Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has a yearly shareholders meeting. It's become a must-attend meeting for the heavy hitters in the investment world. They call it "woodstock for capitalists."
On Saturday, Rupp Arena was woodstock for basketball executives and scouts. Over 40 credentialed NBA executives and staffers were in attendance, with many more having something come up over the weekend that kept them from attending. And everyone attending saw a clean well played game, that allowed the players to showcase their talent.
I liked Michael Kidd-Gilchrist the most. I thought he really showed up. He played physical and with courage and shot the ball well. He just keeps coming at you everywhere on the court and his physical dominance and energy level make him so versatile. All this allows you to project him doing many things for your ball club.
The man crush on Kendall Marshall continues. Let's be honest, he's been terrible in every aspect of the game this season aside from incredible push of the ball and incredible passing. His three point shooting and attacking of the basket for layups up to this point in the season has been awful. He attacked and shot with much more confidence last season. So he has work to do there. But gosh, some of those plays and passes he made in the full court were special. Some of those cross court passes to shooters in the corner right to their shooting pockets--are you kidding me?
Jon Henson is a guy I would love to have on my NBA team. The way he plays and carries himself in the game continues to improve. He has learned to compete with more courage, while at the same time, not forcing anything and letting the game come to him. His touch on the short corner/bank shot area of the court has improved, and hook shots with both hands look good. He defended without fouling and hung in there on the glass. He had some pussy moments on the defensive side, where Terrence Jones or MKG bullied him. But all in all I think he did well.
Anthony Davis ended up one of the big winners Saturday, but he was a missing in action for parts of the game. I wouldn't say he was timid, he was a little passive offensively and yielded to T. Jones, Gilchrist, and Lamb for most of the game. I love Davis. He still has to answer some questions for me. I would like to see him catch and shoot from range.
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