
Utah report on Ron Harper

(6'6", 198 lbs.) (R)

Posted: Thurs May 26, 1998
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Harper will take four jumpers for every one drive.
(John Biever)
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1. Streak perimeter shooter, will take four jumpers for every
one drive. Likes to take his catch/shoot jumper out of their
triangle offense on the "guard split." More effective driver
than perimeter jump shooter. Eighty-four percent of shots taken
are jumpers. In this [sampling] he took 38 jumpers compared to
six drives. Sixty percent of shots taken both outside and inside
are from the right side.
2. Will create his own jumper going one/one, likes to take
pull-up jumper going to his right.
3. Will post up smaller defenders. Eighty-five percent of
postups start with his back to the basket.
ON LOW LEFT BLOCK HIS FAVORITE MOVE IS
When turning middle: #1 turnaround jumper off his left shoulder.
If forced baseline: #1 turnaround jumper off his right shoulder.
ON LOW RIGHT BLOCK HIS FAVORITE MOVE IS
When turning middle: #1 turnaround jumper off his right shoulder.
If forced baseline: #1 fading turnaround jumper off his left
shoulder.
4. Good three-point shooter (68 for 188) 36.2 accuracy for
'96-97 season.
5. Righthanded player, drives are 22% of his offense. Likes to
drive right 70% of the time. Will get to the top of the basket
very quickly from perimeter. When he penetrates he will shoot
83% of the time in the lane.
6. Excellent runnerwill leave early after contesting a
perimeter jump shot.
Issue date: June 1, 1998
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