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Physical & Mental: Has a very strong athletic body.
Mentally, he is very focused and plays hard.
Ball Skills: Going to need some work, for playing the
perimeter at the next level.
Offense: Good inside scorer. Perimeter shooting needs
some work, and shooting range needs to be extended with more
consistency. Not afraid to go inside and can post-up very well.
Rebounding: Aggressive offensive rebounder. Very athletic
and good leaper inside. Not afraid to mix it up. Has good
size and gets good position.
Defense: Plays good post defense. Needs work on
defending quicker more agile guards on the perimeter.
Game Knowledge: Very smart player.
Strengths: Post defense, body type and rebounding.
Opportunities for Improvement: Perimeter game.
Overall Comments: It
seems that Balford played out of position in college. At 6-5, he
will be more likely called upon to play on the perimeter than
inside. As a result, adding some outside scoring range
would make Balford an even more versatile threat.
|
Shooting Guard |
Score |
Small Forward |
Score |
|
Shooting |
7 |
Shooting |
8 |
|
Shooting Range |
6 |
Shooting Range |
7 |
|
Ball Handling |
6 |
Runs Floor |
6 |
|
Passing |
7 |
Def. on Ball |
8 |
|
Def. on Ball |
6 |
Create Shot |
5 |
|
Runs Floor |
8 |
Def. off Ball |
9 |
|
Def. off Ball |
7 |
Post Up Ability |
7 |
|
Rebounding |
9 |
Passing |
7 |
|
Create Shot |
7 |
Rebounding |
9 |
|
Driving |
8 |
Driving |
9 |
Scale = 1-10, 1 low, 10
high. Scale is indicative of players strengths relative to
other skills at the same position. It is not a comparison to
other players, but a blueprint of the individuals' strengths.
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College & Amateur Basketball Career: |
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Tennessee Wesleyan
College (Final Season: 2002-03)
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Head Coach:
Steve Adams (423) 745-1605
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Sports Information
Director: Stan Harrison (423) 746-5253
Attended SUNY-Delhi prior
to Tennessee Wesleyan. Named all-conference first team
as a senior and all-American honorable mention. His 73.2% Free throw average was 10th best
in the conference. Averaged 19 points and 9.8 rebounds. |
