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#14
Shaun Livingston
Birthdate: 9/11/85
NBA Position: Point Guard
College: Duke
Class: HS Senior
Ht: 6-7
Wt: 186
Hometown: Peoria, IL
High School: Peoria Central

Strengths: The first thing you notice is his size. He towers over almost all point guards. Shawn's height allows him to not only shoot over smaller point guards, but he also has the ability to see the passing lanes clearer. Combine that with great ball handling and good basketball knowledge and you have a great point guard. Shawn is extremely smooth and shows good command and poise on the court...Been known to make some very difficult passes look very easy...a nice overall talent

Weaknesses: Needs to add some strength... Must be more careful with the ball and trust his teammates more...His shot has improved over the last year, but still needs more consistency. Mechanics need some work...Sometimes prone to having the ball stolen because he stays to high, needs to get lower.

Notes: His height will really intrigue many teams….good potential

-Savneet Singh

Give him 30 pounds and he can throw out all the hoards of recruiting mail that he's received. David Stern would swim up the Illinois River to personally grab this magician with a ball. He will not blow by you with blinding speed, but his basketball IQ is so high he can maneuver around defenders using his wonderful sleight of hand, deft changes in speed and long and fluid strides. A wonderful athlete he can crash the boards wonderfully from the guard spot. With his great vertical leap and long arms, he will snatch rebounds out of midair only to glide up the court, flowing through defenders to eventually lay the ball into the hands of a teammate for an easy bucket after he's looked off the any defenders. He still needs the aforementioned added size to his slender frame, which is expected to come with time. His outside jump shot is erratic at times and sometimes he is too unselfish to a fault.


#15
Donta Smith
Birthdate:
NBA Position: Small Forward
Junior College: Southeastern Illinois C.C
Class: Sophomore
Ht: 6-7
Wt: 230
Hometown: LaGrange, KY
High School: Oldham County
2003 Stats

Strengths: Wonderfully built pro ready body standing at 6-7 and weighing 230 pounds … Because of his strength he is a great finisher after contact occurs in the lane … Ball handling ability is very refined for a player his size … Add in his quick first step and he is a threat to take defenders off the dribble … Extremely athletic leaper capable of impressive forays to the basket … Has tremendously quick hands that enable him to disrupt passing lanes … Great rebounder for his size who understands how to use his body and athleticism under the glass … Explosive scorer who can take over a game with the best of them … Physically he has all the tools needed to be an excellent on the ball defender with his swift hands, long arms, and quick lateral movement … Versatile player who can play the small forward and shooting guard slots … Most importantly he can defend these positions without problems … Uses his body control to make some impressive finishes around the basket … Creative scorer who uses a multitude of floaters and reverses to score … Work ethic has been impressive as he has added quite a bit to his game since last year … Does a great job of drawing fouls from opposing defenders … Benefits from Junior college players having an improved draft record thanks to Kedrick Brown and Qyntel Woods …

Weaknesses: Defensively he doesn’t play with much intensity and can look as though he is disinterested … Level of competition while not bad still isn’t perceived as strong … Can be a little inconsistent at times when shooting from mid-range … Will need to become better at moving without the ball … Shows passing ability but lacks the unselfishness to consistently distribute … Shot selection isn’t the greatest at times as it can be … Defensive footwork should be cleaned up as he has relied on his athletic gifts up to this point … Will need to tweak the mechanics in his shooting form … Must prove to teams that he isn’t the attitude problem some have labeled him in the media … While he has three point range he is prone to streakiness … Still learning the game so his court awareness is a work in progress … would have benefitted greatly from a year in Division 1 (Lousiville).

-Matthew Maurer -- 6/3/04

I don't like our 2nd pick, because he has too many weaknesses, but if we get the 5th pick from washington, we could make it up with a better pick.

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