hey, I was just on nbadraft.net, and look at what they said about Wayne: "Strengths: He is an absolute beast on the block. He has an NBA body already and is very strong. Finishes with ferocity rarely seen at the college level. Loves to dunk and does so like he has a personnel vendetta against the rim. He is a dominating rebounder because of his leaping ability, strength and willingness to jockey for position as opposed to just trying to jump over people. He has a surprisingly soft touch around the bucket when he is not ripping the rim off of the backboard. He also has the ability to knock down the mid range jumper just like former KU big men Nick Collison and Raef Lafrentz. He runs well especially considering his bulk and can handle the ball fairly well for his size. Weaknesses: Durability is a major concern for him. In each of the last three seasons he has suffered an injury that has kept him off the court for varied stretches of time. He must have basically an injury free junior campaign if he wants to be a lottery pick, and even if that happens don?t be surprised to see him stay for his senior year. He is not a shot blocker, which is odd because of how aggressive he is in all other facets of the game. He must prove that he can be a go to guy for crunch time buckets, he has had the luxury of playing alongside Drew Gooden and Nick Collison during his first seasons at KU so opposing defenses have never really been keyed just to stop him. In order to develop into a dominant PF at the next level he will need to hone his game in the post by adding a wider array of offensive moves, right now at the college level he is so much stronger then everyone he faces he can just overpower them down low but that trend will not continue on a nightly basis playing against the Karl Malone?s of the world. Maybe a little undersized. Notes: Wayne hails from Leavenworth Ks. and bleeds Crimson and Blue, he has been a lifelong KU fan so the recruitment process was an easy one for coach Williams. Was Kansas Mr. Basketball as a senior and a McDonald?s All-American but was unable to participate in the game because of an injury. He averaged a solid 14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds in an injury shortened sophomore season. Look for him to become a consistent double-double threat as a junior. -Matt Stock" What do you guys think?
I think he will be great for us and help us. I agree with what they say here: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He is an absolute beast on the block. He has an NBA body already and is very strong. Finishes with ferocity rarely seen at the college level. Loves to dunk and does so like he has a personnel vendetta against the rim. He is a dominating rebounder because of his leaping ability, strength and willingness to jockey for position as opposed to just trying to jump over people.</div>
Hopefully he can stay away from injuries and have a great season with the Heat. He was amazing scorer and rebounder in college.
Yeah, hes good. I've seen alot of Kansas games and hes really clutch. I remember there was this one game where they would just pass it to him near the end of the game. And he would come though everytime. So you guys got a real good steal at that late in the draft.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Jumpman:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah, hes good. I've seen alot of Kansas games and hes really clutch. I remember there was this one game where they would just pass it to him near the end of the game. And he would come though everytime. So you guys got a real good steal at that late in the draft.</div> Except in the NCAA Tournament.
He is good, but his leaping ability is actually not that good, don't know where they got that from. I like him, I don't think he will be as good a rebounder in the NBA, but I feel his scoring ability will carry over. One of the things I like in terms of his scoring is his FT shooting, if he can get to the line, he will average a lot of PPG because he can knock down those FT's. The thing I keep hearing is that he's not durable, and also he's a little undersized obviously. He's not too short, but he also doesn't have long arms like some of the shorter guys. Example, Brand is 6'8 with a 7'5 wingspan, Wayne Simien is 6'7 1/4 without shoes, 6'9 with shoes, and has a 7'0 wingspan, which is not bad, but not huge.
