Post by Apollo on Mar 10, 2009 13:09:51 GMT -5
Nicholas Phoenix
Position: SG
Height: 6’4’’
Weight: 200
Age: 20
College: George Mason
Rookie Ratings: B C C+ C+ C+ A
Strengths: Powerful guard. Strongest part of his game is slashing. He will get to the basket and finish strong at the rim. Not overly athletic, jumping-wise, but will take the contact and use his strength to finish hard. Sweet jump shot. Led George Mason in free throw percentage both of his years. Lightning quick with the ball. Fast enough to keep up with smaller guards and strong enough to keep up with small forwards. Has excellent footwork. Gifted ball-handler, as he’s been known to dribble around and through three defenders. Amazing offensive rebounder. He just seems to have a knack for getting the ball back. He’s very conservative defensively, will always stick in front of his man.
Weaknesses: No three-point range. Will never be a threat from downtown. Terrible court vision. Will sooner create for himself than for his teammates. Doesn’t gamble for steals; he’d rather play his man straight up. Average leaper. Some say if he had a higher vertical, he’d be unstoppable at the rim.
Scout’s Take: Phoenix could end up a very unique player. Should be a very good scorer, but the rest of his game is up in the air. Has the tools to be a very special player one day. When he declares, he should be a mid-lotto pick.
Background: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Nicholas Phoenix played many sports at a young age. He was actually an outstanding tennis player and considered joining the junior circuit before making the basketball team in his junior year of high school. Though he always played basketball in recreation leagues, he never played it at an organized level until then. He immediately excelled, averaging 25 PPG. He garnered the attention of a few college scouts, but was never really an upper echelon prospect. His dream was to attend Boston College, but he was told he would have to try to walk-on. Instead, he took a scholarship offer from George Mason and helped lead the Patriots to two NCAA tournament appearances. Since then he has now earned the attention of BBS scouts and hopes to take his game to the next level some day.
Position: SG
Height: 6’4’’
Weight: 200
Age: 20
College: George Mason
Rookie Ratings: B C C+ C+ C+ A
Strengths: Powerful guard. Strongest part of his game is slashing. He will get to the basket and finish strong at the rim. Not overly athletic, jumping-wise, but will take the contact and use his strength to finish hard. Sweet jump shot. Led George Mason in free throw percentage both of his years. Lightning quick with the ball. Fast enough to keep up with smaller guards and strong enough to keep up with small forwards. Has excellent footwork. Gifted ball-handler, as he’s been known to dribble around and through three defenders. Amazing offensive rebounder. He just seems to have a knack for getting the ball back. He’s very conservative defensively, will always stick in front of his man.
Weaknesses: No three-point range. Will never be a threat from downtown. Terrible court vision. Will sooner create for himself than for his teammates. Doesn’t gamble for steals; he’d rather play his man straight up. Average leaper. Some say if he had a higher vertical, he’d be unstoppable at the rim.
Scout’s Take: Phoenix could end up a very unique player. Should be a very good scorer, but the rest of his game is up in the air. Has the tools to be a very special player one day. When he declares, he should be a mid-lotto pick.
Background: Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Nicholas Phoenix played many sports at a young age. He was actually an outstanding tennis player and considered joining the junior circuit before making the basketball team in his junior year of high school. Though he always played basketball in recreation leagues, he never played it at an organized level until then. He immediately excelled, averaging 25 PPG. He garnered the attention of a few college scouts, but was never really an upper echelon prospect. His dream was to attend Boston College, but he was told he would have to try to walk-on. Instead, he took a scholarship offer from George Mason and helped lead the Patriots to two NCAA tournament appearances. Since then he has now earned the attention of BBS scouts and hopes to take his game to the next level some day.
