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NBA Draft Combine Interview: Tim Hardaway Jr.

2013-05-19T03:48:27Z

Tim Hardaway sits down with SLCDunk.com and media to discuss his workout on Day 2 of the NBA Draft Combine.

Per Game

Season	School	Conf	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2010-11	Michigan	Big Ten	35	30.7	4.5	10.8	.420	2.2	5.9	.367	2.6	3.4	.765	3.8	1.7	1.0	0.1	1.3	1.9	13.9
2011-12	Michigan	Big Ten	34	34.2	4.9	11.8	.418	1.6	5.5	.283	3.2	4.4	.715	3.8	2.1	0.5	0.3	1.9	2.1	14.6
2012-13	Michigan	Big Ten	38	34.8	5.3	12.1	.437	1.9	5.1	.374	2.0	2.9	.694	4.7	2.4	0.7	0.4	1.9	1.9	14.5
Career	Michigan		107	33.3	4.9	11.6	.425	1.9	5.5	.343	2.6	3.6	.724	4.1	2.1	0.7	0.3	1.7	2.0	14.3

Provided by Sports-Reference.com/CBB: View Original Table
Generated 5/18/2013.

Advanced

Season	School	Conf	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	PProd	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS
2010-11	Michigan	Big Ten	35	1074	20.3	.557	.520	3.1	11.6	7.5	12.1	2.0	0.6	9.4	25.5	441	111.8	100.8	2.8	1.5	4.2
2011-12	Michigan	Big Ten	34	1162	17.2	.525	.484	3.0	11.3	7.2	14.2	0.9	1.1	12.3	26.7	470	105.6	103.3	2.4	1.2	3.6
2012-13	Michigan	Big Ten	38	1324	17.7	.538	.516	0.8	14.8	8.0	13.0	1.2	1.4	12.2	23.7	505	108.5	100.1	2.8	1.8	4.6
Career	Michigan		107	3560	18.3	.539	.507	2.2	12.7	7.6	13.1	1.4	1.0	11.4	25.2	1416	108.5	101.3	8.0	4.5	12.5

Provided by Sports-Reference.com/CBB: View Original Table
Generated 5/18/2013.

Kabongo: "Hello to all the Utah Jazz fans."

2013-05-18T12:21:23Z

We get a change to interview Myck Kabongo on the second day. He even is willing to answer some of your questions from twitter.

NBA Draft Combine: Which players had the worst Wingspan to Height Ratio -- The Alligator Arm Index

2013-05-18T03:11:14Z

We just saw which guys cheated the most on their height between shoes on or off, so now lets look at the ratio between player wingspan and player height. Some guys have really long arms, and we love those guys for their extensive reach. It helps them get blocks, steals, and deflections on defense for starters -- and it's an advantage all over the court on both sides of the ball. Unfortunately, some guys have alligator arms. Those are players with arms that are less long than their height. (Another example of this would be former Duke player J.J. Redick, just off the top of my head. I'm not really a Duke hater at all. Just their guys stand out in the draft combine year to year)

Let's look at the Alligator Arm Index -- you will be surprised!

Player Name	College	Pos	AAI	Height w/o Shoes			Wingspan
			"	'	"	Tot "	'	"	Tot "
Kelly Olynyk	Gonzaga	C	0.988	6	10.75	82.75	6	9.75	81.75
Mason Plumlee	Duke	PF	0.997	6	11.25	83.25	6	11.00	83.00
Cody Zeller	Indiana	C	1.000	6	10.75	82.75	6	10.75	82.75
Nate Wolters	South Dakota St	PG	1.003	6	3.50	75.50	6	3.75	75.75
Shane Larkin	Miami (FL)	PG	1.007	5	10.25	70.25	5	10.75	70.75
Pierre Jackson	Baylor	PG	1.007	5	9.50	69.50	5	10.00	70.00
Ryan Kelly	Duke	PF	1.021	6	9.75	81.75	6	11.50	83.50
Erik Murphy	Florida	PF	1.022	6	8.75	80.75	6	10.50	82.50
Ricky Ledo	Providence	SG	1.033	6	4.75	76.75	6	7.25	79.25
Michael Carter-Williams	Syracuse	PG	1.033	6	4.75	76.75	6	7.25	79.25
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Michigan	SG	1.033	6	4.50	76.50	6	7.00	79.00
Vander Blue	Marquette	SG	1.033	6	3.50	75.50	6	6.00	78.00
Mike Muscala	Bucknell	C	1.033	6	10.25	82.25	7	1.00	85.00
Reggie Bullock	North Carolina	SG	1.039	6	5.75	77.75	6	8.75	80.75
Jeff Withey	Kansas	C	1.039	6	10.75	82.75	7	2.00	86.00
Lorenzo Brown	NC State	PG	1.039	6	4.00	76.00	6	7.00	79.00
Seth Curry	Duke	PG	1.041	6	1.00	73.00	6	4.00	76.00
Ray McCallum	Detroit-Mercy	PG	1.042	6	0.25	72.25	6	3.25	75.25
Colton Iverson	Colorado St.	C	1.042	6	10.50	82.50	7	2.00	86.00
Solomon Hill	Arizona	SF	1.045	6	5.50	77.50	6	9.00	81.00
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Georgia	SG	1.046	6	4.50	76.50	6	8.00	80.00
Peyton Siva	Louisville	PG	1.049	5	11.50	71.50	6	3.00	75.00
Richard Howell	NC State	PF	1.051	6	6.25	78.25	6	10.25	82.25
C.J. McCollum	Lehigh	PG	1.054	6	2.25	74.25	6	6.25	78.25
Ben McLemore	Kansas	SG	1.056	6	3.50	75.50	6	7.75	79.75
Erick Green	Virginia Tech	PG	1.058	6	1.50	73.50	6	5.75	77.75
Carrick Felix	Arizona St.	SF	1.059	6	4.75	76.75	6	9.25	81.25
Andre Roberson	Colorado	PF	1.061	6	6.25	78.25	6	11.00	83.00
Norvel Pelle	LA City Prep	C	1.061	6	9.50	81.50	7	2.50	86.50
Glen Rice Jr.	NBA DL	SF	1.062	6	4.50	76.50	6	9.25	81.25
Brandon Davies	BYU	PF	1.062	6	8.50	80.50	7	1.50	85.50
Deshaun Thomas	Ohio State	SF	1.065	6	5.00	77.00	6	10.00	82.00
Grant Jerrett	Arizona	PF	1.065	6	8.75	80.75	7	2.00	86.00
Nerlens Noel	Kentucky	C	1.067	6	10.25	82.25	7	3.75	87.75
Myck Kabongo	Texas	PG	1.068	6	1.25	73.25	6	6.25	78.25
Phil Pressey	Missouri	PG	1.068	5	9.50	69.50	6	2.25	74.25
Steven Adams	Pittsburgh	C	1.069	6	10.75	82.75	7	4.50	88.50
Gorgui Dieng	Louisville	PF/C ?	1.070	6	9.75	81.75	7	3.50	87.50
Tony Snell	New Mexico	SF	1.071	6	6.00	78.00	6	11.50	83.50
Dewayne Dedmon	Souther California	C	1.073	6	10.00	82.00	7	4.00	88.00
James Ennis	Long Beach State	SF	1.074	6	5.75	77.75	6	11.50	83.50
Jackie Carmichael	Illinois State	PF	1.075	6	7.50	79.50	7	1.50	85.50
Otto Porter Jr.	Georgetown	SF	1.075	6	7.50	79.50	7	1.50	85.50
Archie Goodwin	Kentucky	SG	1.076	6	3.75	75.75	6	9.50	81.50
James Southerland	Syracuse	SF	1.076	6	7.00	79.00	7	1.00	85.00
Kenny Kadji	Miami (FL)	C	1.077	6	8.75	80.75	7	3.00	87.00
Isaiah Canaan	Murray State	PG	1.077	5	11.00	71.00	6	4.50	76.50
Victor Oladipo	Indiana	SG	1.080	6	3.25	75.25	6	9.25	81.25
Trey Burke	Michigan	PG	1.080	5	11.75	71.75	6	5.50	77.50
B.J. Young	Arkansas	SG	1.081	6	2.25	74.25	6	8.25	80.25
Shabazz Muhammad	UCLA	SF	1.081	6	4.75	76.75	6	11.00	83.00
Will Clyburn	Iowa State	SF	1.084	6	5.75	77.75	7	0.25	84.25
C.J. Leslie	NC State	PF	1.085	6	7.50	79.50	7	2.25	86.25
Tony Mitchell	North Texas	PF	1.088	6	7.50	79.50	7	2.50	86.50
Dennis Schroeder	Germany	PG	1.092	6	1.00	73.00	6	7.75	79.75
Rudy Gobert	France	C	1.095	7	0.50	84.50	7	8.50	92.50
Jamaal Franklin	San Diego State	SG	1.095	6	4.00	76.00	6	11.25	83.25
Robert Covington	Tennessee St	PF	1.096	6	6.25	78.25	7	1.75	85.75
Brandon Paul	Illinois	SG	1.100	6	2.75	74.75	6	10.25	82.25
Allen Crabbe	California	SG	1.107	6	5.25	77.25	7	1.50	85.50
Adonis Thomas	Memphis	SF	1.107	6	4.75	76.75	7	1.00	85.00
Trevor Mbakwe	Minnesota	PF	1.117	6	6.75	78.75	7	4.00	88.00
Alex Len	Maryland	C					7	3.50	87.50

Of course, the guys at the bottom of this list are the real winners. And these are the real surprises!

Full Dennis Schroeder Interview

2013-05-18T03:00:19Z

Complete Interview

NBA Draft Combine: Shoe-spiracy -- Which players cheated on height the most?

2013-05-18T01:43:15Z

Every year you get some really funny stuff, mostly Duke guys, who are just way taller than we know they are. The classic Example in my mind is Shane Battier being like 6'10 in shoes at the draft combine in his year. See, Duke guys. Anyway, the shoes used at the combine are not standardized. As a result, there are height variations that need to be recognized -- someone may measure "better" but he may only be better because his shoes are better paired up with a strapless, black evening gown. (*I'm talking about high heels!* #ChristianLouboutin)

I looked at all the dudes who were measured with and without shoes, and then converted that data into the Shoe Cheater Index . . . and guess which guys cheated the most?

Player Name	College	Pos	SCI	Height in Shoes			Height w/o Shoes
			"	'	"	Tot "	'	"	Tot "
Ryan Kelly	Duke	PF	2.00	6	11.75	83.75	6	9.75	81.75
Deshaun Thomas	Ohio State	SF	2.00	6	7.00	79.00	6	5.00	77.00
Seth Curry	Duke	PG	2.00	6	3.00	75.00	6	1.00	73.00
Phil Pressey	Missouri	PG	2.00	5	11.50	71.50	5	9.50	69.50
Jeff Withey	Kansas	C	1.75	7	0.50	84.50	6	10.75	82.75
Brandon Davies	BYU	PF	1.75	6	10.25	82.25	6	8.50	80.50
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Michigan	SG	1.75	6	6.25	78.25	6	4.50	76.50
Vander Blue	Marquette	SG	1.75	6	5.25	77.25	6	3.50	75.50
Nerlens Noel	Kentucky	C	1.50	6	11.75	83.75	6	10.25	82.25
Rudy Gobert	France	C	1.50	7	2.00	86.00	7	0.50	84.50
Cody Zeller	Indiana	C	1.50	7	0.25	84.25	6	10.75	82.75
Colton Iverson	Colorado St.	C	1.50	7	0.00	84.00	6	10.50	82.50
Dewayne Dedmon	Souther California	C	1.50	6	11.50	83.50	6	10.00	82.00
Grant Jerrett	Arizona	PF	1.50	6	10.25	82.25	6	8.75	80.75
Jackie Carmichael	Illinois State	PF	1.50	6	9.00	81.00	6	7.50	79.50
Solomon Hill	Arizona	SF	1.50	6	7.00	79.00	6	5.50	77.50
Carrick Felix	Arizona St.	SF	1.50	6	6.25	78.25	6	4.75	76.75
Shabazz Muhammad	UCLA	SF	1.50	6	6.25	78.25	6	4.75	76.75
Archie Goodwin	Kentucky	SG	1.50	6	5.25	77.25	6	3.75	75.75
Erick Green	Virginia Tech	PG	1.50	6	3.00	75.00	6	1.50	73.50
Myck Kabongo	Texas	PG	1.50	6	2.75	74.75	6	1.25	73.25
Ray McCallum	Detroit-Mercy	PG	1.50	6	1.75	73.75	6	0.25	72.25
Trey Burke	Michigan	PG	1.50	6	1.25	73.25	5	11.75	71.75
Peyton Siva	Louisville	PG	1.50	6	1.00	73.00	5	11.50	71.50
Mason Plumlee	Duke	PF	1.25	7	0.50	84.50	6	11.25	83.25
Steven Adams	Pittsburgh	C	1.25	7	0.00	84.00	6	10.75	82.75
Kelly Olynyk	Gonzaga	C	1.25	7	0.00	84.00	6	10.75	82.75
Mike Muscala	Bucknell	C	1.25	6	11.50	83.50	6	10.25	82.25
Kenny Kadji	Miami (FL)	C	1.25	6	10.00	82.00	6	8.75	80.75
C.J. Leslie	NC State	PF	1.25	6	8.75	80.75	6	7.50	79.50
Tony Mitchell	North Texas	PF	1.25	6	8.75	80.75	6	7.50	79.50
Trevor Mbakwe	Minnesota	PF	1.25	6	8.00	80.00	6	6.75	78.75
Robert Covington	Tennessee St	PF	1.25	6	7.50	79.50	6	6.25	78.25
Richard Howell	NC State	PF	1.25	6	7.50	79.50	6	6.25	78.25
Tony Snell	New Mexico	SF	1.25	6	7.25	79.25	6	6.00	78.00
Reggie Bullock	North Carolina	SG	1.25	6	7.00	79.00	6	5.75	77.75
Will Clyburn	Iowa State	SF	1.25	6	7.00	79.00	6	5.75	77.75
James Ennis	Long Beach State	SF	1.25	6	7.00	79.00	6	5.75	77.75
Ricky Ledo	Providence	SG	1.25	6	6.00	78.00	6	4.75	76.75
Glen Rice Jr.	NBA DL	SF	1.25	6	5.75	77.75	6	4.50	76.50
Lorenzo Brown	NC State	PG	1.25	6	5.25	77.25	6	4.00	76.00
Jamaal Franklin	San Diego State	SG	1.25	6	5.25	77.25	6	4.00	76.00
Ben McLemore	Kansas	SG	1.25	6	4.75	76.75	6	3.50	75.50
Nate Wolters	South Dakota St	PG	1.25	6	4.75	76.75	6	3.50	75.50
Brandon Paul	Illinois	SG	1.25	6	4.00	76.00	6	2.75	74.75
B.J. Young	Arkansas	SG	1.25	6	3.50	75.50	6	2.25	74.25
Shane Larkin	Miami (FL)	PG	1.25	5	11.50	71.50	5	10.25	70.25
Gorgui Dieng	Louisville	PF/C ?	1.00	6	10.75	82.75	6	9.75	81.75
Norvel Pelle	LA City Prep	C	1.00	6	10.50	82.50	6	9.50	81.50
Otto Porter Jr.	Georgetown	SF	1.00	6	8.50	80.50	6	7.50	79.50
James Southerland	Syracuse	SF	1.00	6	8.00	80.00	6	7.00	79.00
Allen Crabbe	California	SG	1.00	6	6.25	78.25	6	5.25	77.25
Michael Carter-Williams	Syracuse	PG	1.00	6	5.75	77.75	6	4.75	76.75
Adonis Thomas	Memphis	SF	1.00	6	5.75	77.75	6	4.75	76.75
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Georgia	SG	1.00	6	5.50	77.50	6	4.50	76.50
Victor Oladipo	Indiana	SG	1.00	6	4.25	76.25	6	3.25	75.25
C.J. McCollum	Lehigh	PG	1.00	6	3.25	75.25	6	2.25	74.25
Dennis Schroeder	Germany	PG	1.00	6	2.00	74.00	6	1.00	73.00
Isaiah Canaan	Murray State	PG	1.00	6	0.00	72.00	5	11.00	71.00
Pierre Jackson	Baylor	PG	1.00	5	10.50	70.50	5	9.50	69.50
Erik Murphy	Florida	PF	0.75	6	9.50	81.50	6	8.75	80.75
Andre Roberson	Colorado	PF	0.75	6	7.00	79.00	6	6.25	78.25
Alex Len	Maryland	C	0.00

Yep. Dukies. As usual.

NBA Draft Combine Interview: Shabazz Muhammad

2013-05-18T01:03:38Z

Before the very first workout yesterday Shabazz Muhammad and the rest of the small forwards of this draft process had taken the court. During those warmups there was Shabazz Muhammad at halfcourt talking with Mike Sanders of the Utah Jazz. Mike was aiding in running the drills. There they talked for about five to eight minutes. Then he walked over the front row where Jerry Sloan, Tyrone Corbin, Kevin O'Connor, Dennis Lindsey, and Walt Perrin where seated. There he chatted with Jazz brass and had a good laugh. Who knows what was exchanged. Most likely a few good lucks and attaboys. But from the onset the Jazz seemed to have their eye on the scrutinized Small Forward.

That day he would work out and some would say he disappointed. So much so that he even had the potential to fall out of the lottery. All this for a prospect who was projected as a top 3 pick at the beginning of the season. This draft process has been a meteoric fall from grace.

To Shabazz's credit, he has handled it pretty well. He has been professional during a very scrutinizing process. While it's anybody's guess currently where the floor is during this fall from the mountain top, he is trying his best to keep the ship steady and regain some of that pre-season swagger that was clearly in his favor.

NBA Draft Combine Interview: Shane Larkin

2013-05-17T22:51:46Z

I talked with Shane Larkin about what he thought of the Utah Jazz and how he sees himself fitting in with the current roster.

Does Dennis Schroeder Prefer Utah?

2013-05-17T21:21:26Z

Scott Howard-Cooper of NBA.com broke the news earlier today that Dennis Schroeder preferred to play in Utah or Milwaukee. He writes:

Dennis Schroeder ... has singled out Utah and Milwaukee as preferred destinations on draft night. Which is particularly relevant since the interest may be mutual and both will be picking in the right range, with the Jazz probably at 14, barring a long-shot climb into the top three on lottery night, and the Bucks at 15.
As Schroeder himself pointed out to me, the Jazz have the position need as Mo Williams heads into free agency. (Good chance they'd have the need even if Williams wasn't.) When we talked and I asked what he considered the best option for the start of his NBA career, Utah was the first place he mentioned.

via Scott Howard-Cooper's Sulia

We asked Dennis Schroeder why he thought Utah made sense as a logical destination. Here was his reply.

[Update 6:33 PM 4/17/2013]

Here is what Amar had to say about it:

I'd love to write a glowing review about him, however, there just wasn’t much to review at this event. He can jump well. And he’s kinda cocky. But that’s cool. I would have loved to have seen him tear it up and be the best PG out there. He did not, and there isn’t a lot of film on him available, so there is a great deal of uncertainty around just how awesome he is going to be.

When he talked w Scott Howard-Cooper a few days ago he said some interesting things. When he talked to us yesterday he said some things that were not exactly what he said to Scott. When we talked to him today about what he told Scott (AFTER we talked with Scott and he shared a lot of info with us “off-ish on the record”) that pissed Dennis off a little. But that’s cool too.

What we read and what someone says may be a little different. And what someone says can be said because the truth of it can be read in many ways, though remain occluded.

I like Dennis, I think he will be a very good starter in this league, Top 15 PG in the NBA at some stage after his 2nd or 3rd season. If he was the best guy available today, and we think he could be one of the best PGs available, then I really would have loved to have seen it.