The Mis-Education of Noah Baldwin (2027 - ???)

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The Mis-Education of Noah Baldwin (2027 - ???)

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NBA Draft Watch: Sophomore Standouts

Rod Meyer – PF (Oklahoma State)
HT/WT: 6'11"/218
NBA Comparison: John Collins
Draft Projection: Lottery


Strengths: 6’11” interior presence that is very active for a big man … Has the length and skill to be highly effective around the basket … Plays with good energy, effort and consistency … Doesn’t shy away from opponents, can play through contact at the rim … Rebounds at a very high level … Attacks the ball when it is in the air … Very quick second jumper. Explosive leaper … Keeps plays alive with effort on the offensive glass … Positions himself well, always around the ball when it comes off the rim … Uses body to get to the places he wants on the floor … Good enough footwork to do some damage in the post, especially against smaller players … Scores easily down low (65.3 FG% on the year to date) … Great in transition, constantly beating opposing players up and down the floor … Has a smooth stroke and has the ability to knock down jumpers in the mid-range … Not much of a perimeter threat, but can put the ball on the floor for a few dribbles effectively … Has very soft hands and makes contested catches … Works well as a lob man out of the pick-and-roll … Wingspan and frame allow him to finish at a high-rate around the basket … Slams home anything that comes within his catch radius … Mobile enough for a big man (if strength comes will see most time as a center at next level) … Defensively, is able to block shots due to his size and long arms … Excellent feel and timing as a help defender … Quick to recover and rotate on defense … Hard worker that leaves his all on the court … Appears to have a strong body frame to add weight and maintain a high level of mobility and athleticism …

Weaknesses: Aside from interior scoring and rebounds, doesn’t contribute much offensively … Has shown some semblence of a face up game but needs to add range and consistency … Gets blocks but is also very foul prone … Often leaves his feet when he doesn’t need too … Plays defense standing too tall … Allows players to beat him off the dribble too often … Lazy in his pick-and-roll defense … Will hedge too high and leave his man wide open on the roll … Defensive awareness is lacking … Needs a crash course in the fundamentals of defense … Not the most fluid player running the floor, has a short stride … Foot work in the post needs work … Needs to become a better passer as well … Too often allows the defense to load up on him before trying to attack the basket or swing the ball to the open man … Could stand to fill out his frame more if he remains an inside-only type of prospect …


Keegan Beverly – PG (Baylor)
HT/WT: 6'3"/180
NBA Comparison: Goran Dragic
Draft Projection: Top 10

Strengths: High energy point guard with excellent speed and size at 6’3” with long arms and quick feet … Excels in the open court and is not afraid of contact showing the ability to finish plays in traffic … Has surprising but not outstanding athleticism, however relies on his size and craftiness to consistently finish strong at the basket … Very active with his hands defensively causing many deflections using his long arms to get into passing lanes … Great teammate … Seems to enjoy the challenge of defending a great player … Tough minded, willing to do the dirty work for the benefit of the team … Pushes the ball relentlessly in transition putting constant pressure on the defense … One man fast break … Capable of starting the break by grabbing a defensive rebound and finishing the play off himself on the other end … Natural lefty who utilizes a wide array of spin and behind the back moves in the open court … Very solid pick and roll player with a great ability to find open looks for his teammates … Excellent anticipation and lateral quickness … Stays in front of his man on the defensive end… Shows a great ability to recover if beaten initially on a play … Extremely fiery and competitive player … Passionate and aggressive competitor who plays with a high motor … Plays extremely hard … Shows quite a mix of intriguing talents … Needs solid coaching of proper techniques and fundamentals to excel at the next level, however the physical attributes and intangibles are there to become a solid PG in the NBA …

Weaknesses: Has a tendency to lose sight of the ball and his man defensively … At times can be overaggressive on perimeter close outs making him susceptible to blow bys and escape dribbles for uncontested layups and dunks … Gets bumped off screens in defensive Pick and Roll situations too easily … Lacks solid defensive techniques … Many times leaving his feet too early for fakes and going under screens as opposed to over screens when defending Pick & Rolls … Needs to add sufficient muscle to his slim frame to compete on the NBA level… Lacks consistent mid range game necessary to be dangerous Pick and Roll guard … Average range from 3 when spotting up … Doesn’t get much lift on his outside shot … Will have to improve that aspect of his game to play in the NBA … Can be somewhat turnover prone at times … Can over dribble and over pass in half court situations … Turns the ball over when he tries to force plays offensively … Hasn’t yet figured out how to consistently create his own shot is more adept at finding open shots for his teammates …

Lance Howell – SF (Cincinnati)
HT/WT: 6'7"/225
NBA Comparison: Miles Bridges
Draft Projection: Lottery


Strengths: A two-way wing player who can play multiple positions in various lineups … The intrigue with Howell begins with his NBA-ready frame and incredible explosiveness … Howell might be the draft’s top athlete, between his quickness, power and leaping ability … Will be an asset on the defensive end in today’s game because he can guard positions 2 through 4 … He’s quick enough around the perimeter to chase around guards with the strength to match up against bigger forwards … Will also be an exciting defensive playmaker for his ability to chase down fast breaks and fly in from the weak side … Howell will probably never be an elite offensive playmaker or shot creator, but his catch and shoot ability will at least make him a threat … Connected on almost 38 percent of his threes in two collegiate seasons and also shot 85 percent from the free throw line as a sophomore … His lefty mechanics are smooth with little wasted motion, and he has good footwork and shot preparation before the catch … He also can get himself easy baskets with his athleticism off straight-line drives, cuts and in transition … He is also a deft passer at 3.6 assists per 40 minutes, and he also had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio at Cincinnati … He has a solid feel for the game and does a nice job of making the simple play off of the catch and in pick-and-roll situations … Howell is also a very high-level rebounder for a wing and uses his strength and athleticism to get involved on the glass on both ends … Does not shy away from big moments and has proven to be a clutch player in late game situations … He is a very competitive player with a high motor on both ends of the court …

Weaknesses: Howell is not a great ball handler and can get sloppy with his dribble in the half court … He does not project as a primary ball handler or shot creator at the next level and is more of a one or two dribble player instead of a playmaker. Howell is listed by Cincinnati as 6-7, but his last official measurements had him at 6-6 with a 6-9 wingspan … The lack of height makes him undersized as a small forward and well undersized at the 4 … He also does not have ideal length, which may hinder his ability to be as disruptive as a defender in the NBA against longer and more athletic players … Despite his explosiveness, he does not get great lift on his jumper, which will generate questions about whether he will consistently be able to get his shot off against longer defenders in the NBA … Also somewhat limited by his lack of a pull-up jumper and mid-range game … The likelihood Howell will develop into an offensive focal point who can create consistently for himself and others seems low … It’s not a role he’s played in either season for the Bearcats, and most future wing creators tend to show flashes of this at some point in college …

Frank Ellis – SF (Miami)
HT/WT: 6'7"/228
NBA Comparison: Doug McDermott
Draft Projection: Mid First Round


Strengths: Unbelievable scoring skills … Is aided by his outstanding shooting touch and “easy” shooting stroke … Deep range as a shooter … Has a textbook form to his shot, and squares his shoulders to the basket almost instantaneous when he attempts jumpers … Shows a very quick release and has the ability to quicken his release against closeouts … Has great footwork … Able to hit shots from deep with his feet set and off screens, and is also extremely effective with pull-ups … Polished mid-range player … Has a nice array of subtle moves he uses to give himself space from defenders closing out on him … Good fadeaway shot … Likes to shoot the Dirk-esque 1 foot fall away jumper, and is very effective at doing so … A coaches son who plays with a high IQ, and shows very good savvy and feel for the game … Very efficient player, was a career 50-40 player from the field and 3 respectively … Makes good decisions when moving without the ball, and did a good job getting easy baskets off cuts to the hoop … Rarely seems to press for his shots … Willing to make hustle plays … Plays a fairly tricky game that makes him a tough matchup to contain offensively … Good amount of floaters and runners in his arsenal … Slashes to the rim with a low center of gravity … Pretty strong … Though he is stuck between the forward positions, his post game could work to his advantage fairly often depending on matchups … Runs the floor better than most would think, and will run-out for easy baskets at the rim after missed shots … A good “trailerman” shooter in transition … Really good free throw shooter … Generally decent rebounder … Uses his body and the rim effectively to shield shot blockers when finishing around the rim … Improved his ability to create off the dribble substantially throughout his college career … Has some post game too, showing a good jump hook with his right … Tough to ignore his consistent dominance scoring the ball throughout his time at Miami, despite his other limitations …

Weaknesses: Ellis’ athletic and physical limitations place questions about how he will translate to the NBA … Is not a very explosive or quick player, with average leaping skills … Lacks athleticism for the SF position, and not tall or long enough to play consistently at PF … Will have to rely heavily on timing and positioning to be effective at the next level … Gets his shot blocked quite a bit around the rim, and becomes much less effective the longer he has the ball in the post … Hard to imagine him getting daylight like he did at Miami on his some of his shot attempts considering his fairly pedestrian physical skills and athleticism … How effective he becomes will depend directly on the system he goes to and exactly how his coach plans to use him based on game-to-game matchups … Had his share of struggles vs teams with true NBA athleticism in his college career … Has some weaknesses against long and athletic defenders … Can be rebounded and shot over a bit too often … Makes no impact whatsoever on the defensive end of the ball … Has posted alarmingly low steal and block numbers throughout his career for a projected frontcourt player, and that does not figure to improve at all in the NBA … Will his coaches ever look past the fact that he is a fringe defender? … Doesn’t pass the ball often …

Shannon George – SG/PG (Ohio State)
HT/WT: 6'3"/177
NBA Comparison: Mark Jackson
Draft Projection: Top 3


Strengths: A brilliant, "natural" floor general … Understands how to control the flow of the game … Makes his teammates better … Has the height and offensive awareness to see the entire court at all times … Always dribbles with his head up … Rewards teammates when they run the court … Makes throwing outlet passes look effortless … Has a very advanced sense of timing … Understands when to slow or speed up the tempo of the game … A creative passer that also manages to be efficient … Low turnover rate … Operates equally well when running or playing in half-court sets … Already knows the nuances of making good post-entry passes … Can throw a highly accurate lob pass from anywhere on his team’s half of the court … Handles the basketball very well … Wastes no movement and doesn’t over-dribble (which is rare in young point guards) … Is a good penetrator, despite his average speed … Great reaction time and anticipation allows his to see plays before they develop … Extremely high basketball IQ … Smart defender that is capable of staying in front of his man … Great size for a point guard, standing 6’3" … Might be the best passer in the college game …

Weaknesses: Scoring ability leaves much to be desired … Is the type of player that could average more assists than points … Doesn’t nearly have the same kind of confidence creating for himself that he has creating for others … Lacks the shooting ability to command respect from defenders when he is on the perimeter … Not an explosive athlete … Average footspeed limits his defensive potential …
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