing, here is the link:
Austin Daye really stole the show amongst the small forwards. His shot barely touched the net on almost all his attempts, and he looked ridiculously smooth in pretty much everything he did. Internationals Joe Ingles and Omri Casspi both shot the ball well. Tyler Smith and Damion James look like they'll be heading back to school, while Sam Young showed some serious athleticism
i have been enlightened by that last post. I too saw something relating to this, draft xpress i think it was had a small interview with him as well as patty from the combine.
Analysis: Having already evaluated the other players here on multiple occasions, we were especially excited to see Joe Ingles, as he's generating some pretty nice buzz these days. While there were a few interesting things to take away from this workout, the lack of competitive action seen here means we'll probably have to wait until the Reebok Eurocamp in Treviso to get a real read on what type of player he is.
Ingles is intriguing from a standpoint that he's a true wing player with excellent size for his position at around 6-8. His frame looks noticeably better than it did in the past, and he appears to be a fairly agile prospect with nice fluidity. Ingles can put the ball on the floor going either direction and has a really nice mid-range game, looking very smooth pulling up off the dribble. His perimeter jumper looks a bit on the funky side and isn't all that quick, but he does appear to be capable of making shots from beyond the arc, even if he was a bit streaky in this setting. He has a reputation for being a great passer, but that was impossible to see here.
Defensively is where we'd really like to see more of Ingles, as this will probably be a deciding factor in how teams view him. Due to the amount of workouts the prospects were slated to take part of immediately after this weekend, we weren't able to see anything on this side of the floor to avoid the risk of injury.
From an intangibles standpoint, Ingles is impressive, and is already drawing rave reviews in many of the workouts he's attended. The fact that he's been playing professional basketball for the past three years definitely gives him a leg up over many of his NCAA counterparts.
It will be interesting to see how he is able to perform in Treviso. He will be teaming up with Australian Institute of Sport teammate and national team member Patrick Mills there.
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