You can see Mike Taylor, but can you catch him?

One of the pleasant surprises in the early-going of Clippers camp is rookie guard Mike Taylor, a late second-round pick the Clippers traded up with Portland to get because he'd turned in an impressive workout for them.

Coach Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday that Taylor has been ``probably the most surprising guy in camp'' thus far, and looks to be in line for playing time this year in the Clippers backcourt.

Taylor is being converted from a shooting guard to a point guard, a process that began last year when he played in the D-League, but still has a few hurdles to clear.

So far though, Dunleavy loves what he sees from the young, wiry, super-quick 6-foot-2 guard.

``He's really done a nice job of defending, running his team, scoring points,'' Dunleavy said. ``I would bet you he was the leading scorer in practice today. He's a rhythm guy and when he gets it going, he gets it going.''

Taylor still needs to improve on the number of turnovers he commits and game-management, Dunleavy said.

If he continues to develop, Dunleavy said Taylor could work his way into the rotation as a back-up point guard behind Baron Davis and Jason Hart.

Dunleavy has also said that first-round draft pick Eric Gordon can play point guard if necessary.