I know most fans and national media are enthusiastic about Judah's play in NYC, but I was slightly disappointed. Maybe that's because I've always thought so highly of his abilities that nothing he did in NYC surprised me. I've always considered him a top twenty and maybe a top ten player in his class.
I think his offensive game in NYC became too one-dimensional, with everything being about getting to the rim. In his first couple of games, almost all his shots were mid-range jumpers. JB commented a couple times that he needed to get to the basket more. But what's been missing in his offensive game is the great balance and versatility he showed in high school as a three-level scorer--at the rim, with mid-range jumpers off a variety of moves, and a three-point shot.
Judah also was not much of a playmaking point guard in NYC. That could partially be explained by Jesse being on the bench and Joe's game being in the crapper against St. John's. But Judah has to get better at finding guys in good shooting position, whether a simple pass from out front at the right moment or when he penetrates. He's shown good development in finding Jesse when he gets in the lane, but not much of finding Joe or Chris for catch-and-shoot threes. Chris hit three buckets off the dribble in the first half of the St. John's game, which is about the total number of buckets I saw him get off the dribble in more than a dozen high school games. It's great he's developing that, he needed to. But the strength of his game is catch-and-shoot threes, and it's part of Judah's job to get him more of those.
One other minor quibble--Judah's playing style seemed like it was from a couple decades ago. One on one, often with lots of dribbling and slow ball movement. In today's NBA, decisions are made quickly and the ball moves quickly. That was an even bigger problem with Quadir's point guard play in high school-- too much dribbling for too long, with little teammate movement happening.
Overall, Judah was really good in NYC. And his defense was excellent, as I expect it to be, and not like the much weaker defense he had been playing before NYC. It's great to have an exciting Syracuse player who's created some well-deserved national buzz. But as good as Judah has been so far, there is still a lot of room for improvement in his game. I think he has the abilities and the smarts for that to happen fast.