Ilyasova looks good in warm-ups
Chad Ford, ESPN InsiderInternational scouting sounds glamorous, but traveling halfway around the world to watch your prospect wave a towel can be frustrating.
Story | Conversation | May 04, 2005Slim pickings in the middle
Chad Ford, ESPN InsiderChanning Frye is among the best of a thin center class, but a sleeping collegiate giant is beginning to get some buzz.
Story | Conversation | April 01, 2005
Is the foreign invasion a joke?
Chad Ford, ESPN InsiderProjecting international players these days is bound to provoke a backlash. Despite skeptics, NBA scouts are raving about foreign prospects.
Story | Conversation | January 28, 2005
2005 NBA Draft Insider Player Cards
Chad Ford...scoring in the paint. Downside: He's very raw. Great abilities don't always translate into game time production. Foot work needs work. Varying reports about his work ethic though scouts agree that he...
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Breaking down the class of 2001
Chad Ford, NBA InsiderTeams have until Oct. 31 to extend players drafted in the first round of the 2001 NBA Draft.
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2003
The ultimate out-of-nowhere story
Chad Ford, NBA InsiderSix months ago, the NBA had never heard of Pavel Podkolzine. Now he might be a top-five pick.
Story | Conversation | June 07, 2003
Peep Show
Chad Ford, NBA InsiderESPN Insider has the latest news and notes from around the NBA.
Story | Conversation | May 26, 2003
Stock Watch: Turner's injury a very bad break
Chad Ford...and every player has roughly seven or eight games under his belt. NBA GMs and scouts have...bad since last season. That means it's time for our first NBA Draft Stock Watch of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009
Unheralded players making their mark early
Chad Ford...ability, and Udoh has the production to match, averaging nearly 10 boards and 3.5 blocks per game. Udoh is proving to be more than just a shotblocker. He has improved dramatically on the offensive...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2009
Never too early to talk lottery scenarios
Chad Ford...numbers at Georgia Tech (13.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.8 blocks in 24 minutes per game) are very good for a freshman but not quite dominant. If he really gets it going in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Stealthy mid-major programs have NBA talent
Chad Ford...off the radar screen for much of last year, but now scouts are following him virtually every game. A number of NBA scouts I spoke with think he could end up in the lottery at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors
Chad Ford...2. Trevor Booker, PF, Clemson Draft range: Midfirst to second round We spent some time breaking down Booker's game in our most recent blog entry. Some scouts love him; others are wary of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Would-be first-rounders back for better or worse
Chad Ford...sixth-man role for the Tar Heels last season, averaging around six points and six rebounds a game. His best game of the regular season was a 14-point, 10-rebound performance on opening night...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009
The boys of summer
Chad Ford...latest on what top recruits -- both in the U.S. and abroad -- are doing to improve their games. Whether it was playing internationally for the U.S. under-19 team or working as counselors at...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
Breaking down the one-and-doners
Chad Ford...course, they rarely act that way. The last time a college senior was selected among the first...him to average six or more assists a game. Second, they'll examine his jump shot. Like...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009
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