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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 3791281, member: 1329"] It's so obvious that Bouk put in the work this spring/summer in the face of COVID concerns, when some people with NBA aspirations just didn't (see West Virginia's Tshiebwe). His handle is so much tighter, especially in transition. It allows him to be in attack mode all the time at high speed. He just gets to spots before the defense expects them to be there. He's drawn a bunch of blocking fouls from guys in the circle when defenders just didn't have time to step out of it. And then he developed a go-to move that plays off that speed: his hesitation drive. Defenses have to respect the blow-by with his handle, so he draws so many bump and touch fouls and gets to the line for easy points. And he can attack rotations/closeouts with the hesitation as well, as bigs aren't generally quick enough to stop when he hesitates and then keep up with him once he gets going again. Things like his finishing ability through contact, anticipation, rebounding for his position, and catch and shoot jump shooting were all evident last year. And while he could always create a decent shot last year, he didn't make them often enough (see the stat in the last post). So add in the improved shot making to the improved handle and good enough footwork and focus on defense to not be a liability, and you have a monster. [/QUOTE]