Post by 👨🏼⚕️delapandemic🚑 on Jul 12, 2019 13:17:34 GMT
TMBSL 2022 Draft Combine and Camp
Monroe Square Garden – On June 1st all of the profile players, plus a select group of other invitees showed off their skills at the 7th TMBSL Draft Combine and Camp, which mixes scrimmages, contests, and other skills events to give GMs a better idea of what kind of players are coming into the league this year. This is the most highly anticipated draft since the Creation, so results matter.
Skills Contests
3-Pt Shooting: Standard 3pt shooting contest, 5 racks of 5 balls, all around the arc. Timed.
1. Paul Arizin - 20
2. Guy Rodgers - 18
2. Hal Greer - 18
4. Willie Naulls - 16
5. Bob Boozer - 15
1. Rudy LaRusso - 19
2. Elgin Baylor - 15
2. Wilt Chamberlain - 15
2. Bill Russell - 15
5. Woody Sauldsberry - 14
The Scrimmages
The Bigs:
Clash of 3 titans across the day's games, as Chamberlain, Russell, and Pettit all went to war against each other... clearly a cut above the other bigs present. That isn't to say that the others aren't good players, but there is a clear demarcation in most scouts' eyes. While Chamberlain and Russell both clash on the block and rely on size, strength, and putbacks to score... Pettit has the unique ability of the 3 to step out to 16' and knock down a jumper. Russell was a little loose with the ball on offense at times, but absolutely swallowed up all non-Wilt opponents on defense... while faring reasonably well against the Big Dipper. Pettit proved his mettle on the boards, but defensively got trucked by Wilt and even by lesser bigs like Lovelette and Boozer. Of the other group, the aforementioned Lovelette and Boozer both acquitted themselves very well on the scoring end. Boozer and Heinsohn both moved incredibly fast compared to the more lumbering bigs and were able to get out in transition and score effectively before defenses were set. Woody Sauldsberry, a relative unknown out of Texas Southern, showed up as a strong and intelligent (although undersized) 4-man. Scouts were impressed with his instincts and he didn't seem out of place among the others.
The Wings:
The Points:
Only 6 point guards were invited to the combine, mostly because scouts and GMs really wanted to see each of them as much as possible without any hangers-on taking up minutes. All 6 brought different skill-sets and most expect at least 4 to go in the 1st round. Hal Greer is the ball-dominant lead-scoring type and it showed... as he had some of the same problems with teammates as Sam Jones. He isn't as loose with the ball as Sam Jones, but showed absolutely no effort on the glass, which could irk some GMs. K.C. Jones, Russell's teammate from San Francisco, is the steady hand on offense and an absolute pitbull on defense. He is older and wiser... and doesn't let anyone off the hook with constant ball pressure and fast hands. He stymied opposing point guards and even kept Elgin Baylor out of the lane on the few times he was switched onto him. Bob Cousy is the best passer in the class and a perfect complement to scoring bigs (conveniently there were several present.) His entry passes were divine and he managed to play all 4 games across the day without a turnover. Guy Rodgers showed a solid outside shot and showed more on defense than previously was expected. Don Ohl and Sihugo Green, while lesser known, both showed a scoring streak and ability to fight through bigger players to get to the glass... though they finished there with varying effectiveness.
Monroe Square Garden – On June 1st all of the profile players, plus a select group of other invitees showed off their skills at the 7th TMBSL Draft Combine and Camp, which mixes scrimmages, contests, and other skills events to give GMs a better idea of what kind of players are coming into the league this year. This is the most highly anticipated draft since the Creation, so results matter.
Skills Contests
3-Pt Shooting: Standard 3pt shooting contest, 5 racks of 5 balls, all around the arc. Timed.
1. Paul Arizin - 20
2. Guy Rodgers - 18
2. Hal Greer - 18
4. Willie Naulls - 16
5. Bob Boozer - 15
Bench press: 175lbs, number of reps
1. Rudy LaRusso - 19
2. Elgin Baylor - 15
2. Wilt Chamberlain - 15
2. Bill Russell - 15
5. Woody Sauldsberry - 14
The Scrimmages
The Bigs:
Clash of 3 titans across the day's games, as Chamberlain, Russell, and Pettit all went to war against each other... clearly a cut above the other bigs present. That isn't to say that the others aren't good players, but there is a clear demarcation in most scouts' eyes. While Chamberlain and Russell both clash on the block and rely on size, strength, and putbacks to score... Pettit has the unique ability of the 3 to step out to 16' and knock down a jumper. Russell was a little loose with the ball on offense at times, but absolutely swallowed up all non-Wilt opponents on defense... while faring reasonably well against the Big Dipper. Pettit proved his mettle on the boards, but defensively got trucked by Wilt and even by lesser bigs like Lovelette and Boozer. Of the other group, the aforementioned Lovelette and Boozer both acquitted themselves very well on the scoring end. Boozer and Heinsohn both moved incredibly fast compared to the more lumbering bigs and were able to get out in transition and score effectively before defenses were set. Woody Sauldsberry, a relative unknown out of Texas Southern, showed up as a strong and intelligent (although undersized) 4-man. Scouts were impressed with his instincts and he didn't seem out of place among the others.
The Wings:
Baylor and Sam Jones are clearly the explosive scorers that they were billed as, but given their ages, that makes sense. The 2 oldest players invited to the Combine showed their prowess and constantly got buckets. They are not without faults, though. Jones is a blackhole and loose with the ball, freezing out teammates, which constantly frustrated Chamberlain (who he was often paired with) and led to a shouting match at halftime of the 2nd game. Baylor is strong and gets to the rim, but lacks elite speed on each end of the court, so he was caught trailing his man more than once on defense. The rest of the wings were less heralded, but some of them showed promise. Willie Naulls showed a silky jumper from range in game action and has the right tools for a good GM to groom. Paul Arizin, while slow to release, has the most consistent outside shot in the game... but the question remains of whether he wants to take enough shots to make an impact. Jack Twyman had a few electric dunks on fast breaks, and a few more attempted ones on Russell that ended poorly... but you have to love his moxie. Because of the quality of bigs on the floor, there were not a lot of rebounds going to smaller players... but when they did, they were grabbed by Maurice Stokes. He is a big wing who worked tirelessly each game. He may have worked his way into the 2nd round.
The Points:
Only 6 point guards were invited to the combine, mostly because scouts and GMs really wanted to see each of them as much as possible without any hangers-on taking up minutes. All 6 brought different skill-sets and most expect at least 4 to go in the 1st round. Hal Greer is the ball-dominant lead-scoring type and it showed... as he had some of the same problems with teammates as Sam Jones. He isn't as loose with the ball as Sam Jones, but showed absolutely no effort on the glass, which could irk some GMs. K.C. Jones, Russell's teammate from San Francisco, is the steady hand on offense and an absolute pitbull on defense. He is older and wiser... and doesn't let anyone off the hook with constant ball pressure and fast hands. He stymied opposing point guards and even kept Elgin Baylor out of the lane on the few times he was switched onto him. Bob Cousy is the best passer in the class and a perfect complement to scoring bigs (conveniently there were several present.) His entry passes were divine and he managed to play all 4 games across the day without a turnover. Guy Rodgers showed a solid outside shot and showed more on defense than previously was expected. Don Ohl and Sihugo Green, while lesser known, both showed a scoring streak and ability to fight through bigger players to get to the glass... though they finished there with varying effectiveness.