Prospect Watch
I asked a Pac-10 coach for some analysis on USC basketball commit Demetrius Walker from JSerra High School.
``He's a power forward-wing trying to become a shooting guard. He jumps well; not real fluid. Nothing exceptional.''
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I asked a Pac-10 coach for some analysis on USC basketball commit Demetrius Walker from JSerra High School.
``He's a power forward-wing trying to become a shooting guard. He jumps well; not real fluid. Nothing exceptional.''
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I saw Walker in a couple of league games this past year, and his style of play struck me as being awfully selfish (like shooting three's with wide open team mates under the basket). He had a tendency to dribble the ball too much and force things. He is way too short to be a power forward (more like 6 ft 3 inches) and his outside shooting was fairly inconsistent. His strengths were running the wing on the fast break and slashing to the basket from the wing position. There is no doubt he has some talent, but I think it is going to take some real work to bring it out.