I think we call all agree we need a Sf out of this draft. Rice is old and productivity is in question. Griffin is more than a 4 than a 5. Morris at best will be a role player 3/4. I believe if Woods or any of the other top rated SF do not fall to 15, the Rockets show take the best big man prospect on the board and in the 2nd round ( #23 would also be option if we get that pick frm DET) pick up Vincent Yarbrough. He has the skills we're looking for in a SF. Here is the scouting report frm NBADRAFT.NET Strengths: Athletically he is amongst the elite players in college basketball. Can really get up, and when he decides to can take games over. Handles the ball, passes well, has a decent outside shot. Weaknesses: Maybe he can pay Bill Laimbeir a visit, like Grant Hill did in the TV add. He's a nasty streak away from being a nasty ball player. Must become less reserved and take games over. Has the ability to be great, but at times he seems content just being another good player. Too often settles for outside jumpers and three pointers instead of attacking the rim. Notes: Great athleticism, plays above the rim, also a good defender. One of the top talents athletic wise. Can hit the 3 ball and has a quick fist step. Needs more aggressiveness. Needs to take his game to another level. And from SPORTINGNEWS: Vincent Yarbrough, shooting guard, Tennessee. You could grow old waiting for Yarbrough to reach his immense potential. In fact, 12 percent of one writer's time on this planet has passed doing exactly that. The last wing in the draft with Yarbrough's ideal combination of size, quickness, athleticism and shooting ability was, perhaps, Vince Carter in 1998. Carter was fortunate enough to be coached by Dean Smith. Yarbrough was imprudent enough to spend his formative years at Tennessee under Jerry Green. Yarbrough has long arms, huge hands and an electric first step. He measured at 6-5 1/2 in bare feet, 6-7 in shoes and showed a wing-span of 7-0 1/2, longer than big-man prospects Udonis Haslem, Andy Ellis and Corsley Edwards. Yarbrough made 179 3-pointers in his career and averaged 18.1 points as a senior. Because the Vols struggled as a team in his senior season, and because of his hard-earned reputation for softness, there was little buzz regarding Yarbrough entering the pre-draft camp. He showed a greater competitive fire as a Tennessee senior, though, averaging 35 minutes because his team was depleted by injury and suspension. In Chicago, he reached nine rebounds in two of his three games, scored 27 on 10-of-14 shooting in his best game and averaged 14.6 points and 47 percent shooting. He hit 2-of-6 on NBA-range 3-pointers. The only reason he might not be a second-round steal is because some team could be astute enough to bet a late-first pick on him. He offers no guarantee, but there's at least as much here as there is with some of the high school prospects. And the difference with Yarbrough is, he knows what doesn't work. ***** I believe he's the perfect late 1st round/ early 2nd round project the Rockets should look at.
