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[QUOTE="UC0NN, post: 5114201, member: 13348"]
Ross - I zeroed in on him the entire second half he was in the game.  He tried to jump passing lanes and had a lot of near steals.  He was so hyperactive on defense, I'm not sure how any player can have that much intensity while playing real minutes.  Which he did.  He guarded his man tight and you could see that quickness with his arms and legs - wow.

Now he wasn't exactly guarding Tristen Newton out there,  but I'm sure he has in practice.

So yeah, it's a really small sample size.  But, he's extremely active on defense with an insane intensity.  Can he play this way longer term without fouling a lot?  I have no idea.  But you can definitely see that intensity, quickness,  and length?

Kid can get to the rim it seems, but again small sample size.  Last year he seemed to have a midrange game.  Small sample size.  Can he shoot 3s in games?  We'll, we will find out over the next several games.  Some guys just never miss 3s in shootaround like Bouknight, Clingan, Ball, etc.

So yeah, it's way too early to get caught up on Ross.  But it was fascinating to see him play defense with his athleticism/quickness/intensity.  I'm like wow.  Despite Hurley saying he's been one of the best players on practice.
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