Scouting reports
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Scout: JazzyJ
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McKie may be the perfect case of a player
who is a superstar in college, but may not be able to make the transition to the pros. A
lot of it, of course, is based on his size alone. A natural shooting guard, but will be
forced to play point guard in the pros. Isn't totally unfamiliar with the position as he
was forced to play it a lot his senior year, but it certainly isn't his best spot, as he
almost averaged as many turnovers as assists his 4 years in school. At shooting guard,
however, he is a very talented player. Decent shot from the outside, but has the great
ability to take the ball to the hoop and draw fouls. Made a living on the line, in fact,
scoring more free throws during his career than field goals. Looked especially good when
his teammates were better, but struggled somewhat during USC's meltdown last year. You
have to wonder though, as sometimes it's the true greats that make teams great, and that
certainly isn't what happened with BJ and the Gamecocks. In terms of comparisons, the
first guy I think of that McKie reminds me of is Travis Mays, especially in terms of size
and type of overall game. McKie is less of a black hole, of course, but their numbers are
quite similar, especially if you take into account Mays' playing in the frenzy known as
the Penders offense. Mays was a 1st round pick when he left college; unfortunately NBA
teams have learned about undersized shooting guards since then and McKie looks more and
more like a 2nd round pick, as I don't think scouts are sold on him playing PG on a
full-time basis. As is the case with other undersized guards in recent years (i.e. Shawn
Respert, Tony Delk, Ed Gray), the best case for McKie would be as a 3rd guard type, or
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