Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. the best backcourt in the Big Ten? One scout thinks so
Michigan basketball wing Tim Hardaway Jr. drew high praise from scouts Sunday at a summer camp in Chicago, just as teammate Trey Burke did earlier in the weekend.
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
Burke spent time in Chicago at Brooklyn Net point guard Deron Williams' Skills Academy. Wolverine teammate Tim Hardaway Jr. is also in Chicago, showing his stuff at the Kevin Durant Skills' Academy -- a clinic for wing guards/forwards.
And after one portion of the event, scouting website ProBasketballDraft.com made a proclamation about both Burke and Hardaway.
“Michigan SG Tim Hardaway looked good today," the site wrote via Twitter. "Expect a big year. Should form Big10s best backcourt w/ Trey Burke. Both should be 1st rounders.”
Hardaway was one of 19 elite-level college forwards participating in Durant's camp, which is one of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball skills academies.
Notable campers were Ohio State's LaQuinton Ross, Syracuse' C.J. Fair, Mississippi State's Rodney Hood and Georgetown's Otto Porter.
Hardaway's official measurements at the camp were 6-foot-6, 193 pounds. His wingspan was 6-foot-7.
Durant's camp began Sunday and runs through Tuesday.
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Comments
unclemercy
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 3:18 p.m.
if this is the backcourt what is the projected starting lineup? i dont buy it.
observer
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 10:25 a.m.
possibly, but not yet.....Hardaway has to be more consistent, which will take some pressure off of Burke too......
Veracity
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 : 5:35 a.m.
See my reply to aarox
UlyssesWrong1
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 6:22 a.m.
Yes they're the best back court in the Big 10. Now let's see what we can do about our front court...
FRED
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 6:07 a.m.
Camps are suppose to make you look good - players are not playing in a defensive system nor are there any double or triple teaming involved. When players drive to the rim, are there any big blockers waiting to hack them? Don't read too much into camp reactions - great for selling paper but poor on substance.
aarox
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 2:44 a.m.
ummmm.... very not convinced after the Big Ten tourney. our backcourt may be one of our bright spots but this is over the top. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2012/03/10/77932_boxscore.html OHIO STATE(27-6) 77 MIN REB (O/D) AST FG-A FT-A 3P-A PF ST TO BLK PTS Buford * 36 4 (0/4) 2 4-12 0-0 2-5 1 1 1 1 10 Thomas * 32 6 (4/2) 0 10-15 0-0 2-4 2 2 2 0 22 Sullinger * 27 6 (3/3) 1 9-14 6-6 0-1 3 1 2 2 24 Ross 3 0 (0/0) 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 Sibert 3 0 (0/0) 0 1-1 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 2 Weatherspoon 3 0 (0/0) 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Williams 3 2 (1/1) 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 McDonald 2 1 (1/0) 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 0 34 (12/22) 14 31-63 10-14 5-14 17 11 11 7 77 49.2% 71.4% 35.7% * Starters Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2012/03/10/77932_boxscore.html#ixzz1yraUVCkb MICHIGAN(24-9) 55 MIN REB (O/D) AST FG-A FT-A 3P-A PF ST TO BLK PTS Novak * 35 5 (2/3) 0 4-6 0-0 2-4 3 1 0 1 10 Douglass * 33 4 (0/4) 1 2-5 2-2 1-3 1 0 2 0 7 Hardaway Jr. * 31 4 (4/0) 0 3-10 7-9 0-3 2 1 2 0 13 Burke * 30 7 (2/5) 4 1-11 3-4 0-7 2 2 8 0 5 Morgan * 22 4 (2/2) 0 1-5 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 0 3 Smotrycz 16 4 (1/3) 0 0-3 2-2 0-3 4 0 2 0 2 Vogrich 15 3 (1/2) 0 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 0 4 McLimans 5 2 (0/2) 0 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 1 0 Brundidge 4 0 (0/0) 1 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 Person 3 2 (2/0) 0 3-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 7 Bartelstein 3 0 (0/0) 1 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 3 Christian 3 0 (0/0) 0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 0 35 (14/21) 7 17-55 17-22 4-25 14 6 18 2 55 30.9% 77.3% 16.0% * Starters Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2012/03/10/77932_boxscore.html#ixzz1yraFSoll
Veracity
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 : 5:34 a.m.
Trey Burke was consistent with few bad games such as the above loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament. Tim Hardaway Jr. had an off day as well and was inconsistent throughout the season. Both did better in previous games with Ohio State. No one can deny the talent that these two basketball players have. Both seem to be working hard to improve themselves. Next year could be banner year for Burke and Hardaway especially because of the new talent that will be surrounding them on the court. If the highly touted freshmen (along with Morgan, Horford and McLimans) perform as expected opposing teams will not be able to concentrate on shutting down Burke and Hardaway. Michigan could be a really tough team to defend and a deep bench will mean fresh legs at critical times. Let's see how the Ohio State - Michigan games go this year.
Howard the Duck
Mon, Jun 25, 2012 : 10:49 p.m.
Prettyboy jumpshooters.
SEC Fan
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 3:43 p.m.
Huh?
orlandomichfan
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 1:10 a.m.
so what is your point????? GOOOOO BLUE!!!!!!