Pretty much gave up on videos after getting all excited about Ater Majok after seeing his, and realized that the cherry-picked highlights against high school kids or foreign AAU equivalents don't always translate to what it's going to look like when playing actual high major college players.
But gave the one on Bonzie a look-see because of the unique characteristics that were being talked about on the board. Who knows if those nice turn arounds, fall aways, or soft 10 footers of the backboard aren't all from 3 out of 11 actual shots in each category? But the rest of it is very likable!
Smooth. I like the word from the scouting report, "efficient". Efficient in the sense there is no wasted movement, takes his time, but is still quick. Who he reminds me of in that regard, not looking particularly athletic, won't jump out of the gym, etc, but a guy you want around the ball and involved in the play as much as possible: Corny Thompson.
Yup, for me a smaller version of 6-8 Corny. That's what I was seeing. Hell, his head even sits on his shoulders like he's got no neck, just like Corny. Maybe thats why he's only 6 -4 or 6-5 cuz they took the inches off his neck and moved them to his arms. But the effective height might be the same as another 6 -7 guy. Reaches up and blocks those shots, with great timing with those long arms. See when he dribbles? It's like a few inches off the floor, cuz his arms start out down around his knees. What they showed of his passing looked great, too. Again, efficient.
For you old-timers, remember when Corny would pass the ball inbounds against the press, then move to mid-court to receive it back in order to be the distributor from there?
One other thing. Let's not always get too hung up on height. All the mention about how undersized Bonzie is for the 4, kept me thinking about how Charles Barkley did OK as an undersized front-court player. I went and looked it up, and take a gander at this from Wikipedia:
As a junior, Barkley stood 5'10" (1.78 m) and weighed 220 pounds (99.8 kg). He failed to make the varsity team and was named as a reserve. However, during the summer Barkley grew to 6'4" (1.93 m) and earned a starting position on the varsity team in his senior year. He averaged 19.1 points and 17.9 rebounds per game and led his team to a 26–3 record en route to the state semifinals.[7] Despite his improvement, Barkley garnered no attention from college scouts until the state high school semifinals, where he scored 26 points against Alabama's most highly recruited player, Bobby Lee Hurt.[7] An assistant to Auburn University's head coach, Sonny Smith, was at the game and reported seeing, "a fat guy... who can play like the wind".[8] Barkley was soon recruited by Smith and majored in business management while attending Auburn University.
During his college career, Barkley played the center position, despite being shorter than the average center. His height, officially listed as 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), is stated as 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) in his book, I May Be Wrong but I Doubt It.