Re: Donte Greene

[Sweeptime (有讓你感動的事嗎)]

在選秀前  有一篇訪問值得看看

Greene’s Future Still In Air

By Pete Thamel / April 2, 2008,  11:50 am

Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim said Tuesday that the star freshman forward Donte’
 Greene still had not 100 percent confirmed to him that he was coming back
for his sophomore season.

Greene averaged 17.7 points a game this season but failed to dominate for
large stretches, especially against stiffer competition in Big East play.
Greene relied too much on outside shots and lacked the polish to score
consistently inside.

“There’s so many things that people tell kids,” Boeheim said. “I don’t
know. He knows he should come back. He said that. You just don’t know what
people are going to be. He’s as far away as you can be from being ready.
Some mock draft has him 17 or 18. I don’t think that he’d go there. He’d
maybe go 25 or 26; that’s to a good team that’s not going to play him. They
’d put him someplace and he’s not going to be happy doing that.”

Then Boeheim offered a pitch that many coaches are making to their players
right now to stay another year. The incoming freshman class is appreciably
worse than the current crop of college freshmen. There’s no Michael Beasley,
Kevin Love or Derrick Rose types coming next season. (The country’s No. 1
player, the Georgetown-bound Greg Monroe, has some nice physical tools but is
hardly garnering Dwight Howard comparisons, especially because some think he
doesn’t play hard consistently.)

“He can go from No. 20 to No. 5 in the draft,” Boeheim said of Green. “
There’s going to be no real freshmen of interest. You’re going to move up
because of that. Plus, he’s not ready.”

Boeheim lamented being “one play away” from making the N.C.A.A. tournament,
pointing to the Orange’s meltdown in the final minutes in a home loss to
Pittsburgh. With guard Eric Devendorf and Andy Rautins returning from injury,
plus starters Jonny Flynn, Paul Harris and Arinze Onuaku returning, it could
be one of Boeheim’s most talented teams.

“Almost as good as when we had Carmelo,” Boeheim said, noting they wouldn’
t have anyone quite as talented as Carmelo Anthony. “Donte would be closer
to him. We’d have better players than the other positions. We’ll see what
happens.”

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/greenes-future-still-in-air/

主要的內容是雪城大學的名教練 Jim Boeheim認為 Greene 如果再留下來發展會更好

而且當時(四月)他也精準的預期到 Greene 的順位會下滑！
(一般 draft mock 其實把他捧得蠻高的  詳情可參考 draftexpress 的網頁)

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Donte-Greene-1066/mock-draft-history/

他在 08 年二月有第八順位的身價  直至選前一個月(五月)還維持在 15 順位之前

不過他也稱讚 Greene 的天分算是相當接近 Melo 的

但  就是一個未完成品  需要磨練磨練..


以下是 DraftExpress 對他的速寫評語

Strengths:

‧ Size
‧ Frame
‧ Fluidity
‧ Perimeter shooting ability
‧ NBA range
‧ Ability to elevate/create separation/get shot off
‧ Pull-up jumper
‧ Pick and pop potential
‧ Budding/basic back to basket game
‧ Overall skill-level

優點：體型、流暢度好、具備 NBA射程、投射能力佳和整體技巧不錯

Weaknesses:

‧ Poor wingspan
‧ Stuck between 3 and 4
‧ Lateral quickness to defend NBA SFs?
‧ Shot-selection
‧ Toughness
‧ Ball-handling skills
‧ Left hand
‧ Defensive intensity
‧ Consistent effort
‧ Project

缺點：展翼不足、位置卡在 3號和 4號、防守能力低、出手選擇和處理球的技巧差
      不夠努力、還是未完成品

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Donte-Greene-1066/playerblog/


NBA Draft 的評語則是

NBA Comparison: Rashard Lewis / Marvin Williams

Strengths: A long and versatile player that possesses tremendous perimeter
skills ... An athletic specimen with enormous potential ... Deadly out of the
triple threat, where he utilizes jabs and pump fakes to attack the opposition
... A shot maker with the ability to convert on a variety of acrobatic and
off-balance shots ... His skill, athleticism and size make him a difficult
match up ... His leaping ability and body control allow him to finish over
and around people in the lane ... He possesses a terrific spin move ... Also
shows great form and range on his shot ... Shows a nice pull up off the
dribble ... He's willing to mix it up in the post where his repertoire is
growing, has a nice right mini-hook and a very effective fade away ... Has a
good feel for the ball, combined with his length make him a dangerous shot
blocker as well as a disruptor in the passing lanes ... Attacks the offensive
glass aggressively ...

Weaknesses: Far too often settles for fade away 3 point shots instead of
trying to create a better shot. This was especially true late in the season
which could have been a product of fatigue ... Shot nearly twice as many 3
pointers as free throws, which shouldn't be the case considering his size and
athleticism advantage over most opponents ... Needs to get stronger and bulk
up, shows an excellent frame, but still needs to add strength ... Struggles
finishing after getting hit ... Shies away from contact which is reflected by
his measly 3.8 free throw attempts per game ... Dribbles with his head down
and is somewhat uncomfortable handling the ball in transition, also struggles
dribbling against more aggressive defenders that put pressure on him ...
Although his form is very nice, his shot is somewhat inconsistent and he
settles for too many 3's (over half of his FG attempts come from behind the
arc)... Has a tendency to coast and defer to less skilled teammates ... Needs
to play with more of an edge and develop a killer instinct; he should be
dominating the college game with his versatility ... Defense is a bit of a
concern because he has minimal experience playing man to man, and seems to be
very lazy about his stance and anticipation ... His length and athleticism
should help to make up for his less than ideal lateral speed and quickness
... Still a very young and raw player with a lot to work with, that needs to
learn the nuances of the game ...

Borko Popic - 3/31/2008

http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/profiles/dontegreene.html


而國外國王論壇中一個嘴毒的資深板友 Bricklayer 這樣評論他

The reason Donte slipped so far was because he played a very immature and
selfish game last year -- taking half of his shots from 3pt land, and just
chucking up garbage with no conscience, not trying on defense, and just
generally being a knucklehead. Its why the Tim Thomas comparisons might be
the most apt for the time being. But he's certainly got amazing potenital if
we can reach him and get him to settle down and do the things it takes to
win. And the most encouraging thing? He's 19. That is the advantage of
nabbing really young guys -- have so much room to grow. If he's a 23 yr old
knucklehead, that just might be who he is. But at 19 many of us were less
than focused, and so now you just wait on the maturity and see if he gets a
hold of his considerable gifts.

(吃下翻譯麵包..  如有錯請糾正  謝謝)

為什麼 Greene 會在選秀中掉那麼多順位？  主要的原因是因為他去年打得超不成熟

而且又自私 -- 有一半的出手都在三分線外  並  沒有良知般的投垃圾球

然後不去嘗試任何防守..  簡而言之  就是個徹頭徹尾的腦殘

因此他現在易於被人們類比為 Tim Thomas

但若我們能讓他心定下來  並且做那些使球隊獲勝的事  他的天賦會是相當驚人

而  還有什麼值得我們振奮的事嗎？  恩  他才 19 歲！

這點就是我們搶奪(從火箭)那些年輕小伙子的利多之處 -- 他們有許多空間可以發展

如果  他是一個 23 歲的腦殘  那他可能一輩子(籃球生涯)就是那樣(沒救了)

可是  在我們當中許多人還是 19 歲時  可能還不懂得專注..

所以現在你只好靜心等待成熟期的到來  並且看他是否能把握住他為人所看重的才能

http://www.kingsfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28328


希望 Theus能好好帶他  攻心為上  攻心為上

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推 z701660993:還好國王拿到的是19歲的腦殘  還有得救
→ Sweeptime:可惜柯南大不知道現在人在哪  不然可以知道更多....
推 domego:每次看到這種有潛力的新人，都會想到G. Wallace
推 buleball:太陽板6507有nbadraft介紹的翻譯 請參考
→ Sweeptime:感謝你提供的資訊  :)
推 DonteGreene:我只是年少輕狂
推 hihi28:本尊出現了 歡迎來到國王板...
推 EOOZJ:左撇子為什麼也算是缺點？有人能告訴我嗎？
推 eliczone:典型的年輕人 有潛力 就看行不行換成能力了
→ Sweeptime:那句話的意思是  "左手不靈活"或"不擅用左手"
推 a00779928:左撇子不都擅用左手嗎?
→ Sweeptime:恩 Greene 是右撇子 .... Left Hand 不是指左撇子的意思
→ Sweeptime:而是說  他的左手有待加強之意  ^^
推 EOOZJ:喔 謝謝 我誤會了