Two five-star big men faced off in one of the first big
individual match-ups of the holiday weekend at the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of
Champions semi-final on Friday night. Harry
Giles, a five-star prospect in the junior class and a potential top draft
pick in 2017 faced off against senior Ivan Rabb, who is currently the No. 7
ranked player in the class of 2015. Giles helped lead his Wesleyan Christian
(NC) team to a 59-49 victory over Bishop O’ Dowd (CA).
The 6’10” Giles finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds
while the 6’10” Rabb ended the game with 14 points and 13 rebounds. While both
players finished with a double-double neither was overly dominant and both
players were quiet for long stretches. The two teams started off the game in a
zone and slowly moved to more man-to-man in the later part of the second
quarter.
Harry Giles – 14 points, 11 rebounds, 6-14 FG’s, 0-1 3PT, 2-2 FT’s
Harry Giles started with a smooth looking jump shot from
just inside the three-point line, but then went scoreless the rest of the
quarter with two missed dunks. In the second quarter Kwe Parker found Giles for a two hand dunk before he put together a
nice baseline spin move converting with a left handed lay-up. Moving to the
second half, Giles’ first basket came off a beautiful set play that resulted in
a lob. He also added in another dunk and a tip-in for his 14 points.
The stat line is nice and Giles’ team got a win (thanks in
part to the play of Brandon Childress),
but it wasn’t a typical dominant game for Giles. He missed four dunks during
the course of the game and disappeared at times as well in O’Dowd’s zone
defense. He did record several blocks and also created several deflections when
matched-up with Rabb on the defensive side.
Harry Giles Shot Chart |
Ivan Rabb, 14 points, 13 rebounds, 5-14 FG’s, 4-4 FT’s
Rabb recorded his first field goal when time expired at the
end of the first quarter and added in two tip-ins in the first half. He showed
off his ambidextrous skills in the second half hitting a left-handed shot over
Giles in addition to a left handed lay-up. Rabb started to move outside the
post as the game progressed and he did hit a 15 foot jump shot, but also missed
two pull-up jump shots just outside of the right free throw line. Throughout the course of the game, Rabb got
to face off with Giles on the offensive end while he only guarded Giles a few
times on the defensive side. In his one-on-one battles he scored straight-up on
Giles one time and got to the free throw line another. Rabb did create space
when facing up on Giles for jump-shots on three occasions, but wasn’t able to
convert.
Ivan Rabb Shot Chart |
Overall: Draw
The stat lines for Giles and Rabb were fairly similar and
while Giles got the win, this match-up ends in a draw. Rabb got more chances to
play against Giles on offense, but Giles was also impressive creating
deflections on the fast break as well as the post. Both players have the
ability to score inside and out, but Giles gets the edge on aggressiveness. He
moves more fluidly than Rabb on the court and also plays a bit stronger. Both
players are deserving of their top ten status, but it is the junior Harry Giles
that has the higher upside.
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