Doug McDermott Scouting Video

[Harry]

IF you haven't had the chance to watch Doug play here is a good video showing what he's capable of.

[MeanGreenTexan]

He moves SO well off the ball. Constantly putting himself in a position to score.

[Green P1]

Looks to me like he gets by on pure stick to itness and a high basketball IQ.

[Green Crazy]

this is an obvious statement, but he looks like a really good player, very fundamentally sound.

his shots look to be hard to block too, using the rim to block defenders, hooks and high off the glass shots. tony will still get a couple though. tony will need to stay away from the pump fakes though or he'll find himself in foul trouble.

[Grant.UNT]

I see many of those shots getting swatted to the 8th row by TM!!!

[glick1980]

He reminds me of Dirk, but he is a half a foot shorter and not nearly as skilled in any facet of the game.

[MeanGreenTexan]

He reminds me of Dirk, but he is a half a foot shorter and not nearly as skilled in any facet of the game.

For sure Dirk, but also a little Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. Maybe some Christian Laettner as well?

[Bluejaysfan]

McDermott scores down low because his footwork is sublime, and he often gets himself into a position to where he can't miss once he gets the rock. He can get up there and score with either hand, but putting himself into point-blank position is the hallmark of his post game. Henson and Zeller stopped him from doing that all that often when we played UNC last season in the tourney, and even though Doug got 20 he had to fight like hell to get it.

If your coach has some stones he'll put your best post defender on him, even if it's risking fouls on Mitchell (assuming he's your best). You're gonna have to push out on the shooters (or just hope they miss, which some teams chose to do, and lost almost every time in doing so), so doubling him can be problematic. Putting your best foot forward and accepting the possibility that it goes badly is your best bet if you want to stop everybody we have. It's what UNC did.

[TheTastyGreek]

For sure Dirk, but also a little Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. Maybe some Christian Laettner as well?

I see some Tyler Hall in there, too.

[GangGreen]

For sure Dirk, but also a little Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. Maybe some Christian Laettner as well?

I was thinking more Adrei Kirilenko, Kurt Rambis or Danny Ferry.