NY2LASports.com National Positional Rankings - PF

June 22, 2008

By Antonio Curro - NY2LASports.com

Interior prospects are always a premium as rebounding the basketball and dominating in the paint are always keys to victory no matter what level is being talked about. In the end, it's the big boys that set the table for everyone else to eat. While a host of young talent puts it down in the paint year after year, a quick glance has the 2010 and 2011 classes looking very strong at the PF position but there's a young man from the deep South that could become that guy when it's all said and done.

Here's a look at the top 10...Subscribers can see the full list here

Ranking	Name	Class	Height	High School (State)	Grassroots	Comments
1	Johnny O'Bryant III	2011	6'8"	East Side (MS)	Jackson Tigers	Physical specimen with the physical tools and mid range game to be that dude. Excellent mid range stroke. Sky is the limit...drips with pro potential.
2	Jared Sullinger	2010	6'8"	Northland Sr. (OH)	All-Ohio	Big tough powerful interior prospect who dominates on the blocks. Pencil in a double double each night. Physically dominant.
3	Derrick Favors	2009	6'9"	South Atlanta (GA)	Atlanta Celtics	Has the physical tools to become a dominant interior prospect. Skill set on the blocks is still raw. Excellent upside. Could play the Center position too.
4	Mike Shaw	2011	6'8"	DeLaSalle (IL)	Mac Irvin Fire	Excellent young interior prospect who can step away from the basket with effectiveness. Exceptional upside. Sky is the limit...it's up to him.
5	Tristan Thompson	2010	6'8"	St. Benedict Prep (NJ)	Grassroots Canada	Exceptional young interior prospect with the potential to become a dominant big at the next level.
6	Melvin Tabb	2010	6'8"	Enloe (NC)	N.C. Raptors	Excellent physical tools and athleticism to become an explosive interior prospect. Drips with talent, tools, and upside. Highly underrated nationally.
7	Angelo Chol	2011	6'8"	San Diego Hoover	Pump N' Run Power	Raw physical talent who shows flashes of interior dominance at times. Excellent feel for the game. Potential and upside land him here.
8	Joshua Langford	2010	6'6"	J.O. Johnson (AL)	Alabama Lasers	One of the most underrated prospects nationally. Tough, physical, explosive athlete who has the potential to become a dominant interior prospect at the next level. Love his floor game and physical tools.
9	DeShawn Painter	2009	6'8"	Booker T. Washington (VA)	Boo Williams	Raw physical talent who's potential and upside continue to land him praises. Has all the physical tools to be that dude...it all rests on his shoulders.
10	Royce White	2009	6'7"	Hopkins (MN)	Howard Pulley	Could probably be ahead of Painter given his performances early this spring. Dominant interior prospect who can step away from the basket with success too.

Johnny O'Bryant III

Jared Sullinger

Derrick Favors

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