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Excerpt from Insider article: http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draf...had&page=DraftWatch-NoahBrewer&CMP=ILC-INHEAD
Noah is done for the day. Brewer joins a group to play five-on-five. The Blazers' Martell Webster and the Rockets' Kirk Snyder are here. They're joined by USC's Gabe Pruitt, San Diego State's Brandon Heath, Iowa's Adam Haluska, Creighton's Nate Funk, Oregon State's Marcel Jones and Wright State's Dashaun Woods.The play is fast and furious. Webster was the No. 5 pick in the draft two years ago. He would've been just a sophomore in college this year. He has an NBA body and two years of pro experience. But he still doesn't have the game of Brewer, who clearly outshines everyone else on the floor. His smooth game, from pull-up jumpers to alley-oop dunks, shows just how destructive he could be in an open-court game.
From my conversations with NBA GMs and from what I saw with my own eyes on Monday, I think Brewer could go as high as the No. 3 or No. 4 pick in the draft. How often do you find a 6-foot-9 guy with the wingspan of a 7-footer who can play lock-down defense at the 2 or the 3, shoot the basketball and slash to the basket? Brewer has a chance to be a totally unique player at his position.
I've pegged his teammate, Noah, with the Suns at No. 4, but I've reconsidered. In my latest version of our Mock Draft I think it's Brewer who could go to the Suns. He'd be a perfect fit in their system and he'd help them with his defense, shooting and ability to get up and down the floor. He'd be a big upgrade over Raja Bell at the position. Noah is still a possibility with Phoenix at No. 4. He, too, would fare well in its up-and-down style. But the Suns already have one facilitator in Boris Diaw and, to a lesser extent, Marion. Could they afford to play Noah on the floor as well?
I think Noah will show in workouts that he's more skilled than NBA GMs think he is. His relentlessness in his workouts will impress. He has a magnetic personality. Even his grunting and shouting have a positive psychological effect; if all the other guys on the floor were working as hard as Noah, he would just sound like he's doing more.
I'd be happy with either one, but would anyone here take Brewer over Noah?
Noah is done for the day. Brewer joins a group to play five-on-five. The Blazers' Martell Webster and the Rockets' Kirk Snyder are here. They're joined by USC's Gabe Pruitt, San Diego State's Brandon Heath, Iowa's Adam Haluska, Creighton's Nate Funk, Oregon State's Marcel Jones and Wright State's Dashaun Woods.The play is fast and furious. Webster was the No. 5 pick in the draft two years ago. He would've been just a sophomore in college this year. He has an NBA body and two years of pro experience. But he still doesn't have the game of Brewer, who clearly outshines everyone else on the floor. His smooth game, from pull-up jumpers to alley-oop dunks, shows just how destructive he could be in an open-court game.
From my conversations with NBA GMs and from what I saw with my own eyes on Monday, I think Brewer could go as high as the No. 3 or No. 4 pick in the draft. How often do you find a 6-foot-9 guy with the wingspan of a 7-footer who can play lock-down defense at the 2 or the 3, shoot the basketball and slash to the basket? Brewer has a chance to be a totally unique player at his position.
I've pegged his teammate, Noah, with the Suns at No. 4, but I've reconsidered. In my latest version of our Mock Draft I think it's Brewer who could go to the Suns. He'd be a perfect fit in their system and he'd help them with his defense, shooting and ability to get up and down the floor. He'd be a big upgrade over Raja Bell at the position. Noah is still a possibility with Phoenix at No. 4. He, too, would fare well in its up-and-down style. But the Suns already have one facilitator in Boris Diaw and, to a lesser extent, Marion. Could they afford to play Noah on the floor as well?
I think Noah will show in workouts that he's more skilled than NBA GMs think he is. His relentlessness in his workouts will impress. He has a magnetic personality. Even his grunting and shouting have a positive psychological effect; if all the other guys on the floor were working as hard as Noah, he would just sound like he's doing more.
I'd be happy with either one, but would anyone here take Brewer over Noah?
