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Spencer Hawes is impressing at the Jordan Classic practices. He'll team
with Jon Brockman in the post for Washington next year.
From Draft Express
Hawes showed off his nose for the ball and touch around the basket to
get his hands on a few offensive rebounds, as well as tipping a few
others. He scored two put-backs in this manner, to go along with what he
did by going to work in the post. On one occasion, Hawes made a nice
fake, and then with his back facing the basket, showed off his awareness
by laying it up over his head, without looking, for an easy swish, all with a
man guarding him. On another occasion, he turned away from his man
down low and faded away for a pretty jump hook, another score. On
another play, he managed to pull down an errant pass thrown by a
teammate, tiptoe along the sideline, regain his balance, and then have the
awareness to kick it back out and not force the issue from a bad position.
He also showed some prowess in the high-post, making a very nice
backdoor pass to a cutter for the score.
Hawes may be low on athleticism, but his polish around the basket is
remarkable for a high school senior. He has a vast array of post moves
along with all the know-how to put them to use.
From the first day ...
Durant wasn't the only impressive player in the morning practice. One of
Konchalski's favorites, Seattle's Spencer Hawes, is headed to the
University of Washington. An ever-improving center who is light on his
feet drew quick mini-Bill Walton comparisons from Konchalski, and he
looked likely to give the West Coast Huskies a real force immediately in
the middle. He finished strong with either hand, and ran drills diligently.
Engaging and politely answering media questions, Hawes said he was
eager to reach campus. He admitted doing a sell job on recent UW
commit Isaiah Thomas, a waterbug scoring point in the '07 class also
from the Seattle area. Hawes will pair with former AAU teammate Jon
Brockman to form a potentially lethal inside combination.
Hawes didn't think the NBA draft rule changes were a huge deal for him,
though he admitted it would have been a possibility to see him test the
waters were the old rules in place.
"I think definitely [it would have], but I was lucky because when the rule
was put in, I wasn't really considered on all the mock drafts, so I wasn't
really a big name. If I would have been one of those guys right when they
put [the rule] in, I probably would have been a little bit more angered
about it, but I wasn't, and that's the case, so it goes.
"Everyone's got to go [to college] now, whether it's one, two, three years,
however long it takes, you know, I'm going to live it up and try to take as
much out of it as I can.
with Jon Brockman in the post for Washington next year.
From Draft Express
Hawes showed off his nose for the ball and touch around the basket to
get his hands on a few offensive rebounds, as well as tipping a few
others. He scored two put-backs in this manner, to go along with what he
did by going to work in the post. On one occasion, Hawes made a nice
fake, and then with his back facing the basket, showed off his awareness
by laying it up over his head, without looking, for an easy swish, all with a
man guarding him. On another occasion, he turned away from his man
down low and faded away for a pretty jump hook, another score. On
another play, he managed to pull down an errant pass thrown by a
teammate, tiptoe along the sideline, regain his balance, and then have the
awareness to kick it back out and not force the issue from a bad position.
He also showed some prowess in the high-post, making a very nice
backdoor pass to a cutter for the score.
Hawes may be low on athleticism, but his polish around the basket is
remarkable for a high school senior. He has a vast array of post moves
along with all the know-how to put them to use.
From the first day ...
Durant wasn't the only impressive player in the morning practice. One of
Konchalski's favorites, Seattle's Spencer Hawes, is headed to the
University of Washington. An ever-improving center who is light on his
feet drew quick mini-Bill Walton comparisons from Konchalski, and he
looked likely to give the West Coast Huskies a real force immediately in
the middle. He finished strong with either hand, and ran drills diligently.
Engaging and politely answering media questions, Hawes said he was
eager to reach campus. He admitted doing a sell job on recent UW
commit Isaiah Thomas, a waterbug scoring point in the '07 class also
from the Seattle area. Hawes will pair with former AAU teammate Jon
Brockman to form a potentially lethal inside combination.
Hawes didn't think the NBA draft rule changes were a huge deal for him,
though he admitted it would have been a possibility to see him test the
waters were the old rules in place.
"I think definitely [it would have], but I was lucky because when the rule
was put in, I wasn't really considered on all the mock drafts, so I wasn't
really a big name. If I would have been one of those guys right when they
put [the rule] in, I probably would have been a little bit more angered
about it, but I wasn't, and that's the case, so it goes.
"Everyone's got to go [to college] now, whether it's one, two, three years,
however long it takes, you know, I'm going to live it up and try to take as
much out of it as I can.