Gary Flowers, 6-8, Senior, Forward,
Southern Mississippi
20.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 2.7 turnovers, 0.9 steals, 1.8 blocks, 50.0%
FG, 42.9% 3FG, 76.3% FT
After showing potential as a junior, Southern Mississippi forward Gary Flowers has made significant strides thus far during his senior season.
As has been written in the past, Flowers has above-average size for a combo-forward with good length to compensate. In addition, he is a fluid athlete, which makes his tweener skill-set more adaptable to the next level.
There is a lot to like about Flowers on the offensive end, as well, where he ranks amongst the best scorers in
college basketball, shooting a very efficient 52% inside the arc and 44% from 3-point range. His shooting motion remains inconsistent and his
jump shot gets little arc, but he has nonetheless developed into a solid perimeter shooter and a reliable
pick-and-pop and spot-up threat at this level.
Inside of the arc, he continues to show potential as a face-up scorer with his growing comfort in his pull-up jump shot. He must continue to work on his ball handling, however, as he rarely is able to utilize his athleticism off the dribble and he is still very limited as a shot creator. He is a solid finisher around the basket, as well, where his quick feet, explosiveness, and soft touch off of the glass work to his advantage. While he struggles to carve out space in the post and he does not move particularly well without the ball, he has some solid post moves and can catch-and-finish.
At this stage his skill set resembles that of a face-up
power forward, but his improvement and athleticism continues to suggest that with continued work he could see minutes at the small
forward position in the future.
Carl Landry with the Houston Rockets in 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
