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- Name: Bryce Taylor
- Position: SG
- Height: 6-5
- Weight: 210
- College Team: Oregon Ducks
- Nationality: American
- Hometown: Encino, California
- Birthdate: 9/27/1986
- Class: Senior
- High School: Harvard-Westlake
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Strengths: Taylor has a solid grasp on the fundamentals of the game … Possesses legit NBA 3-point range that he can make with regularity … Has improved greatly setting up defenders with hesitations and fakes to get into the lane … Offensively, Taylor is a patient player who allows the game to come to him … Understands how to utilize the mid-range jumper when shooting off the dribble … Defensively, he shows good effort, toughness, and effective athleticism … Quality free throw shooter … Taylor’s high basketball IQ and good decision making enable him to play error-free ball on most occasions … Displays strong upper body strength that prevent him from getting pushed around easily … Excellent finisher in transition with the body strength and decent leaping ability to finish in traffic … Does a good job of using screens to get open looks at the basket … Locker room guy who is a quality person off the court … Has a solid work ethic and, more importantly, the desire to improve … Decent ball handler who has the ability to bring the ball up the court or lead the fast break … Unselfish player who consistently plays within a team concept with no problem … Displays excellent mechanics with a quick release, capable of needing little time to get his shot off …
Weaknesses: Failed to play up to the expectations that many placed on him this year … Some of this has to do with his inability to be aggressive and confident during the course of a game … Seems to almost disappear at times and does not demand the ball as much as he should … On the college level he has become a solid defender, but will have to improve his lateral quickness in the NBA … Struggles at times when defending guards with length and athleticism, but to his credit he does better when he has time to pick-up on opposing players’ tendencies … Still learning how to create off the dribble consistently … Lacks the explosiveness to be a quality rebounder … Height will lead some to question if he would be more useful as a combo guard, switching between the guard positions, but this will require improvement on ball protection and court vision … Hasn’t been as good this year moving without the ball, which could be due in part to Oregon’s inconsistent point guard play … This lack of activity has severely limited his ability to draw fouls and get to the free throw line … Seems too content deferring scoring to teammates rather than demanding the ball, which his talent level and senior status should command … Lacks the first step to get full separation from defenders if his assignment doesn’t bite on his fakes …
Matthew Maurer – 3/21/08
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SEASONS
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GP
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FG%
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3PT%
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FT%
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SPG
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BPG
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RPG
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APG
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PPG
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2004-05 Oregon
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27
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42.7
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37.0
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66.7
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0.6
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0.4
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2.4
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1.6
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11.6
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2005-06 Oregon
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23
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40.6
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26.7
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79.7
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0.8
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0.1
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2.4
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1.6
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9.3
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2006-07 Oregon
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37
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51.7
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42.2
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82.6
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1.0
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0.2
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4.6
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1.7
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14.1
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2007-08 Oregon
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30
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46.1
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38.2
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82.3
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0.7
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0.4
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3.8
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1.4
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12.8
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DIV I Totals
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117
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46.0
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36.9
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78.3
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0.8
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0.3
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3.5
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1.6
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12.2
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