"Marshon Brooks was nearly finished with his pre-draft workout for the Washington Wizards this morning at Verizon Center, but there was one drill left to complete requiring a series of jump shots from each end of the foul line. It's a drill that has confounded more than a handful of invitees to previous Wizards workouts, and for Brooks, the proceedings didn't begin well either. But after misfiring at the start, Brooks settled into a rhythm, swishing one, then two and then a third. By the time he was finished, the swingman from Providence had made eight in a row with Wizards Coach Flip Saunders watching closely and offering encouragement. That's the kind of shooting that in part has helped elevate Brooks's stock from the second round to the first for the June 23 NBA draft. His versatility in playing either shooting guard or small forward, albeit a bit undersized at 6 feet 5, could be enticing at No. 18 for Washington, which also worked out guards Shelvin Mack (Butler) and Adrian Oliver (San Jose State), and forwards Malcolm Thomas (San Diego State) and Jamel McLean (Xavier). "I'm just trying to be myself, score the ball a variety of different ways like I can," said Brooks, who finished as the second leading scorer in the country behind BYU's Jimmer Fredette. "I'm just trying to provide energy for any team that's going to pick me up. Just looking forward to the challenge."" Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-verizon-center/2011/06/08/AGVeH7LH_blog.html
