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Austin Daye: NBA Draft Profile
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February 24th, 2009
by Jeff Fox
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Austin Daye - Gonzaga
Austin Daye
College: Gonzaga
Class: Sophomore
Position: SF/PF
Height: 6’11”
Weight: 200lbs
Accolades: Honorable Mention All-WCC (08), WCC All-Freshman Team (08), First Team High-Major All-Freshman - CHN (08).
Scouting Report: A long, athletic small forward with great skills.
Strengths: Highly skilled player. Tremendous height for a small forward. Long arms. Great shot blocker. Nice looking jump shot. Very good three-point shooter. Can put the ball on the floor. Very athletic for his size. Great rebounder for a small forward. Good genes - dad played in the NBA.
Weaknesses: Way too thin and weak for the NBA. Injured his knee last off season. Inconsistent. Foul prone. Turns the ball over too much. Not known as a good defender (other than blocking shots).
Projected 2009 Draft Range: Mid first round pick.
Consensus: Austin Daye’s skill package, housed inside his 6’11” frame, have NBA scouts intrigued. However, his lack of physical strength and knee injury have to be of concern. He should probably return to the ‘Zags for his junior year and work on getting stronger.
Stats: Austin Daye Stats & Game Log
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Comments
Darren Daye
Submitted by Jeff Fox on Wed, 2009-06-24 08:41.
His dad's name is Darren Daye. Here is a link:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dayeda01.html
He should have stayed one
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2009-06-25 20:55.
He should have stayed one more year but he has tremendous skill and will go far. <3 ya austin!
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Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, he is a regular contributor to SLAM magzine (& online) and The Hoops Manifesto. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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