Day 4 in Orlando
June 1, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
Draftexpress.com President Jonathan Givony gives us a final look at how well certain players performed on Friday.
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David Padgett Louisville
David Padgett put on a passing clinic, rebounding from two underwhelming performances to show NBA executives in attendance just what he can bring to the table as an extremely heady high-post center who makes everyone around him better. He finally played a bit more aggressively looking for ways to make his presence felt offensively, not just looking to pass the ball unselfishly on every possession like he did previously. He showed nice footwork in the post to go along with his crafty …read more
Day 3 in Orlando
May 31, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
Thursday’s Pre-Draft action had its studs and duds. Some of the players I’ve been keeping tabs on are performing well. And some other players I’ve swept aside and neglected mentioning are receiving high praise for their solid play.
Joseph Treutlein from draftexpress.com again categorizes how well certain guys are playing after the action on Thursday concluded.
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Some of the good
Malik Hairston Oregon
An injury to Tywon Lawson forced Hairston to play point guard, something he was clearly uncomfortable doing as evidenced by his four turnovers. The Detroit native did, however, make a number of heady cuts to the basket and knocked …read more
Orlando’s winners and losers so far
May 30, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
The NBA Pre-Draft camp got under way on Tuesday in Orlando, Florida. Great coverage of all of the action so far has been provided by many reputable websites, but draftexpress.com has always been tops on my list.
Jonathan Givony, president of DraftExpress, characterized the first day as hectic and not a fair barometer of the talent at the camp.
It was hard to read too much into anything we saw in day one—players are being sent in and out of the game constantly, whistles are being blown in all directions, and turnovers, over-dribbling and bad shots abound. Isolated possessions …read more




