NBA Comparison: Jake Voskuhl

Strengths: A center with good size and a solid frame … Still a fairly young player in terms of experience, he has a decent amount of upside … He is a high percentage scorer inside, he establishes good low post position and has the ability to finish using his strength and height … He has good weight on his frame and can create space and muscle his way inside ... Turns to both shoulders and uses his body to shield the ball from defenders ... Has good hands and makes tough catches in the paint and in traffic ... Shows a good touch around the basket, and can shoot a fairly soft turnaround jumper ... Uses his height and keeps the ball high on his release, making it difficult to challenge his shot … Has decent shooting mechanics when stepping out to midrange and shows the potential to turn into a solid pick and pop option ... A very good rebounder (he holds his boxouts and clears space on the defensive end, and he hangs around the rim on the offensive end and gets his hands on a lot of missed shots) ... Has a very good motor for a player his size, has the endurance to play long minutes and is also disciplined enough to avoid foul trouble ... He is a fairly good straight line runner, getting up and down the floor at a good pace … Effective shot blocker, he has decent timing and is able to alter and block a good number of shots inside ...

Weaknesses: Not a great athlete, he has limited leaping ability and struggles finishing inside against bigger players ... He is fairly stiff in his movements, he doesn't have a live body and is not very agile ... Does not finish with his left hand (even when turning to his right shoulder he looks to get the ball in his strong hand for awkward finishes) ... His low post repertoire is limited and he lacks effective counter moves ... Does not have great footwork, which leaves him off-balance when making moves inside … A poor foul shooter ... Even though the form on his shot is fundamental, he needs to improve the results and gain more consistency … Not a good passer out of double teams, he waits too long to move the ball and often gets caught up in traffic ... Played in a weak conference, and had a distinctive height advantage on a nightly basis, he needs to show that he is able to battle with players his size to succeed at the next level …

Borko Popic - 06/22/2010

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