DraftExpress: Amida Brimah NBA Workout & Interview

[UCFan1513]

Interesting Lakers workout from end of May. Sorry didn’t see this posted...
The drill is dribbling the ball from both ends of the floor to the other end & then shoot a jump shot (after an initial layup attempt, I believe). Not something I expected from Amida in workouts.
Kennedy Meeks (PF), Bryce Alford (G), Amida (C), Jordan Bell (F), Dwayne Bacon (SG) in this workout.

Guess who shot the highest percentage, 8-10 (probably two 3’s)? Alford? Nope. Bacon? Nope. Meeks? Nope. Probably not who you thought shot the highest percentage from 15+ out, but he’s a guy many here criticize. Yeah, our famous whipping boy shot the best. Amida’s handle was horrible, so let’s get that out of the way, but no team would want him handling the ball @ 6’11”. Amida showed a touch in this drill though. There are other Laker’s workouts with other players doing the same drill & not shooting as well. When your “bread & butter” is protecting the rim and you’re known as having no offensive skills, it’s nice when you shoot better than other known “offensive” players. He seems to be doing well in his workouts & I believe he’s had at least 10 teams work him out, so there’s some interest in him. Would be nice to see him land with the right team with veteran big guys to teach him (drafted or not).

And guess who’s the only “vocal” guy encouraging everyone to do well during the same workout on the far end baseline? Yep, our guy. Some NBA Teams looks for this stuff, believe it or not. Look @ Ollie’s career.

God Kennedy Meeks looks terribly out of shape. Props to Brimah though have to respect it! He looked extremely polished and there are a lot of Laker fans in the comments really impressed and hoping they draft him

 

[Giddyup5]

Man that video was nice. Brimah definitely showed a nice jumper the last 2 years. The fact that he was SOO poorly utilized bothers me even more. I would have given him 3 jump shots for every turn around "hook shot" he attempted. KO kept trying to force the ball down low to him on the block which was a turnover waiting to happen.

Also, KO did not effectively use Shonn Miller...he should have gotten 16+ shots a game with how efficient he was.

No wonder people are criticizing the utilization of our bigs under KO.

 

[aceboon]

Brimah definitely had a nice jumper and showed a nice face-up from 10-15ft his sophomore year, then I remember after a game against Tulsa where he made like 4-5 jumpers that year he stated he didn't like to shoot jumpers as a big man because he felt it made him look soft. That should have been his bread and butter instead of those ugly hooks he attempted.

 

[mauconnfan]

Man that video was nice. Brimah definitely showed a nice jumper the last 2 years. The fact that he was SOO poorly utilized bothers me even more. I would have given him 3 jump shots for every turn around "hook shot" he attempted. KO kept trying to force the ball down low to him on the block which was a turnover waiting to happen.

Also, KO did not effectively use Shonn Miller...he should have gotten 16+ shots a game with how efficient he was.

No wonder people are criticizing the utilization of our bigs under KO.

Yeah they threw it to him 15 times a game and he averaged 7. Amazing how they underutilized him? How about he underutilized himself.

Huge difference in making jump shots without even a chair on you vs having a big man leaning on you while you try to turn and square to shoot or attempt to make a jump hook (or in his case get one to the rim even). He didn't have any offensive game and he will have less with these monsters guarding him. Will spend more time on the floor mopping it up.

 

[RedsoxCowboys]

Where are all the Brimah haters? NBA level talent as I have said for years good to see Amida being recognized. Celtics need Amida big time. An athletic 7 footer rim runner and block specialist who can run the floor and has great energy always has a chance to make the NBA.

#GoGetItAmida

Of course NBA teams are going to work him out because of his size, but they may want to watch film on him to save their time. Brimah will not play in an NBA regular season game. He is just not a very good basketball player, my opinion of course.

 

[JSM1970]

Probably not, but could be be an energy guy at end of bench gets a few minutes here and there

He is way away from being a rotational player

Of course NBA teams are going to work him out because of his size, but they may want to watch film on him to save their time. Brimah will not play in an NBA regular season game. He is just not a very good basketball player, my opinion of course.

 

[mauconnfan]

Of course NBA teams are going to work him out because of his size, but they may want to watch film on him to save their time. Brimah will not play in an NBA regular season game. He is just not a very good basketball player, my opinion of course.

Hey he wasn't a great player at all overall I agree but never say never. We always saw things he could do but he needs to have the light go on and learn somethings himself that he can bring to the court. And he needs to get a ton stronger now.

 

[Jaker]

If he is lucky he will get a 10 day contract and a couple free pairs of shoes.

 

[aceboon]

If he is lucky he will get a 10 day contract and a couple free pairs of shoes.

Board is filled with dumb clowns

 

[imno1]

Someone has to hack guys like Drummond and Howard. Who can foul better than AB?

 

[Huskymagic]

Of course NBA teams are going to work him out because of his size, but they may want to watch film on him to save their time. Brimah will not play in an NBA regular season game. He is just not a very good basketball player, my opinion of course.

To have a beast like Brimah with his athletic potential and defensive prowess and to be so poorly managed and utilized is why Enoch and Durham left the program.

Brimah should have been a clear first round pick, and if I was coaching him he would have been.

PS: If he wasn't good, he wouldnt be getting so much interest from NBA teams. They dont invite guys just because they're tall or else they would have invited Tyler Olander or Chuck Okwandu or Phil Nolan or Kentan Facey to tryouts.

 

[RJScootin]

Yeah they threw it to him 15 times a game and he averaged 7. Amazing how they underutilized him? How about he underutilized himself.

Huge difference in making jump shots without even a chair on you vs having a big man leaning on you while you try to turn and square to shoot or attempt to make a jump hook (or in his case get one to the rim even). He didn't have any offensive game and he will have less with these monsters guarding him. Will spend more time on the floor mopping it up.

You'll bash any kid to defend a coach making 3+ Million a year. Sad. Guess it wasn't his job to make him better with those 15 touches a game. Or maybe hes getting some real coaching now and getting better.

Either way AB is being talked up and you need to knock him down to run to KO's defense.

 

[BuffaloHusky]

I'm not saying our efficiency with any of our bigs have been great but I want to make some points about Amida.

1) he spent the summer in Ghana which may or may not have had an impact on his game as well as efficiency.
2) on any post up, he had the option to turn and face. He rarely did. Why? Because he had difficulty putting the ball on the floor and finishing.
3) because of all the injuries, he was forced to play more often with our bigs and the combination was incredibly poor spacing.
4) he still remains one of the best rim protectors I've seen at UConn and I think he can be a valuable NBA asset if he can add some more skills to his game.

 

[pj]

I'm not saying our efficiency with any of our bigs have been great but I want to make some points about Amida.

1) he spent the summer in Ghana which may or may not have had an impact on his game as well as efficiency.
2) on any post up, he had the option to turn and face. He rarely did. Why? Because he had difficulty putting the ball on the floor and finishing.
3) because of all the injuries, he was forced to play more often with our bigs and the combination was incredibly poor spacing.
4) he still remains one of the best rim protectors I've seen at UConn and I think he can be a valuable NBA asset if he can add some more skills to his game.

This. He's still an intriguing NBA prospect because he's so good at some things, so weak at others, if he can bring his weaknesses only up to average then he can play in the NBA. He looks more developable than most other players.

 

[mauconnfan]

You'll bash any kid to defend a coach making 3+ Million a year. Sad. Guess it wasn't his job to make him better with those 15 touches a game. Or maybe hes getting some real coaching now and getting better.

Either way AB is being talked up and you need to knock him down to run to KO's defense.

Screw off you'll bash a coach who has little or nothing to do with a kid who didn't learn squat for 4 years. Learn the game then we can talk, he never got better what the heck did you watch? He could hardly get a jump hook off never mind even to the rim.

If blocking shots and having no offense means something he has a shot. God forbid he has to guard someone on the low block (white kid from Wagner at 6'7 had his lunch). But you seem smart here LOL

 

[Huskymagic]

Amida worked out for the Wizards on June 15: Wizards Draft Workouts - 6/15/17 | Washington Wizards Blog

The Nets also interested in Amida: Nets Draft 2017: Workouts at an end

 

[QDOG5]

I hope he makes the NBA. I think it helps recruiting. Go for it AB.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Maybe AB is really a stretch 4

 

[Hoophound]

He took 8 steps after picking up his dribble on each shot, not one of those would have counted in a game.

He should have been used in the high post more for a quick jumper or pass to the cutter. This would have allowed him to use his above average passing, his stationary mid range jumper and put him in position for put back dunks. That's where KO screwed up on him.

 

[LIUCHusky]

He took 8 steps after picking up his dribble on each shot, not one of those would have counted in a game.

He should have been used in the high post more for a quick jumper or pass to the cutter. This would have allowed him to use his above average passing, his stationary mid range jumper and put him in position for put back dunks. That's where KO screwed up on him.

Do you really believe he had above average passing ability?

 

[pj]

Do you really believe he had above average passing ability?

His assist:turnover ratio was 0.16, so if he had above average passing ability, he had truly stellar turnover ability.

 

[Hoophound]

Ok, above average for our recent big men. He seemed to make quite a few nice passes over the years. Maybe not enough to be above average but I felt he was pretty decent in that aspect of the game.

 

[RJScootin]

Screw off you'll bash a coach who has little or nothing to do with a kid who didn't learn squat for 4 years. Learn the game then we can talk, he never got better what the heck did you watch? He could hardly get a jump hook off never mind even to the rim.

If blocking shots and having no offense means something he has a shot. God forbid he has to guard someone on the low block (white kid from Wagner at 6'7 had his lunch). But you seem smart here LOL

How does a coach have little or nothing to do with a kids learning? Guess that 3M a year is charity KO is receiving for showing up. Yes I'll bash the coach because hes the professional getting paid, not the kid.

AB was here for a NC so want don't you show him as much respect as you do KO?

Want to talk about having ones lunch, how about Bashir Mason totally out coaching and being more prepared than Ollie? Maybe the game has passed you by old man!

 

[mauconnfan]

How does a coach have little or nothing to do with a kids learning? Guess that 3M a year is charity KO is receiving for showing up. Yes I'll bash the coach because hes the professional getting paid, not the kid.

AB was here for a NC so want don't you show him as much respect as you do KO?

Want to talk about having ones lunch, how about Bashir Mason totally out coaching and being more prepared than Ollie? Maybe the game has passed you by old man!

How does a coach have little or nothing to do with a kids learning? Guess that 3M a year is charity KO is receiving for showing up. Yes I'll bash the coach because hes the professional getting paid, not the kid.

AB was here for a NC so want don't you show him as much respect as you do KO?

Want to talk about having ones lunch, how about Bashir Mason totally out coaching and being more prepared than Ollie? Maybe the game has passed you by old man!

Maybe you're just not smart enough to figure it out by watching the game young fool. What you missed with your less than brilliant analysis of Bashir Mason supposedly outcoaching KO is that they guy who was defending their big guys is a shot blocker only and a fundamental big guy almost always took him apart for 4 years. Do you actually watch games, do you understand the game at all young guy? Because to me anyone who doesn't get that our big guy never got better because he couldn't bring what he learned to the court, well then you're not very smart all. But that's okay young guy, experience helps and maybe when you're an old man you may actually know something about the game. Best of luck as you mature!

 

[imno1]

Do you really believe he had above average passing ability?

I thought he was being sarcastic but I guess not. Maybe tcf could make a highlight of these above average passes.