I was at the BSM/Hopkins game yesterday, and I must say, I was rather disappointed. I was really hoping to see Hopkins be challenged, but BSM was not close to being up to the task. Hopkins got control pretty quickly and had a 15-point lead at halftime, then after BSM closed it to 10 in the first couple minutes of the second, Hopkins went on a big run, such that the final 9 minutes or so was running clock time. UW assistant Greg Gard was there sitting with Rene Pulley in the first half, and Gopher assistant Vince Taylor was standing along the baseline in the second half. I believe Northern Iowa had a coach in attendance as well.
This is the first Hopkins game I have seen this season, but I would guess that it was not Joe Coleman's best game. I had him 7-16 from the floor, including 0-1 from downtown, and 3-4 on FTs. BSM junior wing Sanjay Lumpkin did a pretty reasonable job guarding Coleman, but he missed a number of shots I assume he makes on a regular basis. As an overall evaluation of Joe, his athleticism is certainly the thing that sticks out the most. He's a well-built kid, and he moves very well. He is also very aggressive, he takes the ball to the hoop hard and often, and is pretty successful doing so. I can't say I noticed any sort of height difference from previous viewings, so I'd put him in the 6'3" or 4" range.
In the past, my opinion of Joe was that he has ways to go before he can play guard in the Big 10. Nothing I saw yesterday changed that opinion. Perhaps he can do things the Hopkins coaches don't ask him to do, but his play was closer to that of a PF than it was a SG. The vast majority of his touches came within 10' of the hoop. I had him shooting the 1 from deep, then he made a baseline jumper, but I don't remember any other of his 16 shots being from outside the paint. He also doesn't do much ball-handling. Again, perhaps he's just not asked to do guard-type things, but if yesterday was any indication of his overall skill set, I would guess that he is primarily a SF (or wing with two other guards on the floor) when he comes in. Perhaps as his skills develop further, he is able to play more guard, but right now, I would think it would tough for him to be on the floor with only one other true guard. This is not meant to say he is not a good incoming prospect. He has some physical abilities that just can't be taught, which might make his role similar to the one Rodney Williams has played in his first couple years.
Here is a link to the czar's writeup of the game:
http://tchoops.blogspot.com/2010/12/hopkins-too-much-for-benilde.html