NBA Comparison: Ben Wallace/Shelden Williams

Strengths: A tremendous physically specimen ... He has a wide frame, a strong and developed body and a fabulous wingspan … Combining his length and bulk, it makes for an intriguing force inside … Catching the ball around the basket, he looks to power his way to the hoop for strong finishes ... He moves well on offense, making good cuts and presenting a wide passing target inside ... Uses his strength to establish good low post position and can hold his seals, making him a very good option in high low situations … He likes to face up when catching the ball in the post, where he can utilize his long and fairly quick first step or a nice midrange jumper ... His stroke is decent, and he is comfortable stepping out to midrange ... He has a nice turnaround jumper, which is hard to defended because shoots it with a slight fade and with a high release point … Rebounds the ball extremely well, and is a terrific offensive rebounder, getting a lot of tips and putbacks ... His strength and width create space inside and he is also very good at using them on the defensive end to push his man off the block …

Weaknesses: A bit undersized as an inside player and does not have great athleticism (his length somewhat makes up for both deficiencies) … Not a reliable or consistent scorer and is not effective having plays run for him ... Not a natural player and it shows in some of his decision making as well as silly turnovers … He depends heavily on movement and energy plays to create his scoring opportunities and on the nights when the ball doesn't bounce his way he can disappear entirely for long stretches ... He becomes predictable by using a spin move almost every time he attacks the hoop facing up … Does not have a good repertoire of post moves inside, and his footwork is fairly limited ... He struggles making counter moves and is often called for travelling because he shuffles his feet inside … Unless he dunks the ball, he has a hard time finishing around the basket because he does not have a very good touch ... At times he makes good moves, but ends up loosing his balance and body control at the last moment, and therefore misses his shot badly … His motor is a bit of a question mark at this point because he has never played major minutes at any point in his career ... Must improve his foul shooting ...

Borko Popic - 05/31/2010

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