Re:Doleac/Nazr

[Jo Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

david.moskowitz@yale.edu  wrote:

>  As for size, I believe (Doleac) is about 6-11, 265?, so I don't see
> him getting pushed around by anyone but the most mammoth of NBA
> centers.

If Doleac really weighs 265 pounds, I stand corrected.  He didn't look
quite that solid to me on TV. Had Doleac played for Duke, I think his
role would have been pretty similar to that of Danny Ferry's.

> And Nazr has been on weight loss program since
> 8th grade!  Senior year of high school he checked in at over three
> bills.
> I think you're a absolutely right about his finishing problems,
> though;

Yeah, you are right. I read a few weeks ago that Nazr had lost a huge
amount of weight under Pitino and Tubby (70 lbs?) and was very
surprised. I still think his hips are cut too narrow to be able to add
much more functional strength. IMO, a center prospect should be measured
as much by the natural width of the butt (I like thick guys like Bob
Lanier, Willis Reed and Wes Unseld) as by  wingspan.

> In my opinion, the only centers worth drafting are Olowokandi,
> Traylor,
> and Doleac.  And I don't think Doleac merits a #8 or 9 pick.What do
> people
> think of Rashard Lewis paired with Walker in the frontcourt?

I would definitely want to first know what kind of guy Rashard Lewis is.
I only know he has been compared to Shareef and Garnett in terms of
playing style. I would already pass on the other highschool big man,
Korleone Young, though.

JoeHironaka


p.s. Yale sucks! (smiley)

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