More full game film of Damien Jefferson from 2/24/15. Film is not the greatest quality. Jefferson ended up with 20pts, 12rebs, 5assists, 2 steals by my count. The thing that stood out about Jefferson in this game is his passing/court vision. At 6’6 he has above average/good passing ability. Kid really excels in transition as well.
Notable plays from Jefferson highlighted below:
47:18 mark – nice rebound in traffic
50:12 mark – dribbles into crowd and turns it over; good change of direction instincts but poor decision as he dribbled into 3 defenders
51:25 mark – gets rebound and dribbles into traffic once again and turns it over; was visibly frustrated on foul call a few seconds earlier, this was more of a frustration turnover and trying to be overly aggressive
52:05 mark – get offensive rebound as the trail man on the break, but misses easy tip in
52:23 mark – hits catch and shoot 3 off the backboard – the bank was open
53:15 mark – flushes home an alley opp in transition over defender, nice verticality here
56:20 – get a rebound from the FT line, dribbles past 3 defenders, draws the backline defender and drops a no look pass to a teammate for an assist – this was very pretty
59:40 mark – gets what clearly appears to be an and 1(no further dribbling after foul call), but ref calls it on the floor; good display of balance and strength to absorb the contact and get a good look up
1:00:20 mark – gets offensive rebound off long shot, is trapped in high post, has awareness to spin out of double team and get to the rack. Misses layup but gets offensive rebound and misses tip in – really quick off the ground for the offensive rebounds
1:01:50 mark – knocks down 2 FT after getting fouled on dunk attempt in transition – love the aggressiveness when attempting to finish. . . . . . .this team needs someone that can finish with authority
1:04:55 mark – gets back in transition defense and uses length to steal the pass, takes to dribbles and finds teammate for easy layup
1:08:52 mark – receives swing pass, gets defender in the air with shot fake, takes to dribbles and flushes down a dunk over the defender
1:09:15 mark – knocks down 2 FTs after being fouled on layup attempt in transition
1:10:25 mark – knocks down 1 out of 2 at the line after being fouled bringing the ball up the court
1:12:35 mark – threads the needle between 2 defenders on a 40 foot bounce pass to his teammate for an easy layup – this was really impressive
1:17:55 mark – finishes in transition by letting his defender go by as he goes up and under to protect the ball
1:19:50 mark – knocks down 2 FTs after getting fouled attempting to split the double team at half court
1:21:10 mark – steals inbounds pass
1:34:40 mark – comes off of screen to right wing and misses 22ft jumper short, gets back on defense and blocks layup but is called for foul
1:36:05 mark – turnover after attempting no look entry pass to FT line area
1:37:50 – once again dribbles into the paint, draws defender and drops a no look pass to a teammate for an easy assist
1:42:33 mark – grabs defensive rebound, draws defenders to him before dropping a cross court pass to a teammate for an easy layup
1:48:15 – misses 22-23ft contested jumper off the bounce
1:49:10 mark – grabs defensive rebound, takes it coast to coast for a layup
149:40 mark – get outs in transition in the middle of the floor, gives it up to Edwards, who throws the lob to Jefferson and Jefferson finished the dunk with 2 hands
1:53:07 mark – picks up offensive foul after receiving entry pass from sideline and bullying defender to the rim – I really like his aggression and physicality here even if it results in a TO, he’s just a tough minded, physical player