June 20, 2013

Bradley Beal: I’m Trying to Develop into a Combo Guard

I’m trying to develop into a combo-guard so I can play the “1″ and the “2.” Coming out of college I was probably strictly a “2″ and I played probably more “3″ in college as well, so I’m really just trying to become more of a combo guard, a guard that can handle the ball, play the point guard, and 2-guard as well. [...]  I’m a much better shooter than what I showed this season. There were some games where I really had struggles, but at the end of the year, in the SEC Tournament and NCAA Tournament, I shot like 43% from three, so I really shot better towards the end of the season than I did in the beginning of the season.

- Florida’s Bradley Beal, in an interview with Draft Express, who says his game is a combo of Boston’s Ray Allen and Miami’s Dwyane Wade — “I like to get to the basket similar to the way he does.” Draft Express presently forecasts Beal to be selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with their fourth-overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.

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  • The_Matt_Of_Akron

    If he really is the Dwayne Wade of this draft, we should take him so he’ll collude with convince Anthony Davis to come here in 7 years.

  • architrance

    *this post wins.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=623181281 Alex Mathews

    Hopefully that’ll work, because we already have our Chris Paul in Kyrie Irving. :)

  • The_Real_Shamrock

    I like Beal I like him more then Lamb for me I want a player who can create and get to the basket first.  Second is the shot.  I don’t want a guy who can’t shoot mind you but I don’t want a guy who is strictly a shooter which, for me, depends largely on someone else getting him the ball.

    Having another guard who can create, penetrate and move alongside Kyrie Irving would be tremendous.