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I know Wilson is fast and was going straight versus Lynch carrying the ball and going slightly lateral, but this is amazing.

If you’re curious, Marshawn Lynch’s 40 yard dash time was 4.46. Wilson’s was 4.55. Both times are fantastic for their respective positions, but you can see, as with Jerry Rice’s legendarily “poor” 4.6 time, that there’s a difference between game speed and testing speed. Wilson (and Lynch) and Rice had big-time game speed.

And Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/video-russell-wilsons-hustle-block-gives-seahawks-late-lead-against-redskins-2013-1

Previously, I talked about Jeremy Tyler from a NBADL game I saw him in. Today, let’s talk about his Golden State Warrior teammate Kent Bazemore. More on him from Ridiculous Upside: http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2012/12/28/3810704/warriors-kent-bazemore-using-nbadl-appearances-as-confidence-boosters

(See the December 27th game vs the Springfield Armor here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxHBx7YJADc&feature=player_embedded)

When I talked about Tyler, I mentioned that a NBA player dominates NBADL. In Tyler’s case, this was not the case. In Bazemore’s case, there was a lot more promise.

Bazemore’s rep out of college was that he was a raw offensive player with good defensive tools.

What I liked from watching him was that he works hard. He didn’t start the game great, but he continued to keep working. He played stronger offensively as the game went on. Defensively, he flew all over the place; in one remarkable play he jumped up and kicked the ball, something I can’t remember ever seeing before. I can’t tell if he’s a supreme man defender, but he does put in the effort, and he has the physical tools to be good.

Offensively, he got blocked on one post-up, some his drives went awry, but he didn’t hesitate to keep attacking. Towards the end of the game, he played some point guard, bringing the ball up and trying to run a half court set. Overall, he displayed confidence in his game and it looked like he knew he could make things happen. His dribbling was solid but he’s definitely more of a slasher than a point guard.

Defensively, he was very active. He just seemed to go after everything and even did the clapping thing to challenge an offensive player to go after him one on one. I couldn’t tell if he is a good man defender, as he did get burned a few times and I’m not sure if that was his fault. He’s surely fast and athletic, but hard to tell if he’s a step above an average NBA player. (side note: Bazemore was the (collegiate) Lefty Driesell (National) Defensive Player of the Year in 2011. Anthony Davis, the #1 overall draft pick this past year was the winner in 2012. Bazemore was also a two-time CAA conference Defensive Player of the Year winner, so it’s clear he has defensive ability)

In the end, he totaled 26 points on 8-21 shooting, 4-6 threes, 6-8 from the line, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals, and 1 block (is there NBADL Fantasy? he’d be great). From what I saw, you could tell he’d be a dominant NBADL player, and I think he has a great chance to keep improving.

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