naabzor wrote:I'm not buying into the hipe. What he has done to be so praised in this game? Nothing. He shoot a bunch of jumpers and bricked em all, he lost the ball multiple times, he had two blocks and in one of them he seems that he was going to break all the bones in his body. I think the hype is just that he is able to step on the court?
The hype stems from the fact that that he's 7'2", in great shape, and is showing fluidity. He looks like a formidable rebounder already, I didn't see him get beat too much for position. He still has to put it all together, but he looks worlds different from other tall post players.
Bricking jumpers isn't a concern, with experience he will shoot less of them and become better on offense. The big question is whether he can stay on the court and provide great defense and rebounding against the upper tier front courts. Despite the logjam at center I could see him over 8 RPG and 2 BLK as a rookie.
