share
 Logo

21 - Aleks Maric

Nebraska 

  • Birthday: 10/22/84
  • NBA Position: Center
  • Class: Senior
  • Ht: 6-11
  • Wt: 270
  • Hometown: Sydney, Australia
  • High School: Life Center
  • 2007 Statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Overall

87

NBA Comparison: Todd Fuller

Aran Smith - 1/18/2008

Strengths: Aussie bigman with a good offensive feel and skill set ... Not pretty but effective. Great attitude and a strong work ethic and desire to improve ... High effort guy. Maximizes his abilities ... Has an array of effective post moves ... He's more athletic and quicker than he appears ... He's 6-11 with a big wingspan, making him effectively a 7 footer, and enhancing his athleticism ... Strong frame and has a willingness to bang inside ... Very effective scoring in the low block, using his size and strength to overpower smaller college centers ... Excellent touch on his shot and finishes well after contact ... He obviously won't have the same scoring success at the NBA level, but some of what makes him succesful at Nebraska will make him effective against bigger and stronger post players ... Has a soft set of hands, allowing him to gather rebounds and post passes, also helps on tip ins ... Has developed into a defensive presence and a quality shot blocker at the college level (2 bpg) ... Shows good anticipation and improvement all around defensively (1.3 spg) ... Has done a good job of limiting his turnovers, a problem that plagued him before this season ...

Weaknesses: A plodder. Not a very quick or fluid athlete, slow running the floor ... Somewhat mechanical. Lacks great fluidity in his movements and better in the half court than transition ... Doesn't have quick or great explosiveness ... Lateral foot speed is below average at the NBA level ... His style fits in better with the NBA of yesteryear ... Had a bigger impact scoring in his junior season than his senior (18.5 - 16.3) though his FG% has risen ... His free throw shooting has dipped in his senior year (59%) but he's proven that he can consistently shoot from the line (68%) ...
RSS: Syndicate content