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35 - Kenneth Faried

6-7, 225 Power Forward
Morehead St. Senior
Birthday
11/19/89 (34.3 yrs)
Hometown
Newark, NJ
High School
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Statistics
Athleticism
9
Size
6
Defense
9
Strength
7
Quickness
8
Leadership
7
Jump Shot
6
NBA Ready
8
Rebounding
10
Potential
8
Post Skills
6
Intangibles
8

NBA Comparison: Louis Amundson

Strengths: High energy post player who excels at doing the dirty work, in particular rebounding, defending and banging in the post … Plays with exuberance and aggressiveness … An above average, fluid athlete who is willing to sacrifice his body … Huge hands help him to secure rebounds. Athletic body … An excellent run/jump athlete with explosive leaping ability … His long arms and explosiveness help to compensate for his lack of ideal size … One of the most dominant interior forces on the college level, leads the nation in rebounds at 13.3 rpg … A good shot blocker with timing and instincts … Also extremely active defensively – leading the OVC in steals at 2.3 per game, very impressive for a bigman … Offensive game has shown solid improvement … His lack of versatility and offense actually makes him a stronger role player as he focuses most of his time and energy on improving his rebounding, defense and post play … Has a great feel for positioning and using his length and quickness to gather rebounds … An excellent out of area rebounder … Competes hard, seems to have tireless energy … Has a developing jump hook shot that he has added to his repertoire …

Weaknesses: Undersized both in height (6’8) and weight (225 lbs) to play the 4 position at the NBA level … Has to overcome the disadvantages of playing at Morehead, Kentucky in a smaller (Ohio Valley) Conference … Scouts are less likely to give credence to standout stats against lesser opponents … Needs to further develop his post skills. His moves are too predictable even against lesser competition … Lacks any real face the basket skills. Touch and consistency are not great. Scores mostly on put backs and buckets where he gains deep position in the paint, or is able to outclass opponents with his athleticism … A poor free throw shooter at below 60% throughout his college career. Doesn’t have terrible form, but needs to focus and improve his routine some … Passing and vision are limited. Needs to decrease turnovers. Gets far too many giveaways for someone that doesn’t really use the bounce to set up baskets nor look to create offense for others … Average at finishing non-dunks around the basket …

Notes: Declared early but withdrew from the 2010 NBA draft … Considered a possible late first round pick by scouts for the 2011 NBA draft … The recent success of undersized power forwards (Millsap, Blair, Maxiell, etc) helps his cause … Has drawn comparisons to Dennis Rodman and had a chance to speak with his idol who advised him to approach every rebound as if it were his …

Aran Smith 1/22/11

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4 Comments

  1. His stat line is amazing. 17
    His stat line is amazing. 17 points 13 rebounds 2 blocks and 2 steals a game.