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Joey Dorsey 2008 NBA Draft Prospect

Stephen Kersey — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:22:03 +0000

While Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts get a lot of the recognition, they aren’t the only players on the Memphis Tigers who will hear their name announced during the 2008 NBA Draft. Joey Dorsey is another Memphis player who will be drafted into the NBA.

Dorsey is a bit of an odd prospect because he isn’t much of an offensive player. In fact, he is averaging less than seven points per game. However, Dorsey makes his name on the defensive end of the court. At 6-foot-9 and 265 pounds, Dorsey is a great rebounder and is very good at blocking shots.

While he’s a long shot at this point to be drafted in the first round, this senior out of Baltimore should get drafted in the top of the second round. NBA teams can always use defensive minded bigmen and Dorsey definitely fits that bill. He has the tools to be a Ben Wallace type player on the professional level.

He’ll obviously need to work on his offensive game, especially his free throw shooting. He’s shooting less than 40% at the free throw line, which doesn’t exactly help his draft stock. He has a couple of decent post moves but he’ll need to finish on a consistent basis to survive in the NBA.

Overall, Dorsey will be a safe pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He’ll likely be able to carve out a career for himself as an energetic defensive minded bigman off the bench for an NBA team.

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Chris Douglas-Roberts 2008 NBA Draft Prospect

Stephen Kersey — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:12:41 +0000

With the Memphis Tigers in the 2008 National Championship game, Chris Douglas-Roberts has seen his 2008 NBA Draft stock rise and rise. Coming into the tournament, Douglas-Roberts was seen as a second round pick. Currently, the shooting 6-foot-7 guard is being projected by NBA scouts to be picked in the mid to late first round.

When looking at him, scouts have tended to let the negatives outweigh the positives. Douglas-Roberts is skinny, not very strong and his outside shot isn’t especially deadly. Many scouts have wondered whether Douglas-Roberts has the body to be an NBA player.

However, now NBA scouts are starting to believe more and more in the junior out of Detroit. In this year’s tournament, Douglas-Roberts has been great – especially at getting to the free throw line. He’s a crafty player who knows how to use his body to his advantage.

An NBA team that is looking for a pure scorer will likely take a chance on Douglas-Roberts, who is almost a lock to come out of school early. He had some inconsistent times in his stay at Memphis but now he’s coming up big when the Tigers need him the most. NBA scouts are taking note and Douglas-Roberts will be compensated with a first round pick during the 2008 NBA Draft.

Watch Chris Douglas-Roberts dunk on Kevin Love of UCLA in a Final Four game …

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