TEANECK, N.J. -- Day Two of the best camp of the summer, adidas ABCD Camp, brought more of the great matchups which symbolized the previous day.

The great competition between talented point guards to determine who's king of the hill continued at the Rothman Center on the campus of Farleigh Dickinson University.

A day after 5-10 sophomore Sebastian Telfair (Lincoln H.S./Brooklyn, N.Y.) conquered 6-1 North Carolina-bound senior Raymond Felton (Latta H.S./Latta, S.C.), he was taking on 6-2 Florida-bound senior Anthony Roberson (Saginaw H.S./Saginaw, Mich.).

Both started out the game slowly, initiating offense with passes to the wing, not looking to penetrate. Gradually they started to test each other a little bit, Roberson taking some jumpers, Telfair pushing the dribble and kicking it out to teammates for easy open court baskets.

But it wasn't until after a timeout that things started popping. Telfair came out of that timeout like a boxer who had been jabbing, faking and feinting for a few rounds until he had thorough knowledge of his opponents repertoire. Ziggin' and zaggin' left and right with equal effectiveness and using his multiple gears, Telfair just took it to Roberson, who gave a great effort defensively, but, like those to come will find out, Telfair just has too much game.

Roberson is the type of guard who tries to create space to get himself a jumper, although he can go to the basket. Telfair is the type of guard who forces the other team to commit a lot of resources to keeping him out of the paint, and he makes all of his teammates better, getting guys shots they can make. Roberson was missing early, but to his credit, hit some jumpers late and made the winning three on a stepback in overtime-on another player. Telfair is the real deal. Uniquely talented, a special player that we will all be watching for the next twenty years or so.

6-2 Duke-bound senior Sean Dockery (Julian H.S./Chicago, Ill.) went up against Felton and that was another contrast in styles. Felton, as documented earlier, is an athletic lead (more of a scorer) guard who also usually winds up shooting an unusual looking jumper off of his moves. Dockery has a better feel for the game and is better at getting to the basket and finding people. Dockery is not a strong shooter, but he gets the edge over the more athletic Felton as far as impacting the game. Dockery suffered an injury early in the game but came back to play, looking much better than the first day after receiving what several people thought was a spanking from Roberson.

Others impressing
6-10 senior Jason Fraser (Amityville H.S./Amityville, N.Y.) is already recognized as one of the top talents in this class. That is why it is so amazing in this day and age to see a player of his stature and size take 5 charging fouls during the day's program. Nobody posts up stronger here than Fraser, who plays very aggressively despite being listed at 210 pounds. Fraser has also shown a vastly improved shooting touch over last year, hitting a three and looking good from mid-range. His play of the day was blocking a shot, putting him way behind the ball and then out-running everybody down court to get the pass and finish the play. Outstanding junior, 6-11, 260-pound Kendrick Perkins (Ozen H.S./Beaumont, Texas) is a lot stronger than Fraser and moved him around a little bit, but Fraser was just too active for Perkins and won that matchup between two impressive big men. Perkins may be the top big man in the Class of 2003 and will definitely be a high school player who will take a look at bypassing college. He is skilled and has a big frame and uses his body.

No, his name isn't Yao Ming, the Chinese star who would have been the first draft pick in last month's NBA Draft, but Zhengdong Tang isn't just another Asian tourist visiting the East Coast. He's 7-1, 270-pounds and he plays for the Nan Jing Sports School in Nan Jing, China. And he's pretty darn good. Though no speedster, Tang is mobile on the floor, possesses good hands and has a clue on how to play in the paint. He's displayed some toughness and a willingness to bang against the other big men, ranking among the top rebounders in the camp. You don't need a fortune cookie to realize that there's a decent chance that there will be at least a couple of big men from China playing in the NBA in a few years time. While getting his share of attention, Tang isn't the only Chinese player at adidas ABCD Camp, 6-1 point guard Qingpeng Zhang (Liao Ning Province Sports Academy/Fu Shun City, China) has been steady in his play here.

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