Mick
Years ago
Big guy. Tough player. Reasonably skilled for his size. Heaviest and tallest player in the league. Great defender. Good shot blocker.
Why can't he grab a few boards?
Kanda
Years ago
Because he sucks. Like him when he first came. Don't like him at all now
pwned
Years ago
Too slow on his feet, if you don't have a great leaping ability you to need to reposition reasonably quickly to get underneath them.
Mick
Years ago
Yeah I understand that but even with slow feet he should be getting about double what he gets now (which still would be less than he is capable of)...
Fulukovi
Years ago
Its all effort , he needs to go nz breakes and learn from mika!
Yeah, Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, 9.0 rebounds per game in his senior year ... what a dud.
Mick
Years ago
Get that rebounding up to par and he is the best center in the NBL. Hardly a dud.
Clapped Out Hack
Years ago
It has been mentioned here before that the role of the big is evolving. They are expected to be far more mobile and versatile than they traditionally would have been. Much of the play now involves the bigs setting screens on the elbow to open up the play for dribble penetration. Nothing wrong with it but it effectively boxes them out reducing rebound opportunities.
Along with the ever increasing number of three point shots being taken which result in big rebounds falling less predictably and well away from the ring. Not saying it is wrong, but judging a big on their rebound count is a bit unfair when many coaches run plays that are not designed to maximize their opportunities. you have to get your hands on the ball to rack up stats, stats only tell half the story of the impact on the game. In saying that the other half can be shit too, better judge is if the team looks better with them on or off the court.
Mick
Years ago
By the last metric, Luke Nevill is an all-world superstar. Crocs look atrocious with him sitting. Unfortunately, Woolpert still thinks giving ten minutes per game of Luke Nevill's minutes to Ben Allen is a winning strategy...
hopefully we will see the last of the terrible crocs soon
need a major cleanout from the coach down
only keep PC, blanch, norton, holmes and neville
the rest is history and they won't be able to afford ervin
make a play for david barlow in the offseason
I'd also add Will hudson and Malcom Grant as the import combo
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