Oregon – Payton Pritchard
The Oregon Ducks are no strangers to NCAA basketball success. But so far, the Ducks sit at 12-5, and 2-2 in the very competitive Pac-12 conference. But they have a 6-foot-2 sophomore point guard who is worth keeping on your radar. He is fiery and aggressive, good on defense and willing to dish the ball out to the open shooter. And he is already getting comparisons to Philadelphia 76ers T.J. McConnell
Payton Pritchard (@fastpp3) plays like Arizona's T.J. McConnell, but better shooter. Can't give a much better compliment. #FloorGeneral
— Andrew Nemec (@AndrewNemec) March 22, 2015
So imagine the intensity of T.J. McConnell in the body of a point guard who nails the three-pointer, and you get Payton Prichard.
Passion plus
Here is some of his production on display. He’s a gamer.
Pritchard is a fiery competitor who plays with passion. That unto itself is a great plus for any player targetted by the Philadelphia 76ers. but he brings a self confidence to the basketball court as well. It’s not cockiness, more of a subtle swagger which exudes calmness and a “we got this!” to his teammates.