June 22, 2011

Demontez Stitt - Stitt was a guard at Clemson, so you know he can defend. He averaged 14.5 ppg, 3.3 apg, 4.3 rpg and 1.4 spg as a senior, with team highs in points and assists; however, as a wise man may once have said, a team high in assists does not a point guard make. Stitt is a score-first player, who can get the ball over half-court and move it around without making too many mistakes, yet he's no point guard. He's a scorer. Furthermore, he's a scorer without much of a jumpshot - his jumper improved throughout his career, yet Stitt is still a mediocre, streaky outside shooter. He's a slasher, transition player and defender, who's not an NBA calibre defensive specialist.

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March 16, 2011

At guard, Clemson run with 5'9 junior Andre Young and 6'2 senior Demontez Stitt. Despite his status as a legal midget - as opposed to, say, his status as an illegal midget - Young plays with an aggression and fearlessness that helps him to overcome his physical disadvantages. He is somewhat limited as a player, mainly because of height thing; the vast majority of his offensive game comes via the three point shot, and while he has good speed, energy and effort on defense, he's too small to really change much. He's also not a particularly great shot creator for others. However, he makes few mistakes and helps on both ends, sporting a 2.4:1 assist/turnover ratio to boot. Meanwhile, Stitt is the team's leader in assists and points, and is the closest thing they have to a guard who can collapse the defense, get into the paint, slash and score, and produce in isolation situations. He isn't especially good at any of those things, but he's quick, has a floater, and has improved his previously sloppy ballhandling and subpar jumpshot to acceptable levels. Predictably, he's better defensively.

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