NBA Comparison: Danny Schayes (less athletic)

Strengths: A role player with good size and length for the center position … Plays hard and is willing to do all the dirty work inside ... Will fight for position on the defensive end, get to the glass and rebound ... Effective setting screens to get his teammates open ... Rebounds the ball extremely well thanks to his size and aggressive approach inside ... Has a very good nose for the ball and is able to get to a number of missed shots that are out of his area ... A high character guy, a good teammate and a nice locker room piece ... Shows decent hands, and can make catches in the paint in drive and dish situations ...

Weaknesses: Style of game would fit better in the NBA if it were 1980 ... Big, tall, unathletic centers don't have much of a place in the NBA nowadays ... Not a scoring threat inside ... Lacks footwork, touch and body control to be effective with his back to the basket ... Does not have great mobility and his motor is also fairly poor - demonstrated by his inability to run the floor and stay on the court for extended periods of time ... Extremely foul prone ... An awkward athlete with very stiff and robotic movements ...

Borko Popic - 06/23/2010

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