OT: Rate Jeff Foster

[Miller4ever]

Another one of these for the Fan Favorite Fourth Floor Fluffy Feisty Foster.

Here's the rules: Rate from 50-100 each category, not leaving any out. Just cut & paste the form below. Overall is not just an average of the ratings, but a ballpark of what the player's overall effectiveness is. for example, a player like Udonis Haslem lacks perimeter skills completely, but is actually around an 80.

A few examples of my overalls for people are:
Kobe Bryant 100
Lebron James 100
Jeff Foster 74
Yao Ming 87
Dwight Howard 99

Now for an explanation of the ratings:

Speed-Sprinting speed, in a straight line. Who would win in a footrace, basically.
Agility-Turning power. This is more about the lateral movement and the ability to stop and go.
Close Range-Shots from within 8 feet of the basket. Does NOT include layups and dunks.
Mid Range-Shots from 8-20 feet from the basket.
Long Range-Shots from beyond 20 feet from the basket.
Free Throw-Free throw success rate, basically their percentage.
Air Game-Layups and Dunks, the ability to make the tough ones with lots of defense, not the gimmes.
Ball Handling-Dribbling skills, and turnover protection.
Passing-Ability to make tough passes through the defense and find the open man. Includes court vision.
Composure-Ability to keep cool when frustration sets in, and make good shot selection.
Aggression-Willingness to put in effort no matter what the situation.
Lockdown Defense-How good one-on-one the player is against opposing players.
Positional Defense-How well a player positions within a zone defense or plugs up the passing lanes.
Post Offense-Back-to-the-basket play. Dream Shakes, spin-moves, straight-up powering in, etc.
Post Defense-Blocking ability and defense against a post-player.
Overall-See above explanation.

Go for it:

Speed:
Agility:
Close Rnge:
Mid Rnge:
Long Rnge:
Free Throws:
Air Game:
Handling:
Passing:
Composure:
Aggression:
Lockdown D:
Positional D:
Post Offense:
Post Defense:
Rebounding:
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Overall:

[Miller4ever]

Speed: 60
Agility: 68
Close Rnge: 73
Mid Rnge: 67
Long Rnge: 50
Free Throws: 50
Air Game: 56
Handling: 50
Passing: 61
Composure: 82
Aggression: 95
Lockdown D: 77
Positional D: 80
Post Offense: 74
Post Defense: 89
Rebounding: 93
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Overall: 75 - Boosted because of his pure effort

[count55]

Without a frame of reference, I would think that Foster would have higher ratings on Speed and, particularly agility. Not mind blowing, but in the 70's, per se, while his Post offense seems optimistic.

Assuming a 75 is a rotational player/borderline starter level, I'd agree with the overall.

[CableKC]

I have no clue how to rate Foster...much less any other player...at this level of detail.

You might as well turn on your XBox 360 and pull most of these ratings from NBA2k8.

[Miller4ever]

If you don't feel like going through all of this, then don't.

One of the reasons I wanted these ratings is because video game ratings are hardly accurate, and don't account for things like pure effort and rotational effectiveness, and sometimes they are just wrong.

[Jajwanda]

More like a 78-79 in my book.

[PR07]

I'd give him a 77 overall.


Speed: 70
Agility: 75
Close Rnge: 73
Mid Rnge: 65
Long Rnge: 50
Free Throws: 60
Air Game: 60
Handling: 55
Passing: 60
Composure: 85
Aggression: 99
Lockdown D: 75
Positional D: 78
Post Offense: 55
Post Defense: 92
Rebounding: 97

[T33]

while you guys are talking about Foster what do you think the jazz could offer you for him? do you guys have any interest in matt harpring? I know Larry wants Mo Almond alot but is there any offers you guys can think of that would work?

[Scoot McGroot]

There's nothing that works right now financially. We'd have to take on several extra contracts and buy them out, and we've already drafted our long-term SG, thus negating a lot of value that Almond would have had.


Koufos might be the only guy with some interest, especially if he could play PF next to Hibbert long-term.

[joew8302]

I am not sure the Jazz and Pacers are good partners in terms of talking about Foster. We would obviously like Brewer, but I believe that is way too much to be asking for. I agree that our interest in Almond has probably decreased quite a bit since we drafted Rush. Millsap would be perfect for us, but again, would the Jazz want to do that? I am not sure.