Info On Potential Celtic Draftee: Primoz Brezec

[Way Of The Ray <wayray@ix.netcom.com>]

The thing that is impressive about him is that he has shooting
guard skills in a 7-1 body. I'm thinking a potential Dirk
Nowitzki type. The sooner you get him into the American system
(Read: weightlifting, techniques, coaching) the
bigger the impact he'll have.
Ray

http://www.telebasket.com/player_info.asp?id_player=5438

Grew up with KK Kraski Zidar Sezana (Slovenia) made his debut in
1996-97. In 1998-99 moved to KK Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia), where he
played ever since. 

Has been member of the Slovenian 22-and-Under National silver medal
winning Team at the 1998 European Championship, being also selected in
the All Star Team of such championship. He's also a member of the
Slovenian Senior Team. Has played the 1998-99 and 1999-00 Slovenian All
Star Game and won the 1998-99 Slovenian National Cup and Championship
and the 1999-00 Slovenian National Cup. 

Interest
Local, Foreign 

Size and Athletic Abilities
Tall and mobile, needs more strength. He is reasonably fast, can start a
fast-break with an outlet pass and finish it off with a dunk on the
other end. 

Offense
Versatile player who can make a good job on the lane but also has skills
to step out and play on the perimeter. Primoz started playing as a
shooting guard and those skills are still present at 7'1'' (215cm).
Before moving to Olimpija he was more a forward then a post player.
Actually his game is much more limited. He plays exclusively at the
post, where he still lacks some strength and stability to perform well.
More athletic players often put him off-balance. He has the moves though
and he shows improvement with every game. Rebounds aggressively and with
some success. 

Defense
On defense he does well but nothing special. His height and his mobility
are too much for many of the players he guards in Slovenia.
Internationally, stronger or faster not necessarily taller opponents
read him well enough to get him on the wrong foot and get easy baskets
or draw a foul. His stance is to high and weight distribution wrong so
there is still much improve upon. He forgets to box-out his man on
occasion, but he is a reliable rebounder nevertheless. 

Notes
Brezec is a great talent and a hard worker. That is usually enough to
become a great player but we’ll just have to wait and see.