Speaking of ESPN Draft Analysts, Chad Ford had this on Anderson in his Big Board update yesterday (6/4). Ranked him 28th, same as his last ranking.
?Anderson's workout in Santa Monica a little over a week ago was just so-so. You can see the skilled part of his game, but running around out there with the likes of Parker and Grant didn't really do him any favors. He remains an acquired taste. I think he starts at No. 17 to the Celtics and could slide out of the first round.?
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DraftExpress had this to say about Anderson defensively:
?With that said, the biggest questions surrounding Anderson's pro potential revolve around his play on the defensive end, specifically, who he will be able to guard at the NBA level. While Anderson's length and anticipation skills allow him to generate plenty of blocks and steals, his lateral quickness is as poor as any player in this draft class. He's extremely upright in his defensive stance, and he allows opposing players to blow right by him like he's simply invisible at times. Because of his struggles getting low and staying in front of opponents, reaching for steals is usually Anderson's most effective strategy, something NBA teams are certain to go after and try to exploit regularly. In college his coaches would often try to ?hide him? by putting him on big men or non-scorers, which might not work quite as well in the more physically gifted and talented NBA. Anderson is clearly one of the most unique prospects in this draft, a player with incredible gifts, but also some very glaring weaknesses. Ultimately whatever team drafts him will have to be comfortable with what he is and isn't, and be willing to work around his shortcomings.?
One can watch his defense in their breakdown here:
http://www.draftexpress.com/video/11373/Try about half way in to see the lowlights or watch the whole thing if you want to see his upside too.
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John Havilcek is the
only triple threat off the bench in the history of the NBA (30 times). Amazingly, he was also one of the best defensive players of his era making the NBA All-Defensive First- or Second-team eight times.