Media Credit: Christin Palazzolo Former Oregon point guard Aaron Brooks spent last week at the NBA Pre-Draft Camp in Orlando, Fla. hoping to impress NBA scouts and show he can be more than simply a scorer. Brooks led the Pac-10 in scoring last season at 17.7 points per game and led Oregon to the Elite Eight. [Click to enlarge]

If the biggest question mark regarding Aaron Brooks' NBA potential is his ability to be a true point guard - which seems to be the consensus concern among NBA scouts - that's certainly alright with him.

"I think I definitely am the NBA prototypical point guard," Brooks said in a telephone interview from Orlando, Fla. where he attended the NBA Pre-Draft Camp. "Oregon needed me to score. That's what they asked me to do, and that's what I did. I've played point guard all my life, and I'm willing to show I can do it.

"If that's the only reason why they wouldn't draft me, then I feel great because I know I can do that."

Brooks, who led the Pac-10 in scoring at 17.7 points per game and led the Ducks to the Elite Eight in his final season, spent the majority of last week and some of this week in front of NBA scouts and general managers, hoping to improve his stock in this month's NBA draft.

Players participating in the camp went through individual workouts, physical tests, interviews, informative seminars, and were assigned to a team for scrimmages.

Brooks had a fairly impressive showing overall, averaging 9.7 points (9-of-20 shooting overall, 2-of-6 from three-point range) and had 3.7 assists per game, according to statistics compiled by multiple sources. His team, which included Boston College's Jared Dudley and North Carolina's Reyshawn Terry, went 2-1. Brooks scored 10 points in his team's first game and showed his versatility with six rebounds, five assists and only two turnovers. Though he struggled in the second game, by shooting 2-for-6, he managed four assists and then scored 14 in his final game.

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