Robert Swift Could Be Top 10

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The pro scouts came to Ocala to check Swift out, the San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors on Monday, the New Jersey Nets, Memphis Grizzlies and Seattle Supersonics on Tuesday.

Swift didn't disappoint - even on nights when he didn't score a lot of points. On Tuesday, with Vanguard's smallish Knights swarming around him every time he touched the ball, Swift was still a difference-maker with 23 rebounds, eight blocked shots and at least a half-dozen changed shots.

When it was all said and done, the talk was that Swift was, very likely, a top 10 pick next June.

"When you look at Kwame Brown and Dwight Howard, I think Swift was much more consistent over the first three games of the tournament,": said Vanguard High coach and KOS Tournament Director Jim Haley. "He runs the floor well, he passes well and he shoots the ball well. There are a lot of 7-footers in the league (NBA) who aren't as good as him."

That doesn't mean there still isn't work to be done.

"When he gets to the NBA he will have a personal trainer who will work with him on strength and endurance," said Haley. "His skill level (shooting, ball handling and passing) doesn't need a lot of improvement. He is one of the better passers I've seen for his height. He finds the open man. He doesn't turn the ball over."
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