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During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch (almost) every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.

This song has been sung frequently, but in case you missed prior renditions ...

Ty Lawson -- ... no one has helped his NBA stock more this season than Ty Lawson. The tournament has been the same exact tune, with Sunday's killer Elite Eight performance the latest verse.

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch (almost) every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.

Hasheem Thabeet -- Few elite prospects have been dealt specific indictments such as Thabeet's offense saw Saturday in UConn's win over Missouri. Despite his tremendous size advantage, Thabeet only managed to get off four shots against the Tiger defense, scoring five points. He further registered no blocked shots (and that's his top offering to the pros!) and earned 13 good rebounds, seven on the defensive glass. I'm not sure at this point that it's like Thabeet is more talented in NBA terms than Samuel Dalembert. (That's not a compliment.)

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch (almost) every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.

Blake Griffin -- If I have ever suggested a fellow collegiate player might usurp Griffin as the consensus No. 1 in the 2009 draft, well ... I'm sorry. Like his NBA avatar (Amar'e Stoudemire), Griffin is one of those out-of-sight, out-of-mind dominating players. For whatever reason, we chalk up the devastation they reek to circumstances (their physical prowess, the competition level, the table-setters) and just assume in a wink or a blink they'll be weak. Err ... NOT the case. Just as Amar'e could thrive anywhere, Griffin should be an NBA stud. Against Syracuse, Blake totaled 30 points on 15 FGAs, 14 rebounds, three assists, a steal and just one turnover. He's shooting better than 70% through three tournament games. He is a beast.

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.

Tyreke Evans -- Memphis fell, leaving Evans' NBA draft fate in the hands of measurements (where he'll soar) and work-outs (where ... well). Evans is the single prospect not named Ricky with an outside shot at supplanting Blake Griffin atop the board, provided the right team win the No. 1 pick. (What team would that be? I'd love to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)

During the NIT Tournament, we NBA heads hardly ever pay attention. But when Stephen Curry and Patrick Mills hook up, we're watching. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a summary of what the box scores tell us.

Before we get into the pro prospecting, it needs to be said that St. Mary's College has a killer fan base. That building's bandbox before you add the thousands of maniacal kids screaming full throttle for the benefit of the TV crowd? Well done, Gaels.

Of course, the fans had plenty to cheer for thanks to St. Mary's 80-68 second-round victory Monday. The duel between Davidson's Stephen Curry (26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists) and St. Mary's own Patrick Mills (23 points, 10 assists) lived up to expectations.

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.

Cole Aldrich -- Aldrich, a mammoth Paul Davis lookalike, wouldn't be your first guess for first player to record a triple-double since Dwyane Wade in 2003. But there's Aldrich, getting dirty against Dayton with 13 points, 20 rebounds and 10 blocks. Aldrich also had five turnovers, and he's not a great passer. But if you want an upgraded Joel Przybilla with some offense, or a minor young Jermaine O'Neal.

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.

Ty Lawson -- Lawson returned from an ankle injury to lead the Tar Heels in a solid win over LSU, and he showed why teams in the late lottery should be intrigued. Lawson went full tilt, scoring 23 points on 13 FGAs (he hit threes and drew fouls), and adding six assists and zero turnovers. He is, for all intents, the most efficient up-tempo point guard in the nation. The NBA is still speeding up. So long as the talent around Lawson hasn't blown up his stock more than we can see, he looks like a good fit for speed-based NBA teams.

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.

James Harden -- Thank goodness for draftniks that Arizona State won, so that this isn't our lasting impression of Harden. The Sun Devil had a rough afternoon, shooting 1-for-8 and coughing up four turnovers. Not his best work. ASU won and Harden will get another shot in front of a national audience Sunday.

During the NCAA Tournament, we NBA heads watch every game, judging the pro prospects of particular players. Inspired by our daily Doing Lines feature, Drooling Lines offers a daily summary of what the box scores tell us.

Blake Griffin -- It's a danged broken record at this point: every scrub in America wants to be the boy to take down Blake Griffin. Epic fail, Mr. Morgan State Golden Bear. Griffin brushed it off and totaled 28-13 in an easy Oklahoma win. I can't wait until Reggie Evans tries to body check Blizzy into press row.

Tyreke Evans -- Memphis nearly dropped out at the hands of ... (drumroll) Cal State Northridge. Thanks to a role player (Roburt Sallie), the Tigers stay alive. Evans, a mercurial prospect who has ranged from No. 2 to No. 20 on draft boards in the past year, will have a chance to impress scouts by cleaning up his offense.