Rob Salvador - 9/21/2004

Strengths: A real beast out on the court. Very developed physically for his age... Great interior player, uses incredible strength to have his way with defenders down low.. Great size for his position allows him to overpower other smaller forwards. Upper body is like stone, and not many people like trying to guard him in the post, nor do they have success. Very good at scoring when he gets it around the basket.... Not afraid to take it up hard, and usually finishes when he does... Outside game is decent enough to compliment his inside one... , and is learning to take defenders off the dribble.. An incredible rebounder, uses strength along with good positioning to pull in 10 rebounds a game. Hits the glass hard on both sides. Is basically an automatic 20 and 12 right now at this stage in high school.. His combination of scoring and rebounding from the small forward position reminds me a lot of Pistons forward Corliss Williamson. Great interior defender as well because few can match his strength in the post...

Weaknesses: A real tweener with his lack of size and style of play suited for the post. He isn't big enough to play at the power forward, and he doesn't have the ball handling skills or outside game to play the small forward. From the looks if it he will stay at the 3 spot. He needs to work on his ball handling skills, right now they are ok at best. A SF in the NBA needs to be able to handle and protect the ball well, and he just can't. Jump shot from outside could also use some work, and needs to add range to his 3 ball. Passing from the perimeter and post need to be worked on. Right now is too much of an inside player for the SF position. Relies too much on strength and not on post moves right now.

Notes: Mvp of 2003 ABCD underclassman all star game, and good performance in this years senior all star game(17 points)