PGs emerging

The '10 season is in full swing now and this week is a good time to look at some players who have emerged from obscurity and put themselves on the radar as prospects. Here are 5 PGs to watch this year. All are off to a strong start. Some or all could well fade back into obscurity as the season rolls on, but all are worth watching. Players are in no particular order.

• James Florence, Mercer: This senior has spent 3 years as one of the many high-scoring, low-efficiency, undersized SGs who dominate the smaller conferences. This year he's still filling it up, but is also averaging 5.1 APG and a 1.7 A/TO. His percentages are a career high .458 overall and .355 on treys. It's not always easy to keep up such improvement over the entire season, but if Florence can do it he'll get a look at the camps.
• Nate Rohnert, Denver: Good pro PG characteristics. He's tall, at 6'5". He gets to the line frequently and scores efficiently. His numbers have improved across the board for4 seasons. Like all seniors, he faces an uphill struggle to get noticed, but if he keeps his numbers at this level he should get a look.
• Jimmer Fredette, BYU: He's emerged as BYU's best player in this, his junior year. His numbers are solid across the board, but not great or dominating. Like the others he's good enough to be on the watch list, but hardly a threat to John Wall as the nation's top PG.
• Jeremy Lin, Harvard: Another senior who has built on an already solid college career and moved himself onto the prospect map in his final season. One thing to look at with small college players is how well they do when playing against the heavyweight conferences. Lin outplayed Kemba Walker in a close loss to UConn and followed that up with a 25-point effort in an upset of BC. His passing numbers need to improve a little more, but he's also worth watching.
• Reggie Moore, Washington State: A freshman who is off to a great start. After 10 games he has strong passing numbers and is the Cougars' 2nd leading scorer. He's averaging almost 2 points per shot, which is a ridiculous number for a PG. He does have weak defensive numbers and that's always a concern, but as a freshman he has some time to get that corrected.