Pau Gaso Scouting Report

[kevin from singapore <bostonceltics17@yahoo.com>]

This I got from the internet (may not be up to date)

http://superguide.telebasket.com/player_info.asp?id_player=5200
Year of Birth: 1980   
Height ft: 7' 1" 

Position: Power Forward 
Other Position: Small Forward 
Nation: Spanish 
Now playing In: F.C. Barcelona (Spain) 
 

  Scouting Report    
Product of F.C. Barcelona juniors team, made his debut in the 1998-99 season and
he's still playing there. 

Won the Korac Cup and the ACB Spanish Title in 1998-99. Member of the Spanish
Junior National Team, he won the 1998 Albert Schweitzer Tournament, the 1998
European Junior Championship and the 1999 World Junior Championship. Played the
2000-01 ACB League All-Star Game. Named All-Euroleague 2nd Team member in
2000-01. Won the 2000-01 Spanish National Cup (Copa del Rey), being named as the
competition's MVP. 

Interest
Local, NBA, NCAA, Foreign 

Size and Athletic Abilities 
He has great size, and a still "unripe" body frame. Thin, light, will strengthen
up as he grows. Very tall, he has long legs and arms, is well coordinated and
runs and jumps well. 

Offense 
He got talent, can face the basket and play outside the three-point arc with
confidence. Excellent ball handler and passer, he has soft hands. Can put the
ball on the floor, overbalance his man with fakes, penetrate, finish or dish.
Runs the court and can finish the break as a trailer or on the lane. He has a
good three-point shot on kick off. 

Defense 
On defense, he's mainly a shot-blocker. Does not play with great intensity and
aggressiveness and doesn? like so much contacts, even if shows good attitude.
Can overplay the low post and deflect the passes but can also guard player on
the perimeter. 

Notes 
Remember Toni Kukoc? Well, this guy has something of the Croatian star: size
(he's 215 cm), body frame (thin, but he's still "green"), soft hands (passes the
ball like a guard), court vision (if there's an open man, he finds him), smooth
moves (can penetrate, and is coordinated in the drive), outside shooting (has
three-point range, and a nice pull-up "J"). He's actually projected at small
forward. With that size and that timing, he can't but block some shots and catch
some boards, especially on offense. But Gasol has still a lot to improve, too:
he must put up weight, become a better defender, and develop an inside game. No
question he got the potential to do it. Very intelligent, wants to study
medicine