Draft Prospect: Gary Forbes

[Marcus Bryant]

http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/gary_forbes.jpg

Full Name: Gary Orlando Forbes
Position: Forward
Height/Weight: 6-7 / 220
Birthdate: February 25, 1985
High School: Benjamin Banneker Academy
College: Massachusetts

NBA (http://www.nba.com/draft2008/profiles/GaryForbes.html)
NBADraft.net (http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/profiles/garyforbes.html)
DraftExpress (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Gary-Forbes-5073/)

[hsxvvd]

Would like to hear what the more knowledgable Spurstalkers think about this guy. He has been killing it in the pre-draft camp. 6'7" looks about right for what we need and he has been doing it at both ends.

[thekingrobert]

He'sold for a rookie(23) at draft time so Pop might like him and he was born on another country might be good too, anyway all he really needs is work on his outside range he is a poor man's grant hill

[oligarchy]

He was underrated before coming into camp, now he may have shot up. I'd LOVE for them to take him at 26. I think he will be good. I like the comparison thekingrobert has. He has great all around game, but is bad defensively.

[K-State Spur]

he struggled quite a bit against ACC competition. either he just flat out got better, or got fat on a weaker league. Probably a bit of both.

[tav1]

Draft express has put him on the radar, but I want to see more than just a good camp in Orlando.

[tav1]

San Antonio has invited him to workout for the team.

[Mr. Body]

I'd choke if they took him in the first. That seems a bit too high at this point.

[MoSpur]

Has Marcus Bryant started a thread on Joey Dorsey from Memphis? What do you guys think of him?

[Marcus Bryant]

Gary Forbes 6-6 220 SG Massachusetts Sr. -- 21.3 ppg, 46% fg, 82% ft

http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/largepics/gforbes03.jpg
Gary Forbes

After an impressive performance at Portsmouth, where we awarded him the MVP, Forbes continued his outstanding play, and put together another standout week earning another MPV in our eyes. His 21.3 ppg led the camp by a wide margin (over 5 per game) and he;s the first player we can remember to have 3 standout games. He was hands down the most aggressive player all week, as he was given all the freedom and a green light to do whatever he desired. His scoring repertoire has developed well, as we watched him shoot from deep with great confidence and increased efficiency, and also take guys off the dribble with adept ball handling. He has good body control and can take contact fairly well around the hoop, allowing him to not only get to the line frequently (27-33 ft) but also convert on and-ones. An issue we saw with him earlier in the year was his foot speed and ability to stay in front of people. While he may never become a lock down defender, he showed some nice potential to be a contain type of defender. He had a key match up with Wayne Ellington the first night, and he not only outscored him, but also took him out the offense on the other end. A problem with Forbes is that he does not have a specialty, or a go to aspect of the game, he just does a lot of things well, which may limit him from moving up into the first round, but a great week should undoubtedly put him into high 2nd round consideration.

link (http://www.nbadraft.net/2008nbapredraftcamp008.asp)

[Marcus Bryant]

Has Marcus Bryant started a thread on Joey Dorsey from Memphis?

Yes. (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97892)

[timvp]

Gary Forbes reportedly looked very poor, being outplayed athletically by both Brandon Rush and Courtney Lee, as he was unable to get past them and could not just bully them around the way he did to lesser prospects a few weeks back in Orlando.

http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/