NBA Comparison: Aaron Brooks

Strengths: Harrow is an ultra quick and athletic PG who transferred from NC State to Kentucky after starting most of his Fr. season … Pretty imaginative and flashy lead guard, who plays a style that is fun to watch … Possesses exceptional ball-handling skills to go with his quickness, which makes him a tough cover … Has few problems getting to where he wants on the court … Has a vast array of moves he uses, and probably already has some of the best crossovers in college hoops … His hesitation and left-to-right moves can put defenders on a highlight reel … A constant threat to put pressure on his matchup and the defense, as he’s a threat to get into the paint from either direction … Is a true PG, looks to distribute and get teammates shots on his way to the rim … Also has potential as a scorer … Shows a developing floater and pull-up jumper in the lane … Plays best in an up-tempo style, where his quickness and athleticism are most pronounced … The floor spacing he’ll have in Kentucky’s dribble drive offense will allow him to be very effective as well, especially considering he’ll have talented teammates to pass the ball to … Pretty tough cover in the pick and roll … Has the explosiveness and elevation to play above the rim … Possesses long arms and in combination with his lateral quickness, Harrow is a threat pressuring ball-handling up the court and getting steals … Is a more laid back personality, but seems to have some leadership ability that you look for in a PG, especially at his age … High upside player ...

Weaknesses: Harrow is still painfully thin and pretty weak, even after sitting out a year and being in college for 2 full years … Hasn’t put on weight at a good rate at all since he was in HS … Struggles playing through contact, and can be pushed around at times on both ends of the court by physical play … Not a very good finisher around the rim in a crowd…Still learning how to harness his quickness, sometimes has a raw understanding of dictating the pace of games and knowing when to push tempo and when to let things flow more naturally … Likes to go for the home run play, but will at times try and force things ... Still a bit green, and needs more experience … Is a below average jump shooter … Has some raw ability to hit college range 3’s, but not more than sporadically and his mid-range game is still developing too … If he were to develop a more respectable jumper, he would be even harder to contain than he is now…Has very good upside, but he’s clearly more of a long term prospect ...

Overall: Word is Harrow won many of the pracitce battles with first round pick Marquis Teague ... Harrow is a flashy playmaking PG who has great athleticism and quick, along with really good handles … He’s a bit raw overall, and needs improvement in many areas, but he has high level upside and could be the next Calipari PG to make it to the NBA after 1 season as a starter …

Jorrye Nixon 7/5/12

Youtube Clip 06/21/2009