<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">IF IT'S TUESDAY, it must be Philadelphia. So tell us, Nick Fazekas, what do you think of the place? "I like Philadelphia from what I've seen," the 6-11 power forward from the University of Nevada said yesterday. "It's a good city." Not that Fazekas' critique is based on extensive research. The sweet-shooting forward, a native of Arvada, Colo., is on a whirlwind, 13-city tour, working out for NBA teams considering drafting him on June 28. All the three-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year saw here were the airport, whatever sights there were on the drive to his hotel, and the 76ers' practice facility at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Today, Fazekas is in North Jersey to audition for the Nets, the fifth stop on his crowded itinerary. "Mentally, it's hard to go city to city, to check into different hotels," Fazekas acknowledged. "Physically, it's not very tough. You get a day off here, a day off there." Besides, as he might have noted, baskets everywhere are 10 feet high. And when he's rising to launch a jump shot, anyplace feels like home for Fazekas. "It's a very big selling point," Fazekas said of his sure stroke and extended range. "I feel like I can shoot as good as almost anyone in the NBA. That's the way I feel - especially [compared with] the 4s [power forwards] and 5s [centers]. "Once I get in the NBA, I can be about the best shooting big [man] that there is." Also working out for the Sixers yesterday were Boston College forward Jared Dudley, California center DeVon Hardin, Wake Forest center Kyle Visser, Russian forward/center Artem Zabelin, Providence forward/center Herbert Hill, Penn forward Mark Zoller and Villanova forward Will Sheridan. Dudley, the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, and Zoller were the shortest, each at 6-7, while the pencil-thin Zabelin was the lightest, listed at 215 pounds. "Today was impressive - a lot of big guys,'' Sixers president Billy King said. "That's one of our weaknesses, mainly for the factor of not knowing the status of Joe [Smith], whether we'll be able to re-sign him. [Shavlik Randolph] is coming off an injury, and Alan [Henderson] is a free agent." But if most of the tall timber that passed through for this round of inspection is of the standard, body-banging, low-post variety, Fazekas is intriguing. His game, in some respects, is reminiscent of another big guy who can step out and bury the jumper - perennial All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks' superstar voted Most Valuable Player this season. "Dirk can really play off the dribble and do certain things a little better than me," Fazekas said. "But as far as spot shooting, it's no problem for me. I'm a little like Dirk that way."</div> Source: Philly.com
I've seen Fazekas play and he's a very good shooter from about anywhere. More consistant than most and not too disrupted by contact or double team D. Not as explosive/quick as some of the 210 lb lightweights but okay for someone his size. Good player who will go higher than the mocks indicate
I'd love to have Fazekas come to Philadelphia with either our last first our second. He's really being overlooked at this point, and possesses more than solid size to play the power forward spot at the next level. He could step in and contribute as a young guy and could be a steady big man for years to come.
Lately Fazekas has been talking a lot. In college, I saw him as a Silent Assassin, never saw this side of him before.
