Terrence Jones, 6-7 PF Portland (Ore.) Jefferson. Questionable body – very thick lower half – and very shaky approach to the game (way too selfish at this event). He has skills, but they don’t necessarily translate to the next level. Loves to bring the ball up the court and show off his handle, but that’s not exactly what we’re looking for out of our power forwards in college. He’s an accurate shooter with three-point range, but he’s got a very long stroke – needs to quicken up his shot for it to play in college. He really needs to work on learning how to play in the paint – looked by uncomfortable on one post up attempt and showed very rudimentary footwork – as well as improving as a rebounder. He does have some skills to work with, but his approach needs a radical adjustment. Any coach telling this kid that he’ll play the three in college should be ashamed of himself, as Jones has zero chance of defending threes on the perimeter in college. Forget defending threes, he may have to defend a five at the next level as body matures and he naturally adds weight.
