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[QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3212142, member: 1414"]
I never got the sense that he had a low basketball IQ.  On offense, I think he just lacks any real talent.  He can dunk and get put backs.  Hopefully set some high ball screens.   We aren't going to run any offense through him or feed him in the paint.  Article said he was working on a short jumper, that would help.

On defense I think his fouls came in part because he couldn't hold ground so used his natural length and shotblocking to try to block everything, which resulted in a lot of wrist slap fouls.  If he can hold position, he won't be behind the shooter or be pushed out of position as often and should be able to stay vertical.
Our whole damned team was awful at over-helping under Ollie and only started to improve last year.  We have got to stop leaving 3 point shooters open to triple team guys in the paint.  If we've got Whaley and Akok inside, that's enough intimidation for any penetrating guard.  I think he will fit better in this defense than he has.

We are talking about a 10 minute a game guy here at most.  I think we can live with his limitations in short stretches.  He's a strong rebounder if nothing else.
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